Comparison

Laser Lights vs Illucid

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

Head to head
About

Laser Lights

Create your own laser light show with this app. Simply touch the screen to activate holographic effects and enjoy smooth, beautiful graphics. Supports multi-touch for different modes and VGA/AirPlay mirroring.

Highlights
  • Hologram effect
  • Multi-touch controls
  • VGA and AirPlay Mirroring support
  • Smooth graphics
  • Universal App
Features
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Laser Lights puts a laser lights show at your finger tips! Simply touch the screen and enjoy. Features • Hologram effect • VGA and AirPlay Mirroring support • Universal App • Full multi-touch! Activate different modes by using more than one finger at a time • Smooth, beautiful graphics

About

Illucid

Transform your device into a psychedelic visualizer. Explore countless styles and effects, save your favorites, and even output to external displays. Enjoy a unique visual experience that can extend beyond your screen.

Highlights
  • DREAM mode for curated or random style mixing
  • TRAIN mode to discover and save styles
  • PRO mode with unlimited style saves and modifiers
  • AirPlay support for external displays
  • Option to disable video and audio
  • Vast number of style combinations
Features
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Turn your device into a window to psychedelia DREAM mode allows Illucid to cycle through and mix a selection of styles and effects based on your curation. Using DREAM mode without curation leaves the style and effects selection random (though thoughtfully tuned). TRAIN mode allows you to Shuffle through countless* styles, tweak the effect with modifiers, and Remember the Styles you like, so that DREAM mode can be made as strong or light as you like, with the styles you've discovered. PRO mode: Allows unlimited styles saved, and allows access to the modifier sliders. Free users get to save 5 styles, and can reset to regain those 5 slots. AirPlay: Output to a projector or TV with multiple model resolutions (which affects Dream FPS) available. Options: Video and Audio can be turned off, and the effect still runs BONUS: Prolonged use will affect closed eyes *The amount of Style options in Illucid could be represented by a 1 followed by 2,466 zeros. For perspective, the observable universe is estimated at roughly 10^80 atoms; the amount of style combinations here is 10^2386 times larger

Screenshots

Laser Lights3 screens
Illucid3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Illucid at Free against Laser Lights's $0.99. Illucid also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). Laser Lights's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On ads 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

Illucid is free to download; Laser Lights costs $0.99 up front. Illucid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Laser Lights asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Illucid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laser Lights has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Laser Lights ships an update every 3 months, Illucid every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Laser Lights versus Illucid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaser LightsIllucid
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPDJ AppsMichael Howard

Customer experience

Laser Lights

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews437 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative26.1%

Illucid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Laser Lights

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Freezes and lags on some devices
  • Incompatible with certain screen sizes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add music visualization mode
  • Improve performance on older devices
  • Implement more interactive features
  • Add color selection options
  • Implement video output support

Illucid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Laser Lights

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Illucid

One-time1
  • Illucid Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Laser Lights free?
Laser Lights costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Illucid free?
Illucid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Laser Lights or Illucid?
Illucid is rated higher. Laser Lights averages 3.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Illucid averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Laser Lights or Illucid have ads?
Neither Laser Lights nor Illucid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Laser Lights or Illucid?
Laser Lights ships an update every 3 months, and Illucid every 2 days. Most recently, Laser Lights was updated on November 10, 2026 and Illucid on October 31, 2026.

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