iGobo vs FixtureTester Lite
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
FixtureTester Lite
Test network fixtures using Art-Net or sACN protocols. Import patchlists, run macros, and perform address and parameter tests. Supports RDM control for ELC lighting nodes.
- Art-Net/sACN fixture testing
- Import patchlists
- Run fixture macros
- Address testing
- Parameter testing
- RDM control
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Fixture Tester is an application to test all the fixtures in the network using Art-Net or sACN. Fixtures can be added manually or an already existing patchlist from ELC Lighting's dmXLAN can be imported. When there are fixtures selected, the associated macros like 'Lamp on' can be run on the selected fixtures. To test whether or not the fixtures have the correct address, there is the address test. This test homes the selected fixtures one by one automatically at an adjustable speed. To test the various functions of the selected fixtures there is the parameter test. This test first homes all the selected fixtures. Then it runs all parameters from 0 to 255 and back, one by one. Custom libraries and patchlists can be downloaded in Fixture Tester with iTunes, ELC lighting's dmXLAN v4 or FileUploader, which is a free download at www.bartvanstiphout.com. Patchlists can also be shared using Airdrop, mail or other applications. Using an ethernet node, the universes can be converted to a Dmx signal. Since version 1.7 it is also possible to program the dmXLAN Nodes from ELC lighting. Full RDM control of all fixtures which are connected to a Node from ELC lighting! ** LITE VERSION LIMITATIONS ** - A maximum of 10 Fixtures can be tested simultaneously - Programming an ELC lighting Node or Switch port is disabled, but you can see how it works - Changing properties of an RDM Device is disabled
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FixtureTester Lite at 5.0 against iGobo's 1.5. iGobo's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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.
FixtureTester Lite 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.
iGobo ships an update every 3 months, FixtureTester Lite every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iGobo | FixtureTester Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Pony Digital | Bart van Stiphout |
Customer experience
iGobo
FixtureTester Lite
In-app purchases
iGobo
No in-app purchases
FixtureTester Lite
No in-app purchases
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