Rotolight vs Live for Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rotolight
Control your lighting equipment remotely with a virtual replica of your device's touchscreen. Adjust brightness, Kelvin, flash settings, and access a vast color palette and classic gels. Save and recall custom presets to streamline your workflow.
- Virtual touchscreen replica
- Real-time brightness and Kelvin adjustment
- Customizable lighting presets
- Advanced flash settings
- 16.7 million color palette
- 2500 classic lighting gels
- Remote SmartSoft Box control
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The Rotolight app features a virtual replica of the touchscreen on the back of your lights, with additional group and colour wheel control, so there is no need to get used to a new way of working. Choose from an endless colour palette including 16.7million colours and 2,500 of your favourite filters. Effortlessly access key features and recall your favourite settings at a moment’s notice. Revolutionise your workflow and save time on set, for when creativity can’t wait. Key Features Real-time two-way adjustment between your Rotolight and app - Adjust brightness and Kelvin settings from 3000-10,000 - Easily store and recall custom lighting presets - Adjust flash settings including power, group, modelling light, and flash duration, along with Kelvin, HSI and gel settings - Select from an endless colour palette of 16.7 million colours, complete with a colour wheel and saturation control - Select from 2500 classic lighting gels to enhance your creative possibilities - Remotely control diffusion from the ground-breaking Rotolight SmartSoft Box
Live for Studio
This app enables secure, real-time collaboration for photo shoots without an internet connection. It allows teams to follow sessions, provide feedback, and use devices as extra screens, enhancing production speed and efficiency.
- Offline collaboration
- Real-time session following
- Instant feedback and tagging
- Use devices as extra screens
- Secure and private feedback exchange
- Speedy production on local connections
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Live for Studio is a Capture One Studio companion app that lets you collaborate easily and securely without an internet connection. With Live for Studio, you can run your sessions on a closed network and have your team follow the shoot in real-time without internet restrictions. Exchange offline feedback effortlessly while staying secure and private across your work. The session is stable when you work on a local connection, allowing for speedy production without interruptions. Live for Studio can function as an extra screen for team members on their devices, eliminating the need for everyone to gather around your desk or monitor. Users can provide instant feedback by rating and tagging images as they browse – making sure you always shoot and select the best shots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live for Studio at none against Rotolight's 1. Rotolight's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Rotolight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Live for Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Rotolight against 4.0 for Live for Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Rotolight ships an update every 3 weeks, Live for Studio monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rotolight | Live for Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rotolight Limited | Capture One A/S |
Customer experience
Rotolight
Live for Studio
In-app purchases
Rotolight
- Upgrade Plus$94.99
Live for Studio
No in-app purchases





