Light 3D vs Light & Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light 3D
Create 3D images using geometric shapes, cameras, and lights. Design scenes by adding, removing, and adjusting elements, then render and save your creations. Customize materials for unique visual effects.
- Create images from 3D geometric primitives
- Scene editor for adding and adjusting elements
- Customize material properties for visual effects
- Render scenes in full screen
- Save rendered images to Camera Roll
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Light 3D is an application that let you create images from 3D geometric primitives. Light 3D computes images from a scene. A scene is composed of several geometric primitives (spheres or planes), one camera and some lights. The scene editor let you create, remove and adjust any item of a scene. For each geometric primitive you can setup the material for different visual effects. Then you can render the scene in full screen and save the image in the Camera Roll album.
Light & Shadow
Explore studio portrait lighting in AR on your iPhone or iPad. Learn lighting basics with interactive 3D models of studio setups and see how different light placements affect portraits. Choose your viewpoint to study lighting techniques.
- AR Studio Lighting Setups
- Interactive 3D Models
- Learn Lighting Basics
- Adjust Viewpoint
- Black and White/Color Modes
- Light Position Descriptions
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Using your iphone or ipad you can step into a Portrait Lighting Studio wherever you are. View a variety of Studio Lighting Setups in full size 3D. Learn the basics of portrait lighting using one light and a reflector or two light setups. This interactive app lets you move around the virtual studio and choose your point of view – study the light placement used to light the model or move in close to focus on the portrait. Features: 9 basic studio portrait light setups Description of each light position and the effect on the portrait back and white and color modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Light & Shadow at monthly against Light 3D's every 5 months. Light & Shadow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Light 3D ships an update every 5 months, Light & Shadow monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light 3D | Light & Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Cael | paulo majano |
Customer experience
Light 3D
Light & Shadow
In-app purchases
Light 3D
No in-app purchases
Light & Shadow
No in-app purchases
Questions
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