Comparison

Emboss Me Pro vs Lights

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Embossed relief effect
  • Adjustable depth and direction
  • Live split preview
  • Curated presets
  • Save custom effect settings
  • High-resolution saving and sharing
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Neon light and glow effects
  • Over 250 ready-made filters
  • Customizable filter colors
  • Advanced eraser tool
  • Layer-based editing
  • Adjustable transparency and blur
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Emboss Me Pro3 screens
Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Emboss Me Pro versus Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmboss Me ProLights
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.5 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Anatoly Lapshin

Customer experience

Emboss Me Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Lights

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Emboss Me Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lights

Subscriptions3
  • 1-month Premium Access$4.991 Month
  • 1-year Premium Access$19.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Light PRO$4.99

Questions

Is Emboss Me Pro free?
Emboss Me Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lights free?
Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Emboss Me Pro or Lights?
Lights is rated higher. Emboss Me Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Lights averages 4.5 from 14 ratings.
Do Emboss Me Pro or Lights have ads?
Neither Emboss Me Pro nor Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emboss Me Pro or Lights?
Emboss Me Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Lights every 6 weeks. Most recently, Emboss Me Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lights on November 3, 2026.

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