Studio Light Pro vs backlighter
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!
backlighter
Transform your phone into a versatile lighting tool for creative projects. Adjust colors and brightness, and even preview how the light looks on your face with the front camera. Capture selfies with applied lighting effects directly to your device.
- Full-screen customizable light
- Custom color picker with hex code input
- Save favorite colors
- Adjustable brightness
- Front-camera preview for selfie lighting
- One-tap selfie capture with applied light
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Backlighter transforms your phone into a powerful portable light source for photography, videography, and content creation -- now with a built-in selfie camera. FEATURES - Full-Screen Light — Your entire screen becomes a clean, even light source in any color you choose - Custom Colors — Pick the exact shade you need with an intuitive color picker, or enter a specific hex code for precision - Favorite Colors — Save your go-to colors for instant access - Brightness Control — Adjust screen brightness directly in the app for the perfect intensity - Fullscreen Mode — Triple-tap to hide everything and use your entire screen as a light - No Ads, No Account — Just open and use. Your settings stay on your device. - Front-Camera Preview — Flip on the front camera to see how the backlight color looks on your face in real time - One-Tap Capture — Snap a full-frame selfie with the backlight applied and save it straight to your photos / device. We don't upload the photo to any of our servers.
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Verdict
Studio Light Pro and backlighter both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of backlighter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Studio Light Pro's. backlighter also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Studio Light Pro's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Studio Light Pro against 5.0 for backlighter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Studio Light Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of backlighter's.
Studio Light Pro ships an update every 13 months, backlighter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studio Light Pro | backlighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conner Tate | Math Folder LLC |
Customer experience
Studio Light Pro
backlighter
In-app purchases
Studio Light Pro
No in-app purchases
backlighter
No in-app purchases
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