Comparison

MyLight vs Platinum

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

Platinum

Control your lights using your phone's Bluetooth. Adjust on/off status, output strength, and set timers for up to nine groups of lights simultaneously.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth light control
  • Group up to 9 lights
  • On/off control
  • Output strength adjustment
  • Timing adjustment
Features
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Platinum-LED uses mobile phone Bluetooth to control lights, group up to 9 groups of lights at the same time with on/off, output strength and timing adjustment functions.

Screenshots

MyLight4 screens
Platinum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyLight at 76% against Platinum's 31%. MyLight also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (29K vs 28). Platinum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Platinum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyLight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyLight has 29K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of MyLight's written reviews are positive against 31% of Platinum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyLight ships an update every 5 months, Platinum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MyLight versus Platinum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyLightPlatinum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29K ratings) — better2.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews — better31.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander KaessnerPlatinum LED Holdings LLC

Customer experience

MyLight

All ratings28,869 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews370 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative17.6%

Platinum

All ratings21 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative62.1%

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

Platinum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyLight

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$1.99
None

Platinum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyLight free?
MyLight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Platinum free?
Platinum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyLight or Platinum?
MyLight is rated higher. MyLight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Platinum averages 2.5 from 28 ratings.
Do MyLight or Platinum have ads?
MyLight shows ads; Platinum does not.
Which is updated more often, MyLight or Platinum?
MyLight ships an update every 5 months, and Platinum every 2 months. Most recently, MyLight was updated on November 1, 2026 and Platinum on October 30, 2026.

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