Comparison

Light'J vs Light Rider Classic

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

Light Rider Classic

Control DMX lights effortlessly with this app, featuring over 15,000 fixture options. Create dynamic light shows with pre-programmed effects and live controls, ideal for DJs. Sync with music for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Control DMX lights without programming
  • Over 15,000 lighting fixture options
  • Pre-programmed effects (Move, Color, Flash)
  • Live FX controls (speed, fade, fan, size, shift)
  • Music sync via Beat Tap and audio Pulse analysis
  • Supports 1 DMX universe (512 channels)
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Light Rider lets you control your DMX lights without needing to program anything. Choose from over 15,000 lighting fixtures and once added, they will bounce, chase, ride, sparkle and perform a light show like you’ve never seen before! Built on over 25 years of DMX lighting control experience, Light Rider finally puts a great light show into the hands of a working DJ, who might not have the time to spend hours programming scenes before a show. Carefully crafted by Light Rider’s developers and DJs - Move FX are on the left, Color FX on the right, Flash FX in the middle and presets along the bottom. Ride your FX live with the speed, fade, fan, size and shift controls. Sync with the music using Beat Tap and audio Pulse analysis* (available soon). Light Rider supports 1 DMX universe (512 channels) with iPad via WiFi. To connect the app with your lights, you can use: -Any Nicolaudie Group Ethernet - DMX interface (e.g. Sunlite Suite2-FC, Daslight DVC4-GZM) -Any Art-Net device (In-App purchase) -Our brand new Light Rider Wi-Fi DMX interface

Screenshots

Light'J3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Light Rider Classic at 25 against Light'J's 1. Light Rider Classic also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (42% vs 33%). Light'J's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Light Rider Classic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light'J holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light Rider Classic has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Light'J's written reviews are positive against 42% of Light Rider Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light'J ships an update every 2 months, Light Rider Classic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light'J versus Light Rider Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight'JLight Rider Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better2.8 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS1211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinigke Showtechnic GmbHNicolaudie

Customer experience

Light'J

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Light Rider Classic

All ratings25 ratings
Positive36.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Light'J

One-time5
  • J`MasterDim$1.99
  • J`Expand$2.99
  • J`Multiplayer$3.99
Show 2 more
  • J`Transfer$4.99
  • J`Bundle$7.99
1 purchases

Light Rider Classic

One-time1
  • Unlock Art-Net$129.99

Questions

Is Light'J free?
Light'J is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Light Rider Classic free?
Light Rider Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Light'J or Light Rider Classic?
Light'J is rated higher. Light'J averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Light Rider Classic averages 2.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Light'J or Light Rider Classic have ads?
Neither Light'J nor Light Rider Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light'J or Light Rider Classic?
Light'J ships an update every 2 months, and Light Rider Classic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Light'J was updated on October 13, 2026 and Light Rider Classic on October 21, 2026.

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