Comparison

Light Creations vs Patrones

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

Head to head
About

Light Creations

Create dynamic 3D light sculptures from simple line drawings. Accelerate animations with music and explore five unique visual themes. Save and share your mesmerizing creations.

Highlights
  • Create 3D light sculptures
  • Dynamic animation from drawn lines
  • Music-reactive visuals
  • Five unique visual themes
  • Screenshot capture
  • Universal app support
Features
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Light Creations allows you to create amazing light sculptures and structures. You provide the seed for the creation by drawing an arbitrary line, e.g., straight, curved, or long and winded, and enjoy how Light Creations transforms this seed into a dynamic piece of 3D art. Accelerate the animation by humming, singing or playing music and dive deep into a relaxing journey through a world of light. Observe the mesmerizing dynamics of the evolving art and create screenshots with ease just by tapping an icon. The screenshots are conveniently saved into your photo album for further processing and sharing. Light Creations provides five themes, each transforming the initial seed in a different way: Galaxy - Creates light sculptures built out of many light particles. Light Ocean - Creates light sculptures above an ocean of light. Centered Lines - Creates symmetrical light structures. Warped Lines - Creates a work of art where the initial seed is warped in space resulting in fractal like creations. MultiDraw - The initial line is mirrored several times and warped in space already while drawing. Tip: use the pinch gesture to emphasize the amazing micro and macro structures. - Universal App for iPad, iPhone, iPod. - Retina Display support. - There are no ads or in-app purchases in Light Creations. Customer Comments: ***** Wow!!!! "This is the most beautiful and trippy app I have on my iPad (and I have about 20). Listen to some ambient electronica or psychedelia and ascend to a higher plain without chemical assistance." ***** AWESOME! "Love it, mesmerizing & beautiful ! Save your creations & share. Recommend," ***** Great app for creative control "I typically don't write reviews, but these visuals need a voice! They are simply in a league of their own. The future of intuitive easy to use visuals has arrived! [...] Congratulations to the developer for this marvelous work of art! " ***** Totally brilliant "This is like having your own personal firework display. Congrats to the app maker." ***** Grandiose

About

Patrones

Design and share macramé knot patterns. Easily create designs by tapping knots and explore options by pressing longer. Export your creations as images or PDFs to share with others.

Highlights
  • Create macramé knot patterns
  • Tap knots to change direction
  • Long-press for more options
  • Export patterns to image
  • Export patterns to PDF
  • Share creations with others
Features
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Create basic patterns of macramé knots, you can share your creations with other people. Just press on the knots to change the direction and leave pressed for more options. You can now export your patterns to image and pdf. To share a file, go to the list of patterns and leave it pressed on the file you want to send.

Screenshots

Light Creations4 screens
Patrones2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Patrones at Free against Light Creations's $2.99. Patrones also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Light Creations's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Patrones is free to download; Light Creations costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Light Creations against 4.0 for Patrones. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Creations has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Light Creations's written reviews are positive against 67% of Patrones's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Creations ships an update every 8 months, Patrones every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Light Creations versus Patrones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight CreationsPatrones
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (14 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoachim WolfframScala Tecnologias de Informacion S.C.

Customer experience

Light Creations

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

Patrones

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Light Creations

No in-app purchases

None

Patrones

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Creations free?
Light Creations costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Patrones free?
Patrones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light Creations or Patrones?
Light Creations is rated higher. Light Creations averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Patrones averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Light Creations or Patrones have ads?
Neither Light Creations nor Patrones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Creations or Patrones?
Light Creations ships an update every 8 months, and Patrones every 4 months. Most recently, Light Creations was updated on November 1, 2026 and Patrones on November 2, 2026.

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