Lightwright Touch vs PatchPrinter
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.
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 Lightwright Touch's 35%. PatchPrinter also leads on price (Free vs $49.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Lightwright Touch's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
PatchPrinter is free to download; Lightwright Touch costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PatchPrinter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightwright Touch has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Lightwright Touch's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatchPrinter's.
Lightwright Touch ships an update every 5 weeks, PatchPrinter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightwright Touch | PatchPrinter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Side Systems | Bart van Stiphout |
Customer experience
Lightwright Touch
PatchPrinter
In-app purchases
Lightwright Touch
No in-app purchases
PatchPrinter
No in-app purchases
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