Glow Lamp vs STROBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Lamp
Transform your device into a dynamic mood lamp using a water bottle. Create relaxing ambient light with shifting colors and customizable effects, reminiscent of a modern lava lamp.
- Device-based mood lamp
- Uses water bottle for light diffusion
- Shifting color circles
- Adjustable color speeds
- Orbital accent circles
- Customizable light effects
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a glowing, pulsating mood lamp, perfect to warm up the darkness with a soft relaxing light! Place a bottle of water on one of Glow Lamp's bright circles to pull the light of your device up into the bottle. Circles shift between colors at varying speeds and you can add a smaller orbiting circle that zooms around the outside of the larger circle to add accents and fun. The effects are controlled by you - experiment with colors and speeds to discover the moods you can create! It's a lava lamp for the 21st century! For best results use in a darker space and place your Glow Lamp near a wall. The photo has not been retouched in any way! ----------------------------------- - Thanks to icons8.com for several in-app icons
STROBE
This app allows you to stream music to multiple devices simultaneously, enabling shared listening experiences with friends. Create collaborative playlists, discover new music, and chat with others in real-time.
- Music synchronization across multiple devices
- Collaborative playlist creation
- Share music from personal library or YouTube
- Public and private listening rooms
- Real-time chat with friends
- Music voting system
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STROB is a music sync app to stream music to multiple devices. You and your friends can listen to the same music in real-time, and each person can add tracks to the collaborative playlist. You can share music from your personal library or popular platforms like YouTube. You can start public or private rooms where you can listen to music with friends or meet new people with similar interests and learn new music from others. How to use STROB with friends: - Create a private or public room - Send the invitation code to your friends - Add your favorite music to the collaborative playlist - Start playing a song - Chat and have fun with your friends - You’ll be able to vote on the music you’re listening to move your track up in the queue. STROB - share your favorite tunes with others, meet new friends, and discover fresh tracks, no matter where you are. MORE INFORMATION: Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://funapps.me/privacy-policy/ Contact: support@funapps.me
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: STROBE at none against Glow Lamp's 1. STROBE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Glow Lamp's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 60%) and ratings volume (36 vs 12). On price, rating 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. Glow Lamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. STROBE asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Glow Lamp against 4.3 for STROBE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Glow Lamp's written reviews are positive against 60% of STROBE's.
Glow Lamp ships an update every 4 months, STROBE every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Lamp | STROBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (36 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Kaufman | Maryana Yurieva |
Customer experience
Glow Lamp
STROBE
In-app purchases
Glow Lamp
- Remove Ads$0.99
STROBE
No in-app purchases







