Comparison

Disco Lights vs PartyLight

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

Head to head
About

Disco Lights

Features
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Turn your phone into colorful disco lights with screen and LED flashlight strobe effects. Disco Lights: Strobe App creates flashing party lights using your phone screen and LED flash. Choose your own colors, adjust the strobe speed, or use microphone mode to make the lights react to music rhythm. Screen and LED flashlight strobe Use your phone screen as a colorful light source and let the LED flash blink together with it. The app creates a simple disco light show using the device you already have. Music sync with microphone mode Turn on microphone mode and the app will listen to the music around you. The screen and LED flash will try to blink in rhythm with the music, creating sound activated party lights for your room. Adjustable strobe speed Control the flashing speed with one simple slider. The screen and LED flash change tempo together, so you can create slower color pulses or faster strobe light effects. Custom color sequences Add colors to your sequence, arrange them in the order you want, and press play. Your phone will switch between colors to create a flashing disco strobe light show. Features: * colorful disco lights on your phone screen * LED flashlight strobe effects * screen and LED flash blinking together * adjustable strobe speed * microphone mode for music sync * sound activated flashing lights * custom color sequences * simple light show controls * great for parties, music, and rave nights Warning: This app uses flashing lights, LED flash, and strobe effects. It may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. User discretion is advised. Terms & Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PartyLight

Features
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WARNING - FLASHING LIGHTS: This app flashes bright light rapidly, which can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy, even with no history of seizures. It starts at a gentle 3 flashes per second and asks you to confirm before going faster. Stop immediately and see a doctor if you feel dizzy, nauseous, disoriented, or notice twitching or altered vision. Do not use around anyone who may be sensitive to flashing light. PartyLight turns your phone into a light that moves with the music. It listens through the microphone, finds the beat, and flashes the whole screen - and the camera flash - right on it. EIGHT MODES - Strobe: hard white flash on every beat - Pulse: colour swells and falls with the beat - Rainbow: hue sweeps while the beat pulses - Fire: warm flicker with a beat kick - Police: red and blue alternating - Slow Fade: gentle colour drift for chill sets - Bass Drop: only the heavy low hits trigger - Manual: your own saved look WORKS WITHOUT THE MICROPHONE Don't want to grant microphone access? PartyLight runs on a steady beat you set yourself, from 60 to 200 BPM. Every mode still works. THE MICROPHONE IS NEVER RECORDED Audio is analysed in real time to find the beat and immediately discarded. Nothing is recorded, saved, or uploaded. BUILT FOR ACTUAL PARTIES - Rear camera flash synced to the beat, with an automatic cut-off so your phone doesn't overheat - Screen stays awake and goes to full brightness - No ads on the light screen itself - No account, no sign-up PartyLight is free and supported by ads.

Screenshots

Disco Lights4 screens
PartyLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PartyLight at none against Disco Lights's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Disco Lights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PartyLight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Disco Lights ships an update every 6 weeks, PartyLight every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Disco Lights versus PartyLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDisco LightsPartyLight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamian ZdunekByung Kwon Jeon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Disco Lights

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Month$2.991 Month
  • Premium Year$29.991 Year
None

PartyLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Disco Lights free?
Disco Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PartyLight free?
PartyLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Disco Lights or PartyLight have ads?
Both Disco Lights and PartyLight show ads.
Which is updated more often, Disco Lights or PartyLight?
Disco Lights ships an update every 6 weeks, and PartyLight every 3 weeks. Most recently, Disco Lights was updated on October 7, 2026 and PartyLight on October 14, 2026.

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