Comparison

Party Lights vs PartyLight

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

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Party Lights

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Turn your iPhone into a full-on party light. Party Lights fills your whole screen with bright, colorful strobe, disco and color-wash effects — and they can flash in time with your music. No bulbs, no setup, no account. Just open the app and the room lights up. Whether you're throwing a house party, setting the mood for a chill night, running a mini club in your living room, or just having fun with the kids, Party Lights gives you a pocket-sized light show that's ready in one tap. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Full-screen light modes — sharp Strobe flashes, smooth breathing Pulse, a mirror Disco Ball, flowing Color Wash and a moving Rainbow. • React to your music — switch on sound mode and the lights flash to the beat using your microphone. Nothing is ever recorded or sent anywhere; it all happens on your device. • Tune everything — set the speed with a slider or tap the tempo yourself, pick from vivid colors, and dial in the brightness. • Flash the camera light — add your phone's rear flashlight to the strobe for an extra punch. • Save your colors — found a color you love? Save it and relaunch the exact same light with a single tap. MADE FOR ANY MOMENT Party Lights was built to be genuinely useful the second you open it. The core modes, colors, sound reactivity, tap tempo and the camera-light strobe are all there from the start. Pick your vibe with one tap and the app switches to what you're after — a punchy neon strobe, smooth color moods, or a music-synced show. WORKS FULLY OFFLINE There's no login and no internet required. Party Lights runs entirely on your device, so it works at the cabin, the campsite, or anywhere the signal drops. Your settings and saved colors stay private on your phone. FREE VS PRO Free includes the Solid, Glow, Strobe and Pulse modes, nine colors, sound-reactive mode, tap tempo, brightness, the camera-light strobe, and joining a synced party. Party Lights Pro unlocks: • All light modes — Rainbow, Disco Ball, Color Wash and 7 more effects. • Every color, including your own custom colors and more. • Music sensitivity control for tighter, punchier beat syncing. • Unlimited saved colors. A NOTE ON SAFETY Some effects use bright, rapidly flashing lights. A small number of people may be sensitive to flashing lights, so please stop and rest if you feel unwell, and keep the phone away from young children during a show. SUBSCRIPTION Party Lights Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: • Weekly — $3.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial. • Yearly — $17.99 per year. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://leomarston.github.io/manycode-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Get the party started — download Party Lights and light up the room.

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PartyLight

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WARNING - FLASHING LIGHTS: This app flashes bright light rapidly, which can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy, even with no history of seizures. It starts at a gentle 3 flashes per second and asks you to confirm before going faster. Stop immediately and see a doctor if you feel dizzy, nauseous, disoriented, or notice twitching or altered vision. Do not use around anyone who may be sensitive to flashing light. PartyLight turns your phone into a light that moves with the music. It listens through the microphone, finds the beat, and flashes the whole screen - and the camera flash - right on it. EIGHT MODES - Strobe: hard white flash on every beat - Pulse: colour swells and falls with the beat - Rainbow: hue sweeps while the beat pulses - Fire: warm flicker with a beat kick - Police: red and blue alternating - Slow Fade: gentle colour drift for chill sets - Bass Drop: only the heavy low hits trigger - Manual: your own saved look WORKS WITHOUT THE MICROPHONE Don't want to grant microphone access? PartyLight runs on a steady beat you set yourself, from 60 to 200 BPM. Every mode still works. THE MICROPHONE IS NEVER RECORDED Audio is analysed in real time to find the beat and immediately discarded. Nothing is recorded, saved, or uploaded. BUILT FOR ACTUAL PARTIES - Rear camera flash synced to the beat, with an automatic cut-off so your phone doesn't overheat - Screen stays awake and goes to full brightness - No ads on the light screen itself - No account, no sign-up PartyLight is free and supported by ads.

Screenshots

Party Lights4 screens
PartyLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PartyLight at none against Party Lights's 2. PartyLight also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Party Lights's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Party Lights sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. PartyLight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Party Lights ships an update every 6 weeks, PartyLight every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Party Lights versus PartyLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParty LightsPartyLight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmine SaridoganByung Kwon Jeon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Party Lights

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
None

PartyLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Party Lights free?
Party Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PartyLight free?
PartyLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Party Lights or PartyLight have ads?
PartyLight shows ads; Party Lights does not.
Which is updated more often, Party Lights or PartyLight?
Party Lights ships an update every 6 weeks, and PartyLight every 3 weeks. Most recently, Party Lights was updated on November 10, 2026 and PartyLight on November 6, 2026.

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