Comparison

Light'J vs Snooker Buddy

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

Snooker Buddy

Features
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Snooker Buddy is a simple, dependable scorekeeper for matches played on a real snooker table. Set up your players, choose the match format and decide who breaks first. During each frame, simply tap the ball that was potted. Snooker Buddy keeps track of the current break, frame score, match score, player at the table and balls available to play. The scoring interface responds as the frame progresses, guiding you through reds and colours before moving automatically into the final yellow-to-black clearance. Features include: • Clear scoring controls designed for use beside the table • Single-frame, best-of and open-ended matches • Standard or customised numbers of reds • Current break, frame score and match score • Automatic ball-on guidance • Foul and free-ball recording • Concessions and tied-frame respotted black • Undo and frame restart • Automatic alternating breaks between frames • Reusable player profiles • Match and frame history • Player statistics, including wins and highest breaks • Automatic restoration of an unfinished match • Complete backup and restore • Support for iPhone and iPad • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels and hardware-keyboard shortcuts • English, German, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Your match information is stored locally on your device, so no account is required. Backup files are created only when you choose and can be saved or shared wherever you prefer. Snooker Buddy is a scoring utility for use during a real snooker match. It does not simulate the game itself.

Screenshots

Light'J3 screens
Snooker Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light'J at Free against Snooker Buddy's $1.99. Light'J also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (12 vs 18.0). Snooker Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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

Light'J is free to download; Snooker Buddy costs $1.99 up front. Light'J sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Snooker Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light'J ships an update every 2 months, Snooker Buddy every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light'J versus Snooker Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight'JSnooker Buddy
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinigke Showtechnic GmbHNUIFISH LIMITED

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

Snooker Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light'J free?
Light'J is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snooker Buddy free?
Snooker Buddy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light'J or Snooker Buddy have ads?
Neither Light'J nor Snooker Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light'J or Snooker Buddy?
Light'J ships an update every 2 months, and Snooker Buddy every 21 months. Most recently, Light'J was updated on October 13, 2026 and Snooker Buddy on October 14, 2026.

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