Comparison

FidoLED vs Core LightDesk

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

Head to head
About

FidoLED

This app calculates LED screen specifications including pixel count, dimensions, and power draw. It can generate pixel grids for content mapping and export them as image files or Photoshop scripts. Users can request new LED makes and models to be added to the database.

Highlights
  • LED screen specification calculation
  • Pixel grid generation for content
  • Export options (image, Photoshop script)
  • Customizable pixel shift offsets
  • Request new LED tile additions
  • Automatic and manual database updates
Features
Currently charting
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FidoLED is a LED Screen calculator. Dial up the manufacturer, the model and then enter the size you want in Modules (tiles), Pixels, Metres, MM, Inches or feet and it will return to you the number of pixels for the given screen, the width, height and weight of the screen plus the power draw for the screen. It will also generate a print out of the information as well as generate grids of the led screen in pixels for helping to make pixel mapped content, you can spit out just the actual screen in pixels, or set on a standard video canvas with or without a pixel shift offset, or as a photoshop script file so that you can modify it in photoshop for the more creative screens. FidoLED was originally written for the PM's and Techs of Creative Technology (CT) the Database is very heavy on CT owned tiles. There is a small CT Logo in a red circle to the right of the make and model selection - to see every tile in the database just tap the CT Logo so that its crossed out and you will see all the tiles in the database, to see only the CT Owned tiles tap the CT logo again and it will filter the database to tiles owned by them I can add ANY make and model of tile VERY QUICKLY to the database, the majority of the time I am on PST so depending on when a request email is received, turn around time can be very quick and i will email you back when the database has been updated. Tap on the FidoLED logo on the main page and you will be presented with a form where you can fill in the information asking me to add the LED make and model you want. As more makes and models are added to the Database I will send a notification message (Push Notification) to let you know the is a database update for the app. If FidoLED is in use at the time it will grab the database automatically, if its not then just select the notification message and it will open FidoLED and update the Database. You can also manually update to the most current Database by taping on the Database Update button on the bottom left of the main screen (the second icon to the left) If you have any questions or comments about this application please feel free to email me Darren@fidoLED.com

About

Core LightDesk

Features
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CORE Lighting's controller for its range of wireless battery powered lighting units. This app simulates a lighting desk with 512 channels and outputs the data using wireless technology from the phone/tablet directly to the fixture. Each channel has its own slider to represent the desk slider to control intensity level of that channel only. There is also a master slider to control all 8 channels on each page simultaneously.

Screenshots

FidoLED4 screens
Core LightDesk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Core LightDesk at Free against FidoLED's $2.99. Core LightDesk also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). FidoLED's advantage is chart position (#174 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Core LightDesk is free to download; FidoLED costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FidoLED ships an update every 5 months, Core LightDesk daily. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
FidoLED versus Core LightDesk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidoLEDCore LightDesk
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDarren AlexanderEasy Wireless Hire Ltd

In-app purchases

None

FidoLED

No in-app purchases

None

Core LightDesk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FidoLED free?
FidoLED costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Core LightDesk free?
Core LightDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FidoLED or Core LightDesk have ads?
Neither FidoLED nor Core LightDesk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FidoLED or Core LightDesk?
FidoLED ships an update every 5 months, and Core LightDesk daily. Most recently, FidoLED was updated on September 24, 2026 and Core LightDesk on October 11, 2026.

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