Comparison

Brighter Lite vs Color Light

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

Head to head
About

Brighter Lite

This app transforms your device's screen into a customizable light source. Adjust colors, brightness, and even create blinking effects for various atmospheric or practical uses.

Highlights
  • Screen light customization
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Color selection (RGB)
  • Blinking light effects
  • Atmosphere creation
  • Light painting tool
Features
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It is a Flashlight app of Colorful Light! The Light uses the Screen Light. The main functions to offer are as follows. * Light it up with Back-Light. * The setting of the Color of the Screen. * The setting of the Brightness of the Screen. * Blinking the Back-Light. Will be usable in the following uses. * Look for a key-hole in darkness * Look for a lost article in a dark place * Change the color of the screen and change a color of the light and make an atmosphere ;-) * Surprising in the light from the bottom of the face in the dark. ;-p) * Do Light Painting. * Lighting at the time of shooting photos and videos. * Blink Light. In addition, you will have various how to use depending on a thought! Note: Do not use people who do not understand the meaning of "Screen Back-Light". ;-p) Note: Please never use anyone who can not think of this application's use. ;-p) - Main screen - This screen is displayed when start application. With this screen, display it with set the color of the screen. White at the time of the first indication. Navigation bar has the following buttons. * Screen color ... You can change the color of the screen. * Brightness ... You can adjust the brightness of the screen. Can be change the "Blinking" interval when a long press. * Menu ... Display a Menu popup. - About Screen Color - Because the color can appoint RGB(Red, Green, Blue) in the range of 0-255, you can set 16,777,216 colors or more theoretically.

About

Color Light

This app provides a versatile lighting tool for photography, allowing users to adjust hue, saturation, and brightness. It offers various fill light types including square, gradient, and customizable shapes to enhance photos.

Highlights
  • Adjustable hue, saturation, and brightness
  • Square fill light
  • Gradient fill light presets
  • Customizable shape lighting
  • Immediate lighting results
Features
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Light is critical to normal photography. However, the most uncontrollable factor is the control of light, and if you want to shoot good-looking works, Light Art is a must-have application for us. Light Art allows you to easily adjust Hue, Saturation, and Brightness to help you light up quickly with immediate results. Fill Light Types Selection: -Square With any brightness and saturation, a variety of light perceptions can be achieved. -Gradient Preset popular purple light, white light, warm light and other colors. -Shape Customize and combine multiple colors to create neon lighting patterns. Subscription Plans: Monthly Subscription: $9.99 / month with 3-day free trial. Subscription will automatically renew 24 hours prior to the end of each term (month or year correspondingly) and your card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time in your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for any unused period of the term. Terms Of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/lightart-terms-of-use/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/lightart-privacy-policy/home

Screenshots

Brighter Lite4 screens
Color Light3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brighter Lite at none against Color Light's 3. Color Light's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). On price and device support 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. Color Light sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Brighter Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brighter Lite ships an update every 3 months, Color Light every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brighter Lite versus Color Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrighter LiteColor Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (337 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews23.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—337 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1510.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYONEKAWA Hideki林月 张

Customer experience

Brighter Lite

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Color Light

All ratings334 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.2%

Bugs and requests

Brighter Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Color Light

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App doesn't work after payment
  • Flashlight doesn't work, only screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow trying paid features before purchase
  • More free effects

In-app purchases

None

Brighter Lite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Color Light

Subscriptions3
  • Light Art Week$2.997 Days
  • Light Art Pro Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Light Art Pro Month$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Brighter Lite free?
Brighter Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Light free?
Color Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brighter Lite or Color Light have ads?
Brighter Lite shows ads; Color Light does not.
Which is updated more often, Brighter Lite or Color Light?
Brighter Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Color Light every 3 weeks. Most recently, Brighter Lite was updated on October 19, 2026 and Color Light on October 30, 2026.

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