Comparison

MyLight vs iSoftBox

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

Head to head
About

MyLight

This app provides a simple and modern interface for lighting up your surroundings. It offers various light modes using either the device's screen or LED, including a stroboscope, SOS, and color options. Users can control brightness and customize their experience with widgets and shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Simple modern interface
  • Screen and LED lighting
  • Stroboscope and SOS modes
  • Adjustable LED brightness
  • Customizable widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts
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The simplest way to light up your environment! With MyLight you get everything you need for lighting. Why should you use MyLight? • Clean and simple modern interface • Supports iPhone, iPod touch & iPad • Uses the bright screen or built in LED for lightning • Different light modes for multiple use cases like stroboscope, light graffiti and SOS • Control the LED brightness • Fullscreen mode with no interface elements • Home screen quick actions • Siri Shortcuts • Customizable app icon (via App Settings in System Preferences) • Customizable home & lock screen widgets ––––––––––––––– Light Modes using the screen: – Simple Flashlight – Color Flashlight – Light Changing Lamp – Stroboscope – Light Graffiti – S.O.S. Light Modes using the LED: – Simple Flashlight – Stroboscope – S.O.S. ––––––––––––––– HINT: Using the screen at full brightness or the LED reduces the battery charge very fast. WARNING: Using the stroboscope at a frequency of ~20Hz (or maybe other frequencies) can cause display flickering! Use the stroboscope with care. ––––––––––––––– Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @pxlwaves

About

iSoftBox

Features
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iSoftBox是一款手机上的补光灯神器,您可以轻松拍摄光剑变身,人物光影特写,产品图灯; 轻松设置灯光颜色,更有数十种渐变色灯预设,帮助您轻松拍摄大片!

Screenshots

MyLight4 screens
iSoftBox2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iSoftBox at none against MyLight's shown. iSoftBox also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and iSoftBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyLight versus iSoftBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyLightiSoftBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander Kaessner平原 吴

Bugs and requests

MyLight

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Screen brightness settings get changed after using the app
  • App causes issues when viewing 35mm slides on iPad Pro

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a lock screen option to keep the light on
  • Provide more customization for the screen light (color, brightness, etc.)
  • Integrate with the device's built-in flashlight functionality

iSoftBox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyLight

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$1.99
1 purchases

iSoftBox

One-time1
  • 终身会员$4.99

Questions

Is MyLight free?
MyLight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iSoftBox free?
iSoftBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyLight or iSoftBox have ads?
MyLight shows ads; iSoftBox does not.

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