Studio Light Pro vs Cygnus Astro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studio Light Pro
Transform your phone's screen into a versatile, custom light source. Ideal for video recording, video calls, or any situation requiring a portable and adaptable illumination solution.
- Customizable screen lighting
- Mobile light source
- Ideal for video recording
- Useful for video calls
- Versatile illumination
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Use your phone's screen as a custom lighting source! Perfect for anyone recording video, Zooming, or looking for a custom and mobile light source!
Cygnus Astro
Control your astrophotography equipment remotely from your mobile device. This app provides a touch-friendly interface to connect, monitor, and manage your N.I.N.A. software and connected gear, simplifying your setup in the field.
- Remote equipment control
- N.I.N.A. software integration
- Mobile touch interface
- Real-time exposure preview
- Open-source and free
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Cygnus Astro Get ready to do astrophotography from your mobile phone! Cygnus Astro enables astrophotographers to use a mobile touch-friendly interface to control their equipment from N.I.N.A. software. No matter if you have a laptop, or a mini PC, you can replace that complex UI with a mobile app. When in the field, you're able to connect, monitor, and control all your astrophotography equipment without worrying about a desktop interface. Turn your PC on, and forget about it! Key features: - Connect your equipment (mount, camera, electronic focuser, etc.) using a simple button - Launch and monitor your advance sequence - Perform your Three-Point Polar Alignment without having to hold your laptop - Preview your exposures in real-time - Fully open-source. This app is, and will aways be free Cygnus Astro uses N.I.N.A. PC software and the N.I.N.A. Advanced API plugin to communicate with your PC. This app is not a replacement for N.I.N.A. or your PC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cygnus Astro at 67% against Studio Light Pro's 0%. Cygnus Astro also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Studio Light Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Studio Light Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Studio Light Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cygnus Astro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Studio Light Pro ships an update every 13 months, Cygnus Astro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studio Light Pro | Cygnus Astro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conner Tate | Christopher Ventura |
Customer experience
Studio Light Pro
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In-app purchases
Studio Light Pro
No in-app purchases
Cygnus Astro
No in-app purchases
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