Comparison

Light Kit Pro vs ObiPhone

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

Head to head
About

Light Kit Pro

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Light Kit Pro turns your iPhone and iPad into powerful cinematic light sources. Featuring 65+ customizable lighting effects, multi-device sync, and a universal controller, Light Kit Pro expands your lighting setup with advanced wireless control and mobile virtual production in 3D and 360. Connect and control other devices running Light Kit Pro to create the ultimate light kit. You control the light. Light Kit Pro is for filmmakers, cinematographers, content creators, virtual production artists, streamers, photographers, and anyone who wants to creatively use screens for lighting and 3D/360 virtual production. FREE version includes (15 FREE EFFECTS) with advanced clean screen-mirroring output. (Film Slate Included) PRO version unlocks all of the lighting effects and tools with (65+ EFFECTS & Tools), Light Link (Multi-Device Sync), Light Stream (Multi-Device Streaming), Lightboard (Light Performance) and 3D/360 Virtual Production (3D Scene Light / HDRI Light) Subscriptions and Lifetime Unlock are run through Apple — manage in Settings anytime. Key Features • Turn your screens into professional lighting instruments
• Multi-device lighting sync and control
• Universal Controller across all connected devices
• Mobile Virtual Production with 3D and HDRI environments
• Wireless Light Streaming to non-iOS devices
• LightBoard performance trigger pad
• Cinematic Camera Recorder and Screen Recorder
• 65+ Professional Lighting Effects & Tools • dynamic film slate Virtual Production: (PRO Feature) Virtual Production via 3D scenes and 360 HDRI image viewports gives users a lightweight wireless virtual production solution. These 3D/360 active viewports enable users to quickly load in 3D backgrounds/models and HDRI environments onto their device and mirror them to large screen LED TVs, LED walls, projectors, and other devices. Additional Light Kit Pro devices can be used to quickly match lighting to virtual backgrounds — all wirelessly. Supported 3D Formats: USDZ, USD, USDA, USDC, GLB, GLTF, OBJ, STL, PLY, DAE Supported HDRI (360 Image Formats): EXR, HDR, then JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, BMP Universal Controller: Light Kit Pro for iOS features the Universal Controller system. With this controller, you have full control over your entire light kit and, once connected to other devices, you can use the controller on any of your devices to control the other devices connected to the light kit. Lighting effects can be customized, saved as presets, and shared with other Light Kit users. Light Link: (PRO Feature) Light Link connects your iOS lighting devices together through advanced networking. Control devices independently or in sync. Light Link supports Wi-Fi or Bluetooth depending on your needs. Light Stream: (PRO Feature) Light Stream broadcasts lighting effects from your main host device, allowing you to multiply lighting across multiple screens by scanning a QR code or joining via URL in a web browser. LightBoard: (PRO Feature) LightBoard is a video trigger pad that enables you to perform with light by triggering various lighting effects at the touch of your fingertips. More in the Kit: • Cinematic Camera Recorder
• Screen Recorder
• Pro Flashlight
• Screen Mirroring
• Digital Film Slate
• Presets & Clips
• Patterns & Stylized Effects Cinematic Camera Recorder — PiP record with front or rear camera while your light fills the shot. Screen Recorder — Capture the full screen—effects, UI, and output—for shares and approvals. Pro Flashlight — LED on-set light with real controls, not the stock flashlight toggle. Screen Mirroring — Mirror to Apple TV, monitors, or projectors so crew sees your exact plate. Digital Film Slate — On-screen slate with scene/take metadata for sync with external audio or video. Presets & Clips — Save looks as presets and a clip library—repeat setups in one tap. Patterns & Stylized Effects — Cinematic, ambient, and creative looks—color, motion, and patterned light. JTVizion · www.vizionline.tv/light-kit-pro

About

ObiPhone

This app provides precise color and brightness control for cinematography, offering locked full-screen mode for on-set talent and remote DMX control. It's designed for professional production environments.

Highlights
  • CCT/Duv and CIE 1931 x,y color adjustment
  • Locked full-screen mode for on-set talent
  • Remote DMX control over sACN
  • 8-bit and 16-bit DMX modes
  • Single-zone and four-zone operation
  • HDR screen brightness control
Features
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Choose colors using CCT / Duv adjustment or CIE 1931 x,y coordinates, then enter a locked full-screen mode designed for use by talent on set. Brightness can be adjusted directly from the locked screen with a two-finger gesture. ObiPhone can also be controlled remotely using DMX over an sACN network. Choose 8-bit or 16-bit control and operate the display as either a single lighting zone or four independently controlled zones—especially useful on larger iPad screens. Features include: • HDR screen brightness • CCT and Duv color control • CIE 1931 x,y color control • Full-screen color output • sACN DMX control • 8-bit and 16-bit DMX modes • Single-zone and four-zone operation • Remote flashlight and haptic control on supported devices • Optional brightness, white-point, and primary calibration • Locked screen mode for use by on-camera talent ObiPhone is designed as a practical lighting tool for professional production environments.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light Kit Pro at Free against ObiPhone's $1.99. ObiPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Light Kit Pro is free to download; ObiPhone costs $1.99 up front. Light Kit Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. ObiPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Light Kit Pro versus ObiPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Kit ProObiPhone
PriceFree — better$1.99
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#199 — better
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJTVizion LLCVendler Industries

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Light Kit Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Light Kit Pro (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Light Kit Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Light Kit Pro Lifetime Unlock$99.99
None

ObiPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Kit Pro free?
Light Kit Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ObiPhone free?
ObiPhone costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

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