Simple Screen Shade 4+

Great app; better than most; some room for improvement

I really like this app. It’s simple and effectie. Works well in El Capitan. It’s the only one I’ve found after looking around a lot that allows the shade to be active in full screen mode. Other options, like Shades, work only on the main screen but will be deactivated in full screen mode. Simple Screen Shade allows the shade to be active in all desktop and fullscreen modes which is nice. However, when shifting from one screen to the other, it becomes inactive, making the monitor bright again during the transition. It’s not a huge issue, but it is annoying. Overall I say for it and buy it, it works very well, allows different colors of shading, and it’s reasonably priced.

This App Deserves Greater Attention

It really should be under medical. I have severe photophobia. No. I am not afraid of pictures or color… but light keeps from being able to look at a screen for extended periods of time. Millions of people suffer from this problem for many different reasons. For example, silent migraines, medications & Lymes’s disease... [Me]. But TBIs, regular headaches, autism spectrums, ADHD, absence seizures along wit any type of seizures, etc., can be triggered or exaggerated by light. Blues for me. At times I cannot turn down the light enough on the screen and see no matter how low I dim it. But it’s not the light as much as the hue/color. I need ambers. Irlen glasses are the answer for many. But they really are hard to afford, let alone find a specialist in many areas of the country…. but they work.
And they work a lot like this application. I am looking for an app like this for my phone. Today I cannot read anything on my phone and the light is dim, dim. I am okay on the computer at this time though. So I am sending out a plea to the developer of this app… MARKET IT TO THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY! Let people, doctors know it is here. I really need it for my iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.1 too. ;) This is a great thing. The fact that I can control the color makes it priceless to me. Thank you! This is amazing. I can actually say the it is a life changer.

Great app, but one flaw...

I just downloaded this app today and I love it! First off, I love the simplicity of the app. No clutter, and straight to the point. I am a student and I am always reading articles and word documents and I work late at night, so the color features are great, and very helpful in explaining which color is best for specific times of the day or night. If you don’t switch screens much, I would give this 5/5.

The only MAJOR flaw is that when you transition screens from one to another (Desktop 1 to Desktop 2 with full screen apps, for example), it does not change the color immediately, and you’re temporarily blinded with the regular color of the screen until it switches a second later. Big flaw since I’m blinded for just a sec and it kind of defeats the purpose of the app. Please, please, please fix this! I really love this app! Will give 5 stars, recommend to classmates, and use for many, many years to come if we can get that glitch fixed!!

Developer Response ,

Hi jlopez92,

Thank you for reporting the issue.

Could you please contact us at support@coderace.net and send us more info about your system.

Sincerely,
Code Race Team