ShadowBox vs The Movie Store
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShadowBox
Control your wireless LED lamps with this app. Adjust color, brightness, and create custom modes. Connect multiple lamps and manage them individually or in groups.
- Color wheel and button pad
- Custom color creation
- Brightness adjustment
- Preset color transition modes
- Custom mode creation
- Control up to 30 lamps
- Individual and group lamp control
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The ShadowBox app is designed to work in conjunction with ShadowBox LED lamps from VividLite. Connect to a ShadowHub Controller through your phones Wi-Fi and use the ShadowBox App to control the color, brightness, or many other modes of your ShadowBox wireless LED lamp. Features: Color wheel, Color button pad, custom color creation/selection, brightness adjust, preset color transitions modes (smooth/flash/strobe). Custom mode creation. Connect up to 30 ShadowBox lamps. Control and target individual lamps or group them together all using your smart device. Instruction: Power on your ShadowHub Controller (optionally, plug it into your wireless router for to network it into an existing network). Connect your phones WiFi to the ShadowHubs WiFi (ShadowHubxxxxx) or to your wireless router network if the ShadowHub is connected directly to that. Once connected, start the Shadowbox App, and you're ready to go! For more information, please refer to your ShadowBox manual or visit www.VividLite.com.
The Movie Store
Access a curated digital film library inspired by the iconic 1980s series. Build your personal collection with hand-picked titles and enjoy the atmosphere of a classic video store. Create a membership to start exploring.
- Curated digital film library
- Hand-picked collection of titles
- Inspired by 1980s series
- Build your personal collection
- Membership creation
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From the creators of Night Flight, The Movie Store is a digital film library capturing the curation and atmosphere of a hometown video store. The Movie Store features a hand-picked collection of titles from the same DNA as the iconic 1980s series. Create your membership and start building your collection today! Terms of Service: https://themoviestore.vhx.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://themoviestore.vhx.tv/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShadowBox at none against The Movie Store's 10. ShadowBox also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). The Movie Store's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. The Movie Store sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ShadowBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for ShadowBox against 4.0 for The Movie Store. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ShadowBox ships an update every 2 months, The Movie Store every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ShadowBox | The Movie Store |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VividLite | Night Flight Inc. |
Customer experience
ShadowBox
The Movie Store
In-app purchases
ShadowBox
No in-app purchases
The Movie Store
- THE MOVIE STORE - 199$1.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 299$2.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 399$3.99
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- THE MOVIE STORE - 499$4.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 599$5.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 999$9.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 1499$14.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 1999$19.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 2999$29.99
- THE MOVIE STORE - 4999$49.99
Questions
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