iGobo vs PatchPrinter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGobo
Access a vast library of lighting design patterns, including metal and glass gobos. Search, compare, and organize your favorites. Easily share your selections via email.
- Extensive gobo library (2000+ designs)
- Search by name, number, category, or keywords
- Compare up to four gobos simultaneously
- Rotate and stack images
- Maintain a favorites list
- Email gobo selections
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Apollo's iGobo(TM) for the IOS(TM) allows everyone involved in the art of lighting design to conveniently view full screen images of the company's extensive library of standard metal and glass patterns. The Apollo iGobo feature list includes: - 2000+ metal, SuperResolution glass, 1-Color glass, 2-color glass, and ColourScenic gobo designs. - Search the gobo library by name, number, category or keywords - Compare up to four gobos at a time on the screen - Rotate an image at variable speeds, either clockwise or counterclockwise - Stack two images and rotate the bottom image in either direction - Maintain a favorites list - Email a single gobo or your complete favorites list - View similar gobo patterns to gobo selected on a search
PatchPrinter
View your preproduction files on your iOS device without needing hard copies. Easily open and share PatchPrinter files from various sources like email or Airdrop. Navigate between files seamlessly in the organized list.
- View preproduction files
- Open from email attachments
- Open from WhatsApp
- Open via Airdrop
- Easy file switching
- Share files with colleagues
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Open your PatchPrinter (www.PatchPrinter.com) file and have a look at your preproduction without the need of using hardcopies. PatchPrinter for iOS shows all of the information which is available in the PatchPrinter file. You can open your PatchPrinter file from an email attachment, WhatsApp message, Airdrop, etc. Switching between files is easy in the Files list. Here you also can share your PatchPrinter file with your colleagues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatchPrinter at 100% against iGobo's 25%. PatchPrinter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). iGobo's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.5). On price, update cadence, 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.
PatchPrinter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iGobo has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of iGobo's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatchPrinter's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iGobo | PatchPrinter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Pony Digital | Bart van Stiphout |
Customer experience
iGobo
PatchPrinter
In-app purchases
iGobo
No in-app purchases
PatchPrinter
No in-app purchases
