SmallGoGo vs COLBOR STUDIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmallGoGo
Control your photography fill lights wirelessly from your smartphone. Adjust parameters automatically via app instructions, improving efficiency for photography enthusiasts. Frees you from traditional manual equipment adjustments.
- Wireless control of fill lights
- Automated parameter adjustment
- Improved work efficiency
- Manual adjustment alternative
- Smartphone control
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SmallGoGo APP is a convenient control tool for photography enthusiasts. The advantage is based on the wireless control operation of photography fill light, freeing the trouble of traditional manual adjustment equipment. Users only need to send instructions through the APP, and the device will automatically set parameters according to the instructions of the APP, so as to improve the work efficiency of photography enthusiasts.
COLBOR STUDIO
Control multiple lighting fixtures wirelessly from your mobile device. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and apply various lighting effects for photography and videography. Easily share custom scene settings via QR codes.
- Wireless control of multiple lights
- Adjustable brightness and color temperature
- Scene sharing via QR code
- Daylight and GEL color modes
- Visual HSI color palette
- Multiple color effects
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COLBOR presents applicable and superior products for users on every level to improve photos and videos. Therefore, let us present the COLBOR Studio to pair with COLBOR lighting fixtures, providing a novel solution for lighting fixtures management. ● The interface is clearly displayed and easy to operate. Slider design can provide steady and smooth adjustment so that users can regulate the parameter at will; ● The powered-on lighting fixtures would automatically pair after users tap the one-button on the interface, saving the complicated pairing process; ● After a scene is set, users can generate a QR code to share the scene with others. The joining effort of all would greatly improve the efficiency; ● Under White mode, users can adjust the INT and CCT of fixtures, and in the SOURCETYPE, users can find some daylight types that are commonly used, such as Day, Filming, Modeling, Dysprosium 5600K,White Halogen, Short-arc Xenon, etc; ● Based on Tungsten and Dysprosium, the GEL mode offers CTB and CTO modes, with more flexibility in color changing in variety of levels; ● COLBOR Studio presents a visual HSI palette, where all the colors are optional. Users can enter the values manually, or drag to select/delete a color block; ● Multiple color effects build a special circumstance for each specific shooting, for example, Flash, Faulty Bulb, Lightning, Pulsing. This wireless control system allow users to control multiple lighting fixtures with one mobile device. Whether it’s indoor or outdoor environment, COLBOR Studio will assist users to control their fixtures in pursuit of the most satisfying result for photography or videography.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COLBOR STUDIO at 1.4 against SmallGoGo's 1.0. COLBOR STUDIO also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
COLBOR STUDIO holds the better App Store score, 1.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of SmallGoGo's written reviews are positive against 11% of COLBOR STUDIO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SmallGoGo ships an update every 3 months, COLBOR STUDIO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmallGoGo | COLBOR STUDIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 1.4 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd. | Moman Technology Limited |
Customer experience
SmallGoGo
COLBOR STUDIO
Bugs and requests
SmallGoGo
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when adjusting intensity
- App crashes when adding equipment
- App crashes when changing from CCT to FX
- App crashes when connecting to RM75
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- App crashes when trying to access control
- App crashes when syncing with lights
- 'Add Equipment' button unresponsive
- Lights not connecting
- Lights disconnecting frequently
- Settings not saving
- Settings carrying over between lights
- Login code timed out
- App not recognizing lights after reset
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Brightness slider not scaling
- Multiple Bluetooth connections cause crashes
- App closes immediately after opening
- Equipment not showing up in list
- App requires login every time
- App requires internet access for use
- App not working after update
- App not showing lights after update
- App stuck on loading screen
- RGB graph inaccurate
Requested features
8 requests- Complete overhaul of the app
- Fix bugs
- Improve stability and speed
- Better UI/UX design
- Easier control of multiple lights
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- Allow connection without account
- Improve login process
- Make app more intuitive
COLBOR STUDIO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmallGoGo
No in-app purchases
COLBOR STUDIO
No in-app purchases
