Comparison

COLBOR STUDIO vs PHOTOOLEX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

PHOTOOLEX

Control your photography lighting remotely with intelligent, visual, and efficient operations. Adjust color temperature, hue, saturation, and access preset effects. Save and recall custom scenes for unlimited creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device connection
  • Remote multi-light control
  • CCT, HSI, and Effect modes
  • Customizable scene creation
  • Preset lighting effects
  • Device OTA firmware updates
Features
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A new realm of lighting control, exclusive scenes change at will. Provide intelligent, visual and efficient control operation and experience for PHOTOOLEX photography lights. 1.Device Connection Bluetooth connection. No need for other accessories, convenient and quick. Remote control. No need to walk around, you can control multiple lights. 2.Device Control Support CCT / HSI / EFFECT three major control modes 2.1. Dual colour temperature (CCT) Most of the lighting technicians will use the mode, support the wide range of colour temperature value of the rapid adjustment. 2.2. Full Colour (HSI) You can find any colour you can think of and create interesting colours by adjusting hue and saturation. 2.3 Special Effects (EFFECT) Rich preset effect modes to simulate realistic and dynamic lighting effects. Group control, one-click switch off of all lights... Unlimited creative ways to play! 3. Scene Scene effects save and quickly call, create your own scene, different scenes switch at will. 4.Compatibility Support connection and control of all PHOTOOLEX professional lighting equipment with connection module. Support device OTA management, continuous update of lighting firmware.

Screenshots

COLBOR STUDIO3 screens
PHOTOOLEX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PHOTOOLEX at 2.3 against COLBOR STUDIO's 1.7. PHOTOOLEX also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 11%). COLBOR STUDIO's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PHOTOOLEX holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of COLBOR STUDIO's written reviews are positive against 33% of PHOTOOLEX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COLBOR STUDIO ships an update fortnightly, PHOTOOLEX every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
COLBOR STUDIO versus PHOTOOLEX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOLBOR STUDIOPHOTOOLEX
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (12 ratings)2.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB43 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMoman Technology Limited深圳得道未来科技有限公司

Customer experience

COLBOR STUDIO

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative85.2%

PHOTOOLEX

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

COLBOR STUDIO

No in-app purchases

None

PHOTOOLEX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is COLBOR STUDIO free?
COLBOR STUDIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PHOTOOLEX free?
PHOTOOLEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, COLBOR STUDIO or PHOTOOLEX?
PHOTOOLEX is rated higher. COLBOR STUDIO averages 1.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PHOTOOLEX averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do COLBOR STUDIO or PHOTOOLEX have ads?
Neither COLBOR STUDIO nor PHOTOOLEX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COLBOR STUDIO or PHOTOOLEX?
COLBOR STUDIO ships an update fortnightly, and PHOTOOLEX every 5 weeks. Most recently, COLBOR STUDIO was updated on October 22, 2026 and PHOTOOLEX on October 24, 2026.

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