Lightwright Touch vs Stage Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightwright Touch
This app allows users to view and edit lighting equipment data from Lightwright on their mobile devices. It offers portable access to show files for on-the-go adjustments, note-taking, and data sorting, syncing seamlessly with the desktop application.
- View and sort lighting data
- Edit worksheet data
- Add notes to rows or general pages
- Sync shows via iTunes, email, or file sharing
- Store multiple shows
- Transfer changes back to desktop Lightwright
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Lightwright Touch provides mobile viewing and editing of Lightwright® 5 or 6 lighting equipment data. If you use Lightwright, or schedules and hookups printed from Lightwright, this is the portable, navigable, editable worksheet tool you have been waiting for. +Export your show from Lightwright and sync to Lightwright Touch through iTunes, or email, or file sharing +View and Sort your worksheet using familiar Lightwright functions +Columns can be added, removed, and rearranged to best suit your mobile needs +"Log" feature speeds selection of prior view/sort displays +Edit worksheet data quickly with item pick-lists +Add a note to any worksheet row, or to a general notes page +Store multiple shows on Lightwright Touch +Transfer shows back to Lightwright for reconciliation with the original show file +View and email notes or your changes +Supports any device orientation, and multiple font sizes Please note that Lightwright Touch does not do everything that Lightwright does. (The fact that it costs 1/10 as much might have been be a clue.) This version does not support focus charts and worknotes. Also you cannot start a new show on Lightwright Touch. It's great for viewing existing shows and doing minor editing on the fly, but heavy-duty worksheet management is better left to Lightwright at this time. Lightwright Touch is an accessory to Lightwright, not a replacement for it. Works with files exported from Lightwright 5.0.22 or later, and Lightwright 6.0.13 or later.
Stage Write
This app helps capture and organize theatrical staging, blocking, and cues. It allows users to import ground plans and scripts, track performer and scenery movement, and create a calling script. Collaboration and cross-device syncing are also supported.
- Import scenic ground plans
- Import script PDFs
- Add light, sound, and blocking cues
- Track performer and scenery movement
- Collaborate and sync across devices
- Create calling scripts
- Document choreography with Staging Score
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Stage Write is the best method to capture choreography, staging blocking for theatrical productions of all sizes. Upload the ground plans and scenery and track the positions, movement of performers and scenery throughout the production. Create your calling script by uploading your script and easily entering cues and notes. Stage Write allows you to add collaborators to your production and share/sync data seamlessly between you and your team and sync across devices. Features: - Import scenic ground plan (or draw your own) - Import script PDF to your production. - Easily add light cues, sound cues, blocking notes into the script. - Track the movement of performers, scenery, and props. - Use your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil to freehand draw traffic patterns and movement of performers, scenery. - Link spacing charts to portions of the script. - Add collaborators to easily edit and sync across devices. - Create a Calling Script showing the blocking and cues at-a-glance. - Work on or off-line and sync data across devices. - Sync data automatically to other collaborators - Create custom number line - Detail choreography and staging with The Staging Score. - Create PDF of combined charts and script or score to easily print. - Document choreography aligned with the counts in the music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stage Write at Free against Lightwright Touch's $49.99. Stage Write also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.8) and review sentiment (62% vs 35%). Lightwright Touch's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, 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
Stage Write is free to download; Lightwright Touch costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stage Write holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Lightwright Touch's written reviews are positive against 62% of Stage Write's.
Lightwright Touch ships an update every 5 weeks, Stage Write every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightwright Touch | Stage Write |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 3.5 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Side Systems | Open Jar Productions LLC |
Customer experience
Lightwright Touch
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In-app purchases
Lightwright Touch
No in-app purchases
Stage Write
No in-app purchases









