Comparison

Light + vs Night Light Nightlight Color

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

Head to head
About

Light +

This app provides controllable lighting for photography and ambience. Easily adjust color and brightness by touching and dragging the screen. Explore various shapes, flash modes, and speed adjustments for creative lighting effects.

Highlights
  • Controllable color and brightness
  • Adjustable light shapes
  • Multiple flash modes (Normal, Rainbow, Flashing)
  • Speed adjustment for flash modes
  • Intuitive touch and drag interface
  • Settings for advanced customization
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Light+ Your Pocket Lighting Studio Transform your device into a powerful, fully controllable light source — right in your pocket. Whether you're a photographer chasing the perfect shot, a content creator setting the mood, or simply need a reliable light in the dark, Light+ gives you instant, precise control over color and brightness with a single touch. How it works Drag your finger anywhere on the screen — left and right to adjust brightness, up and down to shift through the full spectrum of color. No sliders, no menus. Just pure, intuitive light at your fingertips. Double-tap to open the control panel and unlock even more: - 5 Light Modes - Normal, Flash, Rainbow, SOS, and Heartbeat - 24 Photography Presets - from warm candlelight to cool daylight, tuned for real shooting scenarios - 24 Shape Masks - circle, star, heart, flame, and more for creative lighting effects - Speed Control - fine-tune flash and rainbow cycle rates - Color History - instantly recall your favorite colors Perfect for Portrait photography · Product shots · Long-exposure night photography · Macro lighting · Vlogging fill light · Emergency signalling · Ambient mood lighting "Fantastic for quick incidental lighting in low-light photography. Just used it very successfully on a long exposure shoot. Can't fault it." Simple. Powerful. Magical.

About

Night Light Nightlight Color

Transform your room into a calming sanctuary with customizable colored lights and soothing soundscapes. This app helps you relax, fall asleep faster, and stay asleep throughout the night with gentle illumination and peaceful audio.

Highlights
  • Customizable nightlight colors
  • High-quality sleep soundscapes
  • Gradual dimming option
  • Mix soundscapes with music
  • Works on iPhone and iPad
Features
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Fall asleep and stay asleep with Night Light. Relax and unwind as bright colors are projected across the walls of your room and gently glow throughout the night. Pick your favorite color, set the mood, and let the vibrant colors of your iPhone or iPad instantly fill the room and transform your space into a new one. "My kids absolutely love playing with this before bed! I can't imagine bedtime without it." Set the screen brightness and allow the light to gradually dim as you fall asleep, or leave it on all night and wake up to your favorite color blended into the sun’s natural glow. "I had The B-E-S-T sleep of my life. Five stars!!" Allow soothing soundscapes and peaceful melodies to guide you into an uninterrupted slumber. Pick from our wide selection of premium soundscapes, including a cozy campfire, rolling thunder in the distance, a ticking clock, and so many more you'll love. "My husband snores all night but I SLEEP LIKE A BABY with this on my nightstand. Summer Nights is easily my favorite sound!" · + · POPULAR FEATURES · + · · Extra bright custom nightlight colors to set the mood · High quality sounds that help you sleep throughout the night · Works on iPhone and iPad · Mix soundscapes with your favorite music · And so many more! Night Light is the best app for falling asleep on the App Store. It illuminates your bedroom and helps you stay asleep through the night. · + · TIPS AND TRICKS · + · · Use every night for best results · Place near the walls or corners of a dark room · Plug your device into the wall so it's charged when you wake up Find our Terms of Use at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Light +4 screens
Night Light Nightlight Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Night Light Nightlight Color at 4.6 against Light +'s 4.0. Night Light Nightlight Color also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Light + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Night Light Nightlight Color sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Light Nightlight Color holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Light Nightlight Color has 1.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Light +'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Night Light Nightlight Color's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light + ships an update every 2 months, Night Light Nightlight Color every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light + versus Night Light Nightlight Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight +Night Light Nightlight Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews63.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYan Kin LEUNGMini Media Lab

Customer experience

Light +

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral8.5%
Negative31.0%

Night Light Nightlight Color

All ratings1,247 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative31.5%

Bugs and requests

Light +

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Night Light Nightlight Color

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription popup prevents app usage
  • Brightness resets to default after use
  • Causes device overheating

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add white light option
  • Allow customization of colors and lighting
  • Implement auto-off timer
  • Improve accessibility for color-blind users

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Light +

One-time1
  • Light+ Remove Ads$1.99
5 purchases

Night Light Nightlight Color

Subscriptions5
  • Night Light Plus3 Days trial2 variants$2.997 Days
  • Night Light Plus3 Days trial4 variants$4.991 Month
  • Night Light Plus$4.991 Month
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  • Night Light Plus$49.991 Year
  • Night Light Plus3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Light + free?
Light + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Night Light Nightlight Color free?
Night Light Nightlight Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Light + or Night Light Nightlight Color?
Night Light Nightlight Color is rated higher. Light + averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Night Light Nightlight Color averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Light + or Night Light Nightlight Color have ads?
Neither Light + nor Night Light Nightlight Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light + or Night Light Nightlight Color?
Light + ships an update every 2 months, and Night Light Nightlight Color every 6 days. Most recently, Light + was updated on October 14, 2026 and Night Light Nightlight Color on October 25, 2026.

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