LensLight Visual Effects vs Soft Box Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LensLight Visual Effects
Enhance your photos with a vast array of interactive lighting effects. This app offers dynamic Bokeh, Lens Flares, Light Leaks, Spotlights, and Rainbow Effects, all rendered in real-time with a powerful Optics Engine. Achieve professional-looking results with dynamic light manipulation.
- Interactive lighting effects
- Bokeh, Lens Flares, Light Leaks
- Spotlights and Rainbow Effects
- Real-time Optics Engine rendering
- Dynamic light manipulation
- Streaks, glares, and edge bloom
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LensLight Visual Effects is the ultimate app to add beautiful lighting to your photos. You'll get a wide selection of interactive lights: - Bokeh - LensFlares - Light Leaks - Spotlights - Rainbow Effects CUSTOMER REVIEWS "I don't use light effects often, but when I do, I choose LensLight." "This app is great! There are more choices than you'd think, and it adds such a nice touch to pictures. I'm glad I got it." "Really for photo editing apps no one can touch these guys. Brilliant!" The power of LensLight is the Optics Engine for rendering the lights in real time. Many apps have simple filters with glare or grunge. LensLight effects are completely dynamic as you move them around like a real camera lens. You'll see beautiful streaks, glares, and edge bloom to add that final touch to your photos. LensLight uses the same technology as the pro Mac app, LensFlare Studio. Tag your photos with #LensLightApp for a chance to be featured!
Soft Box Color
Enhance your photography with a portable lighting studio on your iPad. Choose from various color filters to set the perfect mood for your shots. This app is designed to complement your existing camera, not replace it.
- Portable lighting studio
- Range of color filters
- Set mood for photos
- Enhance photography
- Screen brightness adjustment
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Transform your iPad into a portable lighting studio with Soft Box - the ultimate photo shoot companion. With a range of color filters to choose from, easily set the mood and enhance your photos. Just remember to adjust your screen brightness before using the app. Perfect for photographers on the go, use Soft Box to showcase your portfolio and elevate your photography game. Note: This app does not take photos, use your iPhone or professional camera for capturing images ** This app does NOT take pictures. Use your iPhone or a professional camera to take the photos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Soft Box Color at Free against LensLight Visual Effects's $4.99. Soft Box Color also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). LensLight Visual Effects's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 46%). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Soft Box Color is free to download; LensLight Visual Effects costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for LensLight Visual Effects against 4.3 for Soft Box Color. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 134 and 147 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of LensLight Visual Effects's written reviews are positive against 46% of Soft Box Color's.
LensLight Visual Effects ships an update every 2 months, Soft Box Color every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LensLight Visual Effects | Soft Box Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (134 ratings) — better | 4.3 (147 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 134 | 147 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Grote | John Rouda |
Customer experience
LensLight Visual Effects
Soft Box Color
In-app purchases
LensLight Visual Effects
No in-app purchases
Soft Box Color
No in-app purchases
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