What the app does for your phone lighting
Action Light is a small app that alters your phone’s screen lighting by adjusting properties like hue and tint. It can either harmonize with what’s already displayed or deliberately contrast it to create unusual visual effects on your device.
Not a must-have system utility
This isn’t an essential system tool — it’s primarily for experimentation. While tinkering with backlight settings can marginally affect power draw, modern phones already include battery‑saving modes that handle most efficiency needs better than a standalone light‑tinting app.
When people find it useful
Some users like to have the screen tone adapt to the content they’re viewing. For example, during a moody, dark game you might shift the screen toward a cooler, eerie tint; during high‑energy online play you could add a bolder, more saturated cast to enhance the atmosphere. Ultimately, the effect is cosmetic and entirely up to personal taste.
Color presets you can pick from
- Vivid red — for intense, attention‑grabbing scenes
- Pale blue — useful for subtle horror or cold atmospheres
- Bright yellow — adds warmth and contrast to light scenes
- Rich green — good for natural or calming visuals
- Deep purple — creates a surreal, theatrical mood
- Strong navy/blue — enhances darker, dramatic content
An unexpected free alternative
If you’re looking for something different, there’s also VirtualBox (free) listed as an alternative — an unusual suggestion, since it’s a desktop virtualization tool rather than a mobile lighting app.
How you choose to use Action Light (or whether you use it at all) is your decision.
Technical
- Mac
- Free