stagelight.app

What It Is

StageLight is an app that turns an iPad into a smart stage-lighting control console. It is mainly built for DMX fixture control, cue programming, and music-driven live lighting workflows. It is not a general-purpose graphic design tool, but rather a creative control system for performances, theaters, livestreaming, and studio lighting.

Core Capabilities

Based on the available information, StageLight supports up to 10 DMX universes, can manage fixtures and groups, and lets users assign individual fixtures, groups, or Cue Lists to up to 200 pages via control channels. Cues and Cue Lists can be recorded and played back as Sequences or Chases. Its integration options are strong: Art-Net, MIDI, OSC, Ableton Link, MIDI Clock, CITP, Capture, CRMX/W-DMX, and Lumenradio Bluetooth DMX are all mentioned, making it suitable for working with DAWs, hardware controllers, visualization software, and wireless DMX devices.

Pricing and Licensing

StageLight is available as a free download from the App Store and includes a 14-day PREMIUM L trial. After the trial, the free version retains 1 Universe, 4 fixtures, and 32 DMX addresses. Paid packages include PREMIUM S, L, XL, and ULTIMATE, offered as one-time in-app purchases. The official description says they can be used on devices under the same Apple ID for the lifetime of the app. Specific pricing is not publicly listed and should be checked in the App Store or in-app purchase prompts. Education, student, institutional, and MDM licenses are available for schools, training centers, and enterprise deployments.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its lightweight mobile form factor, broad protocol support, ability to connect MIDI controllers and sync via Ableton Link, and support for sharing projects and custom fixtures through iCloud, Dropbox, AirDrop, and similar services. The downsides are that advanced features are concentrated in higher-tier packages, the public pages do not list exact pricing, and the fixture library is only described as being based on Open Fixture Library without giving its size. It also clearly depends on iPad, the App Store, and Apple ID, making it less friendly to non-Apple workflows.

Who It’s For and Access from China

StageLight is suitable for small to mid-sized live-event lighting technicians, theater and education organizations, livestreaming studios, producers who need music-synced lighting, and teams looking to use an iPad as a portable lighting console. The available materials do not specify access conditions in China, App Store regional purchase availability, hardware protocol compatibility in specific setups, or payment availability, so these should be tested with the actual network environment and Apple account region. Alternatives to consider include QLC+, Lightkey, Luminair, grandMA3 onPC, and Chamsys MagicQ.