LightBox Lite vs StellarMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightBox Lite
This utility app provides various lighting options, including instant flashlights, a dynamo light simulation, and an SOS signal. It offers features like adjustable brightness, color changes, sound alerts, and a lock mode to prevent accidental adjustments. It's designed as a free, practical tool for everyday lighting needs.
- Instant flashlights
- Dynamo light simulation
- SOS signal with sound
- Adjustable brightness and color
- Lock mode for accidental touches
- Super-bright mode
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A practical toolbox full of lights - Instant flashlights, Dynamo light, SOS and so on. Please check this app before you buy any other light related applications. (always FREE for this edition) [What are in the BOX] This little box brings you several kinds of lights by simply clicking the icons from the selection panel. * Flashlights (instant white) - classic - focus * Funny light - dynamo * SOS light - flash (soundable) [Quick Start] * Select a Light Style - click the light name (say 'Flashlight' or 'SOS') on the bottom toolbar to launch the selection panel - click the item you prefer * Change Brightness - slide on the brightness area in the bottom toolbar, or - slide horizontally on the light area (outside the bottom toolbar) * Change Color - slide on the color area in the bottom toolbar, or - slide vertically on the light area (outside the bottom toolbar), or - shake your iPhone/iPod to shuffle the color * Make Some Noise (sound may vary or be not applicable based on the selected light) - click the Horn icon to switch the sound on or off * Lock to avoid accidential touches - click the Lock icon to enable or disable the adjustment (thru shake or slide the light area) for the accidential touches. * Switch to Super-Bright Mode - just make a two-finger click on the light area :) * Show Help - click the 'i' icon on the left top in the selection panel [Useful Tips for Special Lights] * Focus - useful when you need only a ray of light or the iPhone/iPod has a little power energy - two-finger click on the light area to quickly switch between the focus mode and full screen mode * Dynamo - a funny light style simulating a real dynamo flashlight - shake your iPhone/iPod to generate the 'electricity' - the more quickly you shake, the more light you will get [Important] To get the best result, please set your iPhone/iPod screen brightness to the maximum through the Settings application. Enjoy! * If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us by emailing to: support@foxlabapp.com *
StellarMate
Control your astrophotography equipment remotely. Capture images, stream video, and perform precise alignment. Automatically back up your photos to the cloud with rich metadata for easy searching.
- Remote equipment control
- Image capture and video streaming
- Polar alignment assistant
- Cloud image backup
- Metadata search and sorting
- Software updates
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Use StellarMate App to discover and connect to your StellarMate controller. Control StellarMate functions and access the Web Manager and Web based VNC Viewer. Join StellarMate to your home WiFi network. Use Ekos to capture images, stream video, guide, focus, and align. With Polar Alignment Assistant tool, get very accurate polar alignment using internal astrometry engine. Never lose your images again with EkosLive Pro. All captured images are automatically uploaded to the cloud with a rich set of metadata that enables powerful search and sorting. Use custom tags to uniquely tag important frames for later use. Check the health of your device, and use the software updater to keep it up to date.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StellarMate at every 8 days against LightBox Lite's every 50 months. StellarMate also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 5). LightBox Lite's advantage is rating (3.2 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LightBox Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StellarMate has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of LightBox Lite's written reviews are positive against 35% of StellarMate's.
LightBox Lite ships an update every 50 months, StellarMate every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LightBox Lite | StellarMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.9 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 34.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方明 陈 | Ikarus Astronomy Company For Scientific Instruments & Tools |
Customer experience
LightBox Lite
StellarMate
In-app purchases
LightBox Lite
No in-app purchases
StellarMate
No in-app purchases
