Comparison

Good Light! Magazine vs Profoto Control

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

Head to head
About

Good Light! Magazine

This app offers practical tips, tricks, and tutorials for portrait and beauty photography. Learn simple and reliable lighting setups to capture stunning photographs with examples from inspiring artists.

Highlights
  • Portrait & beauty photography tips
  • Lighting setup tutorials
  • Practical tricks and techniques
  • Inspiring photographer examples
  • Photo shoot guidance
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***** "So good it’s not to be missed - This mag is just how I like my reads...it's full of good stuff, shortened to just what you require yet does not miss a damn thing!" - review by David Dell, dd3.tv Your photo magazine with practical tips, tricks and tutorials for portrait & beauty photography. Spectacular portrait photography made easy. Good Light! Magazine shows you how to use simple and reliable lighting setups in order to return from your shoot with awesome photographs. Featuring excellent examples from inspiring photographers. Good Light! Magazine Subscription available: A single issue for $9.99 (non-subscription), Quarterly (3-mo) subscription for $7.99, Annual subscription for $24.99, automatically renewed until canceled. Payment for all purchases will be charged to your iTunes account at the confirmation of your purchase. SUBSCRIBERS' AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period (another year for annual subscribers) unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please go to http://www.goodlightmag.com/privacy and http://www.goodlightmag.com/terms for more information.

About

Profoto Control

Control Profoto Bluetooth-enabled lighting equipment remotely from your smartphone. Adjust settings with intuitive touch controls and ensure your gear is up-to-date with easy firmware updates.

Highlights
  • Smart remote control
  • View and control Profoto Bluetooth products
  • Touch, swipe, and tweak lighting
  • Easy firmware updates
  • Update Profoto Bluetooth products
Features
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The Profoto Control app has been created for the modern, connected photographers that want to get the most out of their creative workflow – whether using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. This is the Profoto experience at its best. Key features: SMART REMOTE CONTROL View and control all Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products from your smartphone screen. Touch, swipe and tweak until you get the light just right. EASY UPDATES The latest updates for Profoto Bluetooth-enabled products are now available at your fingertips. Update quickly from the app, so you are ready to shoot with the latest, improved firmware. Ultimately, this app lets you be as creative as you can be. LOOKING FOR PROFOTO CAMERA APP? Looking for a way to create images with your smartphone and Profoto lights? Search App Store for “Profoto Camera” and start using it! Please send your feedback and feature ideas to hello@profoto.com! Love, Profoto team.

Screenshots

Good Light! Magazine4 screens
Profoto Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Good Light! Magazine at 90% against Profoto Control's 37%. Good Light! Magazine also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Profoto Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Good Light! Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Profoto Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Profoto Control holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Profoto Control has 897 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Good Light! Magazine's written reviews are positive against 37% of Profoto Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Good Light! Magazine ships an update every 4 months, Profoto Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Good Light! Magazine versus Profoto Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood Light! MagazineProfoto Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (64 ratings)4.7 (897 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews — better36.9% of reviews
Number of ratings64897 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB80 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMedia in Motion LLCProfoto

Customer experience

Good Light! Magazine

All ratings64 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.6%

Profoto Control

All ratings896 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral10.8%
Negative52.3%

User reviews

Good Light! Magazine

From 64 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Excellent content
  • 👍 Practical and inspiring
  • 👍 Informative and helpful
  • 👍 Unbeatable!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work anymore
  • 🐛 Crashes after iOS update
  • 🐛 Subscription issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🐛 Difficult to contact support

Profoto Control

From 897 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive app
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡 Useful features for controlling lights
  • 🔥 Excellent lighting quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🚫 Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features and customization
  • 💤 Unreliable firmware updates

Bugs and requests

Good Light! Magazine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after iOS 17 update
  • Subscription recognition issues
  • Inability to access past issues after unsubscribing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline reading mode
  • Ability to access past purchases after unsubscribing

Profoto Control

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to register equipment in the app
  • App crashes on launch or when connecting to lights
  • Firmware update process is unreliable
  • Inconsistent exposure and zoom support

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more Profoto light models
  • Improve camera integration and functionality
  • Implement independent light group control
  • Provide localization in more languages

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Good Light! Magazine

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$7.993 Months
  • 1yr Subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • Good Light! Magazin Issue 01 / 2012$2.99
  • GoodLight Magazine Issue 2 / 2012$2.99
  • GoodLight Magazine Issue 03$3.99
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  • Good Light! Magazine Issue 04$3.99
  • Issue 05 Good Light! Magazine$3.99
  • Issue 07 Good Light! Magazine$3.99
  • Good Light! Magazine Back Issue Bundle$99.99
None

Profoto Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Good Light! Magazine free?
Good Light! Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Profoto Control free?
Profoto Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Good Light! Magazine or Profoto Control?
Profoto Control is rated higher. Good Light! Magazine averages 4.3 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Profoto Control averages 4.7 from 897 ratings.
Do Good Light! Magazine or Profoto Control have ads?
Neither Good Light! Magazine nor Profoto Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Good Light! Magazine or Profoto Control?
Good Light! Magazine ships an update every 4 months, and Profoto Control every 2 months. Most recently, Good Light! Magazine was updated on November 1, 2026 and Profoto Control on November 2, 2026.

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