Comparison

Photo Studio Light Setup vs Light & Shadow

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

Head to head
About

Photo Studio Light Setup

Easily document and create studio lighting diagrams with an intuitive interface. Save, modify, and share your setups across devices and with friends. Access a library of professional setups and equipment for enhanced creativity.

Highlights
  • Intuitive interface for light documenting
  • Create and modify lighting diagrams
  • Share setups across devices and with friends
  • Library of professional lighting setups
  • Document setups with precision and detail
  • Includes professional equipment and props
Features
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Photo Studio Light Setup app is designed for professional and amateur photographers, photography students and educators. The application provides users with an intuitive interface and fluid workflow for quick and easy studio light documenting and creation of lighting diagrams that can be modified on your devices any time in the future and shared between devices and friends. The app features a growing library of professional lighting setups with reference photos and detailed equipment settings available for In-App purchase. Photo Studio Light Setup includes a wide variety of professional photography lighting equipment, studio props and photography subjects and allows users to document their lighting setups with high precision and all necessary details. Studio setups are shared among your devices via iCloud and can be shared among other users as captured images.

About

Light & Shadow

Explore studio portrait lighting in AR on your iPhone or iPad. Learn lighting basics with interactive 3D models of studio setups and see how different light placements affect portraits. Choose your viewpoint to study lighting techniques.

Highlights
  • AR Studio Lighting Setups
  • Interactive 3D Models
  • Learn Lighting Basics
  • Adjust Viewpoint
  • Black and White/Color Modes
  • Light Position Descriptions
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Using your iphone or ipad you can step into a Portrait Lighting Studio wherever you are. View a variety of Studio Lighting Setups in full size 3D. Learn the basics of portrait lighting using one light and a reflector or two light setups. This interactive app lets you move around the virtual studio and choose your point of view – study the light placement used to light the model or move in close to focus on the portrait. Features: 9 basic studio portrait light setups Description of each light position and the effect on the portrait back and white and color modes

Screenshots

Photo Studio Light Setup4 screens
Light & Shadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light & Shadow at Free against Photo Studio Light Setup's $12.99. Light & Shadow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads 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

Light & Shadow is free to download; Photo Studio Light Setup costs $12.99 up front. Photo Studio Light Setup sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Light & Shadow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Studio Light Setup ships an update every 5 months, Light & Shadow monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Photo Studio Light Setup versus Light & Shadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Studio Light SetupLight & Shadow
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB138 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlex Maximpaulo majano

Customer experience

Photo Studio Light Setup

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative37.8%

Light & Shadow

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Photo Studio Light Setup

One-time5
  • Feast, fashion setup with four lights$2.99
  • Beauty portrait, 4 colored lights setup$2.99
  • Fashion at the beach, sunlight + octa$2.99
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  • Night beach setup with one light$2.99
  • Glamour 6-light setup$3.99
None

Light & Shadow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Studio Light Setup free?
Photo Studio Light Setup costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Light & Shadow free?
Light & Shadow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Studio Light Setup or Light & Shadow have ads?
Neither Photo Studio Light Setup nor Light & Shadow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Studio Light Setup or Light & Shadow?
Photo Studio Light Setup ships an update every 5 months, and Light & Shadow monthly. Most recently, Photo Studio Light Setup was updated on October 17, 2026 and Light & Shadow on October 1, 2026.

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