Opalite vs Lighting Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opalite
This app helps designers and developers manage colors with advanced picking, analysis, and export tools. It offers features like WCAG contrast checking, color blindness simulation, and seamless integration with popular design software. Organize and share your color palettes across all Apple devices.
- Pick colors from photos and camera
- WCAG contrast checker
- Color vision simulation
- Export palettes to Procreate, CSS, SwiftUI
- Organize unlimited colors and palettes
- iCloud sync across Apple devices
- SwatchBar for quick access
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Take control of your colors. Pick colors from photos, check WCAG contrast, simulate color blindness, and export palettes to Procreate, SwiftUI, CSS, and Adobe — all in one app. Opalite is the color toolkit designers, developers, and digital artists actually use, built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. ▸ PICK COLORS SIX WAYS Spectrum for precise hues Grid of preset swatches Channel sliders for fine-tuning Hex, RGB, HSL, and CMYK codes, with paste from any design tool Shuffle for instant inspiration Sample from photos, the camera, or anything on your Mac's screen ▸ UNDERSTAND EVERY COLOR Codes in every format, one tap to copy Harmonies: complementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, and split Tints, shades, and tones Name suggestions powered by Apple Intelligence ▸ ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY Unlimited colors, free forever Palettes with notes, tags, preview backgrounds, and archiving Drag and drop between palettes, manual ordering Search your whole library instantly iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro ▸ DESIGN FOR EVERYONE WCAG contrast checker with AA and AAA results Color vision simulation — protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, achromatopsia — across the whole app ▸ DRAW ON CANVAS Apple Pencil and PencilKit, with hover Shapes, placed images, and SVG placement A swatch strip that sets your ink from any palette One canvas free, unlimited with Onyx ▸ JOIN THE COMMUNITY Publish colors and palettes for creators worldwide Browse and search what others share Save Community colors and palettes to your library (Onyx) ▸ EXPORT ANYWHERE Opalite files, PNG, and PDF portfolios Procreate swatches, Adobe ASE, GIMP palettes, CSS, and SwiftUI (Onyx) Quick Look previews and thumbnails for Opalite files ▸ EVERYWHERE YOU WORK SwatchBar: a slim window for copying hex codes and picking ink beside other apps on iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro Siri and Shortcuts, Spotlight, Home Screen quick actions, and widgets An iMessage app for sending swatches, and a Share Extension that samples colors from any image A watch complication, and an immersive color constellation on Vision Pro ▸ SIMPLE PRICING Free, forever: unlimited colors, 5 palettes, 1 canvas, every picker, the contrast checker, color vision simulation, and Community browsing Onyx: one-time $9.99, no subscription. Unlimited palettes and canvases, Community saves, and pro export formats, on every device signed in with your Apple Account No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Your library lives in your own iCloud. Indie-made by Molargik Software LLC. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lighting Editor
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Lighting Editor transforms ordinary photos into cinematic masterpieces with powerful lighting tools and professional photo enhancement features. Instantly relight portraits, create dramatic shadows, add glowing neon effects, and fine-tune every detail with intuitive controls designed for creators of all skill levels. Bring studio-quality lighting to your photos using advanced relighting, realistic virtual light sources, and modern cinematic filters. Whether you want soft portrait lighting, golden hour glow, moody film effects, or vibrant neon aesthetics, Lighting Editor gives you complete creative control directly on your iPhone or iPad. Features: • Powered photo relighting • Realistic virtual lighting tools • Cinematic filters and color grading • Portrait enhancement and skin retouching • Adjustable shadows, highlights, and glow • Neon, sunset, studio, and film effects • Layer-based non-destructive editing • Before & after comparison tools • High-resolution exports for social media • Fast, modern, and easy-to-use interface Perfect for content creators, photographers, influencers, and anyone who wants professional lighting effects without complex editing software. Create stunning photos with cinematic lighting in seconds using Lighting Editor. #Lighting Editor offers auto-renewing subscription options: -$5.99 per week -$7.99 per month -$29.99 per year • You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchases within Transcribe • Subscriptions are billed monthly on the subscription plan • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Use: https://tos.vidanimate.co Privacy Policy https://privacy.vidanimate.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Opalite at 6 against Lighting Editor's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Opalite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lighting Editor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Opalite | Lighting Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Molargik | Polymath Company Limited |
In-app purchases
Opalite
- Onyx Lifetime$9.99
Lighting Editor
- Lighting Editor Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
- Lighting Editor Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Lighting Editor Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Lighting Editor Premium Lifetime$49.99
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