LuxconConnect vs Lightframer Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LuxconConnect
Control your LED lighting setup with this app. Adjust individual LED colors and brightness, save custom presets, and utilize built-in animation effects for dynamic lighting. It offers a tungsten mode for warm lighting and a landscape-optimized interface.
- Bluetooth/USB LED control
- Individual color/brightness adjustment
- Save/load custom presets
- Built-in animation effects
- Tungsten mode
- Landscape interface
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FEATURES: • Full LED control via Bluetooth or USB • Individual LED color and brightness adjustment • Save and load custom presets • Built-in animation effects • Tungsten mode for warm lighting • Landscape-optimized interface Connect your Luxcon device and start creating amazing lighting effects today!
Lightframer Pro
This app transforms your iPhone into a professional cinema viewfinder, allowing you to preview shots with specific camera and lens combinations. It also features real-time sun tracking to help plan shoots around natural light conditions and exports scout photos with detailed metadata.
- Real-time AR viewfinder
- Camera and lens simulation
- Sun path tracking
- Customizable frame lines
- Metadata export
- Golden hour and blue hour prediction
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Lightframer Pro turns your iPhone into a professional cinema viewfinder with real-time sun tracking. PREVIEW YOUR FRAME Select from a library of cinema cameras and lenses — ARRI, RED, Sony, Canon, Blackmagic, and more. See exactly how your chosen setup frames the shot, right on location. No guesswork. No rental truck needed. TRACK THE SUN Plan your shoot around the light. Lightframer Pro shows the sun's path across the sky in real time — golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, and sunset — overlaid directly on your viewfinder. Know your light before you call "action." FRAME LINES FOR EVERY RATIO Overlay frame lines for any aspect ratio: 2.39:1 anamorphic, 1.85:1 theatrical, 17:9 DCI, 16:9 HD, 4:3 open gate, or set your own custom ratio. See your final deliverable frame while you scout. EXPORT WITH FULL CINEMA DATA Every capture includes a metadata strip with camera, lens, focal length, aspect ratio, sun position, compass heading, and white balance. Share scout photos your entire crew can reference. BUILT FOR CINEMATOGRAPHERS - Real-time AR viewfinder matched to your camera and lens - Sun path with golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, and sunset times - Compass heading overlay - Portrait and landscape modes - Frame line shading and color controls - Photo export with cinema metadata Whether you're a DP scouting a commercial, an indie filmmaker planning your next short, or a director blocking scenes on location — Lightframer Pro gives you the tools to plan every shot with precision.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LuxconConnect at Free against Lightframer Pro's $19.99. LuxconConnect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Lightframer Pro's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
LuxconConnect is free to download; Lightframer Pro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LuxconConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightframer Pro has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LuxconConnect ships an update every 6 weeks, Lightframer Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LuxconConnect | Lightframer Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cole Cyccone | eric Hernandez |
Customer experience
LuxconConnect
Lightframer Pro
In-app purchases
LuxconConnect
No in-app purchases
Lightframer Pro
No in-app purchases
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