Comparison

Light'J vs TheLightingController

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

TheLightingController

Features
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Create stunning lightshows for your DMX lighting equipment with this powerful mobile app. This application is designed to work exclusively with the DMX interface “D1024W”. Learn more about the interface here: https://forum2.thelightingcontroller.com/viewtopic.php?t=172

Screenshots

Light'J3 screens
TheLightingController4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TheLightingController at none against Light'J's 5. Light'J's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light'J ships an update every 2 months, TheLightingController every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Light'J versus TheLightingController: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight'JTheLightingController
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinigke Showtechnic GmbHThe Lighting Controller

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

TheLightingController

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light'J free?
Light'J is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheLightingController free?
TheLightingController is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light'J or TheLightingController have ads?
Neither Light'J nor TheLightingController shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light'J or TheLightingController?
Light'J ships an update every 2 months, and TheLightingController every 5 weeks. Most recently, Light'J was updated on September 28, 2026 and TheLightingController on September 15, 2026.

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