Comparison

Lighting Recipe vs VoxaVerse Beacon

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

Head to head
About

Lighting Recipe

Record, recreate, and share lighting setups with detailed 3D diagrams. Organize your gear, import photo data, and export shareable images. Works offline and supports custom equipment.

Highlights
  • 3D lighting setup editor
  • Intuitive diagram recording
  • Automatic EXIF data import
  • Customizable gear vault
  • Visual rig builder
  • Image export with shooting data
Features
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■ Sound familiar? "How did I light that shot again...?" "The client wants the exact same setup as last time..." "I want to share how this was lit on social media..." Lighting Recipe is an app for photographers to record, recreate and share lighting setups as diagrams. You can register and place your own unique or DIY gear and props — so it works for photographers of every genre. ■ Features - 3D editing mode: build your lighting setup in 3D, check how subject, backdrop and lights look, and see it mirrored in the diagram - Lighting diagram editor: record light positions, height, power, color and beam intuitively - EXIF reading: just pick a photo — camera, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and focal length are filled in automatically - Gear vault: organize your lighting equipment by category, with photos and prices - Builder: assemble lights, modifiers and stands into a visual rig - Dry cabinet: manage cameras and lenses as assets (serial number support — a record that helps if gear is ever stolen) - My Sets: recall your favorite gear combinations with one tap - Image export: combine your diagram and shooting data into a single shareable image - Available in 8 languages ■ Your data All data is stored on your device. No account required — works offline. Premium members can optionally use Cloud Backup. ■ Lighting Recipe Premium (monthly subscription) - Unlimited recipe saves (free: 30) - 10 lights A–J (free: 5) - 10 My Set slots (free: 5) - Expanded dry cabinet: 30 cameras / 50 lenses (free: 3 / 5) - Cloud Backup: sign in with Apple to back up and restore your data Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mafmafgs-source.github.io/lighting-recipe/privacy.html

About

VoxaVerse Beacon

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VoxaVerse Beacon turns iPhones into a synchronized, multi-camera volumetric capture rig for 3D and 4D content creation. One device leads the rig; others join over your local Wi-Fi network. Every phone records simultaneously — RGB video, LiDAR depth, and audio — with every frame timestamped on one shared rig clock, so footage from every angle lines up in post, automatically. CAPTURE • Multi-iPhone recording with synchronized start, stop, and photo capture • LiDAR depth recorded losslessly alongside every video frame (supported devices) • Rig-synchronized stills: every shutter delivers a phase-locked sync frame (with LiDAR depth) plus a full-sensor detail shot, each with honest per-still timing metadata • On-device subject matte (optional) CAMERA CONTROL • Rig-wide manual controls: ISO, shutter, white balance, tint, focus, exposure bias • Exposure parity: the whole rig locks to one light interpretation for a take • Apple Log on supported devices SYNCHRONIZATION • Shared rig clock with a live quality readout — the measured alignment is always on screen • Software shutter-phase alignment holds exposure windows together across cameras • Hardware genlock with a compatible USB-C sync accessory (iPhone 17 Pro) DATA YOU OWN • Every take is a self-contained session package on your device • Standard HEVC video, with depth, camera intrinsics, lens distortion and exact per-frame capture time recorded alongside it — everything a 3D or 4D reconstruction pipeline needs • Copy a session off with the Files app or a USB-C drive; nothing is locked to a proprietary viewer • No account. No cloud. Footage never leaves your phones unless you move it. BUILT FOR RELIABILITY • Crash-safe recording: interrupted takes recover to the last complete frame • Thermal- and storage-aware: the rig warns before a take can't finish • Every technical readout in the app is a measurement, not a promise Requirements: iOS 26 or later. Two or more iPhones on the same Wi-Fi network for rig capture (a single device works standalone). LiDAR depth on Pro models.

Screenshots

Lighting Recipe4 screens
VoxaVerse Beacon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Lighting Recipe at 3 against VoxaVerse Beacon's 1. Lighting Recipe also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Lighting Recipe versus VoxaVerse Beacon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLighting RecipeVoxaVerse Beacon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhiroyuki nakaiDinesh Dhotrad

In-app purchases

None

Lighting Recipe

No in-app purchases

None

VoxaVerse Beacon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lighting Recipe free?
Lighting Recipe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoxaVerse Beacon free?
VoxaVerse Beacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lighting Recipe or VoxaVerse Beacon have ads?
Neither Lighting Recipe nor VoxaVerse Beacon shows ads.

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