Bridle vs Set Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bridle
This app simplifies the complex process of calculating bridles for the entertainment rigging industry. It leverages modern technology and intuitive multi-touch gestures to provide a smooth and efficient user experience for riggers.
- Quickly shows bridle leg lengths
- Calculates all forces within the bridle
- Presents all beam loads
- Realistic visual bridle representation
- View all necessary information at a glance
- Multiple input methods: swipe, scroll, type
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Bridle is the innovative bridle creation app for the entertainment rigging industry with a fresh perspective to the ancient craft of calculating bridles. Bridle combines something basic as gravity and physics with the power of modern technology, cause we feel that a swipe using multi touch technology means more then a thousand key strokes. Creating a bridle using the innovative Bridle user interface is a smooth and refreshing experience. Easy of use and maximum functionality has been our prime goal during the development of this app, and this goal is being achieved every time a bridle leg or a beam load is calculated by you as the rigger. UNITS: Imperial, Metric FEATURES: Quickly shows bridle leg lengths for 2-way bridles Calculates all forces within the bridle Presents all beam loads: horizontal, vertical, diagonal Realistic overview in the visual bridle representation view View all the info you need at a glance Multiple ways to input values: Swipe, Scroll, Type
Set Light
Configure ETC products wirelessly using NFC or a Bluetooth bridge. Address and set RDM labels, personalities, and DMX addresses for your fixtures. Plan configurations in advance and push them when ready.
- NFC configuration of ETC products
- Wireless addressing and configuration
- Bluetooth bridge connectivity
- RDM label, personality, and DMX address setting
- Save and push configurations
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Set Light provides NFC configuration of your ETC products. Hold your mobile device to the NFC tag of a compatible product to wirelessly address and configure it. You can transfer information via NFC even if power is off. You can also connect to your ETC and High End Systems fixtures via a bluetooth bridge such as City Theatrical’s DMXcat® or Multiverse® Transmitter. Once connected, identify and set the RDM label, personality, and DMX address of your fixtures. Save time by planning your configurations in advance and pushing them to your fixtures when ready.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bridle at 46% against Set Light's 0%. Bridle also leads on chart position (#194 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Set Light's advantage is price (Free vs $15.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.3). On ratings volume, 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
Set Light is free to download; Bridle costs $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Set Light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Bridle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Set Light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bridle ships an update every 8 months, Set Light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bridle | Set Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (33 ratings) | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Production Innovators v.o.f. | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bridle
Set Light
In-app purchases
Bridle
No in-app purchases
Set Light
No in-app purchases
