ShadowBox vs SGF Theater
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.
SGF Theater
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SGF Theater is the companion app for ticket buyers at participating theaters. Sign in with the same email address you used at checkout. We send a six-digit, one-time code that expires after 10 minutes, so there is no password to remember. Keep your visit organized in one place. View upcoming tickets and scannable QR codes. Saved tickets remain available when you are offline. Review order history and details. Check gift card and MagicPASS balances. Add eligible tickets to Apple Wallet or your calendar. Choose whether to receive reminders and updates. Cancel eligible orders when the option is shown. Browse upcoming shows across participating theaters before signing in. On your first sign-in, choose one theater or start with the theater of your next ticketed performance. Switch theaters or follow several in Account, and your Shows tab displays only those theaters. Your choices are saved for your account on this device. When you are ready to purchase, SGF Theater opens the theater's own ticket page. Ticket purchases and payments happen on that website, outside the app. Event availability, venue rules, purchase terms, refund policies, and age restrictions are set by each theater.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SGF Theater at every 4 days against ShadowBox's every 2 months. ShadowBox's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShadowBox ships an update every 2 months, SGF Theater every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShadowBox | SGF Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | VividLite | Secret Golden Flower LLC |
In-app purchases
ShadowBox
No in-app purchases
SGF Theater
No in-app purchases









