Comparison

Mood Colors vs Reading Light

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

Head to head
About

Mood Colors

Transform your device into a customizable mood lamp with a wide array of colors and effects. Perfect for relaxation, ambiance, or even as a night-light, this app offers endless lighting possibilities for any occasion.

Highlights
  • 20 unique color layers
  • Customizable color selection
  • Adjustable transition speed
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Auto Mode color waves
  • Night-light mode
Features
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Mood Colors — Your Smart Mood Lamp Why spend money on an expensive color-changing lamp when you can have a smarter one right in your pocket? Mood Colors turns your device into a beautiful, fully customizable mood lamp. Endless ways to use it: Use it for light therapy sessions to help you relax or recharge. Enjoy romantic dinners or cozy evenings while enhancing your living room, terrace, or garden. Create a calming atmosphere in your bedroom or bathroom with soft, flowing colors. Project gentle lighting effects on walls or ceilings during parties, camping trips, or moments with friends. Turn on the night-light mode to help children feel safe at bedtime, at home or while traveling. Try a simple DIY setup by placing a paper tube or plastic bottle over the screen to diffuse the light. And much more. Main features: Includes 20 unique layers with vivid colors in different shapes and movements. Pick the exact color to match your mood or let Auto Mode display smooth color waves. Adjust transition speed and brightness for any situation, from quiet relaxation to festive lighting. Turn your phone or tablet into a soothing, colorful light companion for every moment, every mood, everywhere. Mood Colors is the ultimate smart mood lamp.

About

Reading Light

Transform your device into a calming reading light or a mood lamp. Offers adjustable screen light for late-night reading and soothing visual effects to help you unwind.

Highlights
  • Adjustable warm/neutral white light
  • Solid color selection
  • Gradient color blends
  • Realistic candle flicker effect
  • Ambient visual effects
  • Full-screen glow
  • Adjustable brightness
Features
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Transform your iPhone or iPad into a calm reading light and beautiful mood lamp. Reading Light – Nightlight gives you clean, adjustable screen light for bedtime reading, plus soothing visuals to unwind - no sounds, just light. Your go-to reading light Set warm or neutral whites for eye-friendly, late-night reading without disturbing others. Beyond basic lighting Solid Colors: Pick any hue to match your mood. Gradient Glow: Smooth, relaxing color blends. Candle Mode: A gentle, realistic flicker—screen only. Lava-style & more: Mesmerizing ambient effects for chill vibes. Why you’ll love it Simple controls, full-screen glow, adjustable brightness, and a clean interface focused on pure light. Whether you’re reading in bed, creating a cozy corner, or winding down, light up your night with Reading Light – Nightlight. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://img2pdf.org/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Mood Colors4 screens
Reading Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mood Colors at 57% against Reading Light's 0%. Mood Colors also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Reading Light's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). 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

Reading Light is free to download; Mood Colors costs $1.99 up front. Reading Light sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Mood Colors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mood Colors ships an update every 14 months, Reading Light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mood Colors versus Reading Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMood ColorsReading Light
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size388 MB14 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChristophe BurdinArtiom Yakoventsev

Customer experience

Mood Colors

Written reviews61 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative36.1%

Reading Light

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Mood Colors

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Colors change by steps, not linearly
  • Slight flickering effect
  • Problems with controllers after iOS update
  • App does not work
  • Arrow remains on screen

Requested features

8 requests
  • Linear color change
  • Smooth and constant color change
  • White color option
  • Connect to music
  • Set color space
Show 3 more
  • More settings
  • Better ergonomics
  • More interactive features

Reading Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mood Colors

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Reading Light

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Mood Colors free?
Mood Colors costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Light free?
Reading Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mood Colors or Reading Light have ads?
Neither Mood Colors nor Reading Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mood Colors or Reading Light?
Mood Colors ships an update every 14 months, and Reading Light every 2 months. Most recently, Mood Colors was updated on October 25, 2026 and Reading Light on October 23, 2026.

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