Comparison

crowdlight vs Party Lights

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

Head to head
About

crowdlight

This app transforms your device into a dynamic light show synced with music. It uses your phone's flash and screen to create a visual experience, and can sync with other devices via Bluetooth/WiFi to create a collective light swarm.

Highlights
  • Music-reactive light display
  • Uses device flash for lighting
  • Screen flickering synchronized to music
  • Bluetooth/WiFi multi-device sync
  • Frequency splitting for swarm effect
Features
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Put your cellphones in the air! With crowdlight, the audience is an additional lightshow. crowdlight analyzes the music and converts it to color. Your screen will flicker according to the music on stage. iPhones with a built in flash will use it as an additional lightsource. Enable Bluetooth and/or WiFi to make crowdlight sync with other devices around you. They'll build a swarm and will split up the low/mid/high frequencies of the music among them. ATTENTION: Bluetooth/WiFi cannot be switched on from within the app. You have to go to your settings panel and switch them on manually. Use it at concerts and in the club and make the band/dj have some fun, too!

About

Party Lights

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a full-on party light. Party Lights fills your whole screen with bright, colorful strobe, disco and color-wash effects — and they can flash in time with your music. No bulbs, no setup, no account. Just open the app, hit start, and the room lights up. Whether you're throwing a house party, setting the mood for a chill night, running a mini club in your living room, or just having fun with the kids, Party Lights gives you a pocket-sized light show that's ready in one tap. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Full-screen light modes — sharp Strobe flashes, smooth breathing Pulse, fast multi-color Disco, flowing Color Wash and a moving Gradient Wave. • React to your music — switch on sound mode and the lights flash to the beat using your microphone. Nothing is ever recorded or sent anywhere; it all happens on your device. • Tune everything — set the speed with a slider or tap the tempo yourself, pick from vivid color palettes, and dial in the brightness. • Flash the camera light — add your phone's rear flashlight to the strobe for an extra punch. • Save your scenes — found a look you love? Save it and relaunch the exact same show with a single tap. MADE FOR ANY MOMENT Party Lights was built to be genuinely useful the second you open it. The core modes, palettes, sound reactivity, tap tempo and the camera-light strobe are all there from the start. Pick your vibe in a quick setup and the app tunes itself to what you're after — a punchy neon strobe, smooth color moods, or a music-synced show. WORKS FULLY OFFLINE There's no login and no internet required. Party Lights runs entirely on your device, so it works at the cabin, the campsite, or anywhere the signal drops. Your settings and saved scenes stay private on your phone. FREE VS PRO Free includes the Strobe and Pulse modes, three color palettes, sound-reactive mode, tap tempo, brightness, the camera-light strobe, and saved scenes. Party Lights Pro unlocks: • All light modes — Disco, Color Wash and Gradient Wave. • Every color palette, including Ocean, Sunset, Aurora and more. • Music sensitivity control for tighter, punchier beat syncing. • Unlimited saved scenes. A NOTE ON SAFETY Some effects use bright, rapidly flashing lights. A small number of people may be sensitive to flashing lights, so please stop and rest if you feel unwell, and keep the phone away from young children during a show. SUBSCRIPTION Party Lights Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: • Weekly — $3.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial. • Yearly — $17.99 per year. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://leomarston.github.io/manycode-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Get the party started — download Party Lights and light up the room.

Screenshots

crowdlight4 screens
Party Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: crowdlight at none against Party Lights's 2. crowdlight also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). Party Lights's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. Party Lights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. crowdlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

crowdlight ships an update every 2 months, Party Lights every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
crowdlight versus Party Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercrowdlightParty Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrs BrauchliEmine Saridogan

In-app purchases

None

crowdlight

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Party Lights

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is crowdlight free?
crowdlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Party Lights free?
Party Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do crowdlight or Party Lights have ads?
Neither crowdlight nor Party Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, crowdlight or Party Lights?
crowdlight ships an update every 2 months, and Party Lights every 3 weeks. Most recently, crowdlight was updated on October 3, 2026 and Party Lights on October 9, 2026.

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