LaserOS vs Ants on a Melon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaserOS
Create stunning laser beam aerial effects for performances and shows. Offers a user-friendly interface for generating visualizers, animations, custom text, and even games. Designed for DJs, musicians, and live performers seeking endless creativity.
- Laser beam aerial effects
- Visualizers and Beam Effects
- Animations and Beam Shows
- Freehand Drawing and Custom Text
- Clock Display and Games
- Logo and Animation Import
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LaserOS is designed to display incredible laser beam aerial effects like - Visualizers, Beam Effects, Abstracts, Animations, Beam Shows, Freehand Drawing, Custom Text, Clock Display, Games, Logo, and Animation Import, and much more!- Full color, wall or battery-powered, light and compact, and ready to use at any performance or show. Designed with DJs, Musicians, and Live Performers in mind. Stunning laser shows can be created in minutes using the free LaserOS software. Experience endless creativity with built-in features and mind-blowing laser light shows and special laser beam effects - LaserOS is a cross-platform laser control software. LaserOS boasts a user-friendly interface that makes laser operation accessible to novices and professionals alike.
Ants on a Melon
Design and control custom lighting sequences for a Bluetooth-enabled color-changing flashlight. Create dynamic effects, adjust colors and brightness, and save favorite looks for performances, photography, or costuming.
- Adjust colors, brightness, and strobe
- Design dynamic lighting sequences
- Organize looks into playlists
- Access a library of presets
- Build custom modes with 8 effects
- Wireless control up to 20 meters
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Take total control of your RGB Critter BT color-changing flashlight with the Ants on a Melon app. Built for flow artists, light painters, photographers, and creative performers, the app makes it easy to design stunning lighting sequences and effects for shows, performances, long-exposure photography, and costuming. Use Bluetooth to adjust colors, brightness, strobe, and dynamic effects with intuitive color pickers and responsive controls. Organize your favorite looks into playlists, choose from a wide library of presets, or build your own custom modes with 8 dynamic effects and adjustable speed. A Universal Settings page lets you fine-tune autoplay, strobe intensity, brightness, and more. Users love how easy and fun it is to create and switch modes, praising the intuitive interface, huge color options, and smooth wireless control that enhances both flow art and light painting workflows. Wirelessly control the RGB Critter BT from up to 20 meters away, letting you tweak your visuals on the fly without interrupting your performance. Whether you’re building a vibrant light show for a festival, crafting long-exposure art, or matching colors to costumes and props, the Ants on a Melon app lets your creativity shine with precision and ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ants on a Melon at 100% against LaserOS's 50%. Ants on a Melon also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.9). LaserOS's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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.
Ants on a Melon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LaserOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ants on a Melon's.
LaserOS ships an update monthly, Ants on a Melon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaserOS | Ants on a Melon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (28 ratings) | 4.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.6 GB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wicked Lasers | Ants on a Melon, Inc. |
Customer experience
LaserOS
Ants on a Melon
In-app purchases
LaserOS
No in-app purchases
Ants on a Melon
No in-app purchases









