Emboss Me Pro vs Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emboss Me Pro
Transform your photos into dimensional relief artwork with adjustable depth and direction. This app offers a focused editor with live split previews, curated presets, and the ability to save custom looks. Share your creations in high resolution with before-and-after labeling.
- Embossed relief effect
- Adjustable depth and direction
- Live split preview
- Curated presets
- Save custom effect settings
- High-resolution saving and sharing
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Create polished embossed relief in seconds with Emboss Me Pro. Transform photos into dimensional raised-surface artwork with adjustable depth and direction. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. The paid edition is ad-free, so you can stay focused on your edit.
Lights
Enhance your photos with stunning neon lights, cinematic glows, and various light effects. This app offers over 250 filters, customizable colors, and tools for precise editing, perfect for social media and creative projects.
- Neon light and glow effects
- Over 250 ready-made filters
- Customizable filter colors
- Advanced eraser tool
- Layer-based editing
- Adjustable transparency and blur
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Create stunning neon lights and cinematic glow effects for your photos. Add lens flares, light leaks, bokeh, and aesthetic overlays in seconds. Perfect for Instagram, Reels, and creative edits. More than 250 ready-made filters Choose from a variety of ready-to-use vibrant effects to quickly add light to your photo. For convenient use and a choice of a large number of filters, a gallery is available to you with the sorting of bulbs according to the following categories, from ordinary sunlight to saturated sparks. Flash - Bright lens flares, that allows you to simulate flashlight and add the sun or moon to your photo. Glass - Shiny and shiny filters that have been created using transparent objects and reflections from mirrors. Diamond - this set is dominated by green filters with unusual shapes. Color - rare shades and glows are collected in one set, they include red lights. Bokeh - Filters shot with a portrait lens. Ocean - Various blue color effects. Highlight - This set contains exceptionally the best side light filters and excellent quality. City - city twilight with rich colors of car lights, all in blurred focus. X-rays are the most unusual filters, interference. Motion - glowing particles in motion for neon style. Jewelry - Shimmering reflections from glittery jewelry and garlands will add a festive atmosphere to your photo. Each set contains over 20 quality filters and the ability to rotate the filters 90 or 180 degrees. You will definitely find the best one for yourself. Besides the usual filters, you can create your own using the magic tab. Choose your color All filters are in their original colors, but you can easily change that. A smart color picker selects vibrant colors every time to match your filter. By changing the color, you can get a completely new effect. For example, instead of a yellow flash, get red side lights. Try color gradients in a photo to add some color. Eraser An indispensable tool for any photo effect. If the light is blocking your face, then you can easily fix it using the advanced eraser. The soft edges and the optimal size are great for finger work and you can easily erase the areas you want. Layers and tools If you want to make an original effect, use layers, and also if you want to double the light of the current filter. Mix any number of highlights in one photo. Use the tools to tweak the effect just the way you want it. Change the transparency of the filter. Change the saturation of the background, set it to black and white to make the effect stand out in the foreground of your image. Use blur for less sharpness and smoother transitions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lights at Free against Emboss Me Pro's $0.99. Lights also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). Emboss Me Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
Lights is free to download; Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99 up front. Lights sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Emboss Me Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lights holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Emboss Me Pro's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lights's.
Emboss Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, Lights every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emboss Me Pro | Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 福恩 毛 | Anatoly Lapshin |
Customer experience
Emboss Me Pro
Lights
In-app purchases
Emboss Me Pro
No in-app purchases
Lights
- 1-month Premium Access$4.991 Month
- 1-year Premium Access$19.991 Year
- Premium Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Light PRO$4.99









