Best Stage Lighting Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating

16 free apps

Updated October 2026

Looking for free stage lighting apps? 16 of our 250+ tracked titles are free to download — no subscription, no trial. The rest are premium picks worth paying for.

Compare top Stage Lighting Apps (October 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	Stagehand	Free	4.6★ (19)	No	No	Oct 2026
2	MaizeDMX	Free	5.0★ (1)	No	No	Jul 2026
3	Stage Lighting Calculator	Free	—	No	No	Jul 2026
4	Lumipar	Free	—	No	No	May 2026
5	Fright Light	Free	—	No	No	May 2026
6	Lighting Designer	$24.99	4.0★ (145)	No	No	Oct 2026
7	Omino Gobo	Free	5.0★ (2)	No	No	May 2026
8	MyETC: Photometrics	Free	4.0★ (8)	No	No	Oct 2026

Top Picks for Stage Lighting

Stagehand by Patrick Angle

the stage gel swatch reference

Editor's Choice

🔍 Reference

4.6(19 ratings)

Free

This app consolidates theatrical lighting gel swatch books from multiple manufacturers into a single, searchable digital reference. Easily find the perfect color by hue, name, number, or even by selecting a color from a wheel.

MaizeDMX by Xiang Cao

lighting control on the go

Strong Contender

🔧 Utilities

5.0(1 ratings)

Free

This mobile application provides a full-featured DMX lighting control system for stage and event use. It allows users to create or manage lighting projects, offering professional console concepts and fixture profile support. A restricted mode is available for novice users.

Stage Lighting Calculator by Camden McClelland

Perfect Stage Washes Instantly

Worth Considering

🎬 Entertainment

0.0(0 ratings)

Free

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Lumipar

by Shenzhen Jiechenxin Technology Co., Ltd

Film, TV, Theater, and Events

$24.99

Create professional overhead lighting plots for film, TV, theater, and events. Quickly illustrate and communicate lighting setups with a vast library of equipment and intuitive tools. Sync your work across all Apple devices.

Create overhead lighting plotsExtensive equipment library (2000+ items)Organize setups into Shows

This tool allows you to use a video projector as a dynamic lighting system for live productions. Arrange and animate spotlights and graphics to create custom lighting effects for theater, music, and other events.

Video projector as lighting systemArrange spotlights and graphicsAnimate between lighting states

by Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.

Free

Estimate luminaire performance on stage with dynamic photometric data. Configure, compare, and save custom photometrics for any fixture, including gel libraries and DMX values. Quickly access condensed datasheet information for ETC fixtures.

Dynamic photometric data estimationFixture configuration and comparisonCustomizable photometrics

🔧 Utilities

(8)

free

Stage Effects – Lighting Rig

MVR Viewer, Art-Net & RDM

The Cross Platform Cue Light

$3.99

This app provides a cross-platform cue light system for live shows over WiFi. It allows connection to up to eight cue lights, which can be named for easy identification and automatically connect to the console. A built-in timer helps measure show durations, making it a useful stage management tool.

Cross-platform cue light systemConnect up to 8 cue lightsName cue lights for identification

by SWIT Electronics Co., Ltd.

Video to DMX - sACN/ARTNET

Free

This app acts as a media server for lighting control, playing video and complex effects on DMX or CRMX fixtures. It integrates with industry-standard consoles and offers advanced fixture control, including per-fixture dimming and color curves. Supports various video formats and network protocols for seamless playback.

Video playback on DMX/CRMX fixturessACN/Art-Net and HDMI media serverIntegration with industry consoles

The Language of lighting

Free

🔍 Reference

(0)

Lighting Gel Combiner

Built for lighting technicians

The Original Media sACN App

The channel and show plan

The cross platform cue light

Free

This app provides a cross-platform cue light system for live shows. It allows up to eight cue lights to connect wirelessly to a console, with automatic connectivity and customizable names for easy identification. It's designed as a simple yet effective stage management tool.

Cross-platform cue light systemConnect up to 8 cue lightsName cue lights for identification

by SET IT SOLUTIONS LLC

Free

🔧 Utilities

(0)

FAQ about Stage Lighting

What are the best stage lighting apps for iPhone?

Stagehand tops our stage lighting apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.6-star average from 19 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free stage lighting apps for iPhone?

Yes — 16 of the top stage lighting apps we rank are free to download, including Stagehand and MaizeDMX.

Does Stagehand have ads or in-app purchases?

Stagehand has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.

How many stage lighting apps are on the App Store?

We track 250+ stage lighting apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

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