Comparison

Light'J vs ArtNet Guru

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

Head to head
About

Light'J

This app provides intuitive control over lighting effects and fog machines, mimicking a classic light console with modern app features. It allows for detailed manipulation of colors, brightness, and movement, with options to save and share scenes.

Highlights
  • Control colors, strobe effects, and brightness
  • Manage moving head movements and effects
  • Integrate fog and other effect machines
  • Generate and save cues for scenes
  • Program chasers by combining cues
  • Control multiple devices simultaneously
  • Export and share chases and cues
Features
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With Light’J, you control your spots as intuitively as never before. Light’J offers you the feeling of a modern app and the various control options of a classic light console. The communication with your light effects is realized via the Eurolite freeDMX interface, which is obligatory. Control colors, strobe effects or the brightness of your spots with Light’J – you can even control the movement of moving heads. Gobos, prisms and other moving head effects can easily be used with virtual faders. Fog and other effect machines can also be integrated. Generate cues to save scenes and to call them up again at any time. You can combine several cues to quickly and easily program chasers. A well-thought-out group feature allows you to control multiple devices simultaneously. Save multiple shows for different setups and stay as flexible as you want. In-app-purchases give you the possibility to also export your chases and cues and to share them with others or use them with other devices. You can also have an unlimited amount of chases or cues and add a master dimmer and a multiplay function. Even though Light’J has been optimized for Eurolite products, you can run all spots of popular manufacturers with it. Only requirement: the spots must be able to be controlled with DMX. You can assign spots, which have not already been added to the database (300 spots by now, June 2017), very easily within a few minutes.

About

ArtNet Guru

Features
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ArtNET Guru allows you to play your laser shows using your phone. You can even play it synchronized to your music from your iTunes library. Generally, once you create the laser show in “big” creation software, you just have to export it to SD card and bring only your mobile phone and laser to the venue to be able to play the show. ArtNET Guru allows you to change settings like position, size, rotation or brightness for every laser show from your SD card separately. You can also read preview images for the content from the SD card, so the preview images will always be actual. One of our clients also uses it for live laser shows. He brings his iPad and once the laser setup is complete, he gives his iPad to his client and lets the client do his own laser shows. The client loves it! With ArtNET Guru you can: - Control Moncha laser controller using your iPhone or iPad - Switch between the laser effects and laser shows stored on Moncha.NET SD card - Change draw settings of every effect or show separately - Save all your settings, even to the cloud, so you can use your configuration with multiple Apple devices - Download and use any of your settings from server - To current version of ArtNet Guru download newest "Moncha.NET SD-card" from http://www.showtacle.com/products/artnet

Screenshots

Light'J3 screens
ArtNet Guru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArtNet Guru at none against Light'J's 5. Light'J's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Light'J sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ArtNet Guru asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light'J ships an update every 2 months, ArtNet Guru every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Light'J versus ArtNet Guru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight'JArtNet Guru
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1212.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinigke Showtechnic GmbHShowtacle Ltd.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Light'J

One-time5
  • J`MasterDim$1.99
  • J`Expand$2.99
  • J`Multiplayer$3.99
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  • J`Transfer$4.99
  • J`Bundle$7.99
None

ArtNet Guru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light'J free?
Light'J is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ArtNet Guru free?
ArtNet Guru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light'J or ArtNet Guru have ads?
Neither Light'J nor ArtNet Guru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light'J or ArtNet Guru?
Light'J ships an update every 2 months, and ArtNet Guru every 14 months. Most recently, Light'J was updated on October 13, 2026 and ArtNet Guru on October 13, 2026.

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