Light DJ vs TB Equalizer Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light DJ
Synchronize your smart lights with music to create dynamic visual experiences. Choose from various effects and color palettes that react to audio input, enhancing parties or everyday listening.
- Sound-reactive visual effects
- Customizable color palettes
- Automatic color selection based on music
- Mellow and active effect modes
- Nanoleaf-specific effects
- Hue Entertainment area support
- Multi-bridge support
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Your Philips Hue, LIFX, and Nanoleaf Light Panels will shine with the Light DJ Visualizer, our powerful and easy-to-use app that allows you to create stunning visual effects and light shows that are synchronized to your music or any audio input. Whether you're hosting a party or just want to elevate your music listening experience, this app offers a wide range of customizable options to help you create mesmerizing visuals that will enhance your lighting system. *** THIS IS THE STANDALONE VISUALIZER VERSION. To try it first, or the full Light DJ experience, search for LIGHT DJ ENTERTAINMENT EFFECTS in the App Store! *** With the Visualizer you can create the ultimate music listening experience with just a few taps. The app listens to your music and changes the effects based on the mood of the song, making your lights more active during intense parts of a song and flowy with softer melodies. The lights magically change colors at just the right moment, adding a new level of ambiance to your music. COLORS PALETTES: Create palettes of up to 8 colors and store them in the app. The Visualizer will pick colors from your selected palette at random to display on your bulbs and panels. QUICK-COLOR CHANGES: Tap the shuffle button to quickly select a new palette at random or use the drag feature to apply standard colors. You can also double-tap on a color to apply it everywhere immediately. AUTO-COLOR SELECTION: When this option is enabled the Visualizer will analyze to your music and change the color palette when it detects a significant change in your music automatically. You'll be blown away each time the chorus hits or the DJ drops the beat. MELLOW EFFECTS: Choose from one of 4 mellow effect modes that activate during softer music (Swirl, Wave, Solid, None) ACTIVE EFFECTS: Choose from one of 5 active effects that activate during louder music (Fireworks, Splotches, Pulses, Flashes, Special Mix) NANOLEAF EFFECTS: Additional fill modes are included for Nanoleaf panels (Linear, Centroid, Bisect, Solid, Match Bulbs). Smoothness and angle can also be adjusted. HUE ENTERTAINMENT: Using a Hue Entertainment area you'll enjoy higher quality effects; the Visualizer will respond faster and with better sync. MULTI-BRIDGE SUPPORT: Combine lights from two or more bridges using the legacy effects or control multiple simultaneous entertainment areas. Visit lightdjapp.com for support or check out video previews at instagram.com/LightDJ This app requires hardware from one of these vendors: - Philips Hue: meethue.com - All Lights Supported - LIFX: lifx.com - All Lights Supported - Nanoleaf Lights: nanoleaf.me - All WiFi-based lights and panels supported including Shapes, Canvas, Lines, Elements, Blocks, Skylight, EXPO Cases, Aurora, A19 WiFi Bulbs, HD LED Strip, Outdoor String Lights and Permanent Lights, Holiday String Lights, and Multicolor Floor Lamp --------------------- Hi, I'm Kevin, the creator of the Light DJ Visualizer. I want to make sure that everyone gets a great light show, so if you're having issues getting the app to connect send me an email at kevin@nrthrnlights.com. I'm dedicated to making a quality app to show off your new lights!
TB Equalizer Pro
A professional, dynamic equalizer plugin offering over 600 filter types and shapes for detailed audio manipulation. It features innovative signal-adaptive filters, a spectrum analyzer, and EQ matching for enhanced mixing and sound design.
- 600+ filter types and shapes
- Signal-adaptive filters
- Configurable steepness (6-96dB/octave)
- Integrated spectrum analyzer and spectrogram
- EQ learn and match functionality
- Zero-latency and linear phase filters
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ToneBoosters Equalizer Pro is a top-quality, innovative, professional, dynamic equalizer AUv3 plug-in with an unrivalled workflow, a whopping 600+ filter types and shapes suitable for any EQ task, and a gorgeous, responsive, functional user interface that is a breeze to work with. In addition to all conventional filter types, such as shelving, peaking, bandpass, tilt, low cut and high cut filters, Equalizer Pro features a range of innovative, signal-adaptive filter types, such as the ability to equalise transients, sustaining elements, foreground and background audio, ambiance, and much more. With these novel filters, Equalizer provides unrivalled control to improve your mixes, fix issues, and create a better sounding mix in less time. All filter types have configurable steepness between 6 and 96dB/octave, and can run on complete mixes, individual channels, or mid/side representations of your audio tracks and busses. Equalizer Pro supports both zero-latency as well as linear phase filter types. Equalizer Pro provides an integrated spectrum analyzer and spectrogram, with configurable spectral resolution, time constants, dynamic range. Equalizer Pro also provides EQ learn and match functionality to timbre match between tracks in a fully configurable and editable manner. Visit our website to get a more detailed overview of all innovative filter types: https://www.toneboosters.com/tb_equalizer_pro.html What you should know: - Licenses acquired for this platform are not compatible with other platforms. - Equalizer Pro is optimised for iPad and will also work on iPhone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Light DJ at $2.99 against TB Equalizer Pro's $12.99. Light DJ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). TB Equalizer Pro's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Light DJ costs $2.99 and TB Equalizer Pro $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Light DJ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TB Equalizer Pro has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Light DJ ships an update every 5 weeks, TB Equalizer Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light DJ | TB Equalizer Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NRTHRNLIGHTS, LLC | ToneBoosters |
Customer experience
Light DJ
TB Equalizer Pro
In-app purchases
Light DJ
No in-app purchases
TB Equalizer Pro
No in-app purchases
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