Stagehand

Name: Stagehand
Rating: 4.6 (19 reviews)
Author: Patrick Angle

By: Patrick Angle

the stage gel swatch reference

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Features & Capabilities

Stagehand brings the Roscolux, GAM, Lee and Apollo swatch books together on your iOS device! Gels are viewable by their swatch book, or all together sorted by hue, letting you find the perfect color without worrying about manufacturer. Each gel is complete with manufacturer information including transmission and description as well as samples of neighboring colors in the swatch book.

The entire collection of gels in Stagehand is searchable not only by its name, number, and description, but also by color with the built-in color search that allows you to select a color from the color wheel and see the closest matches available to the selected color.

Stagehand is provided as a free reference for professionals and amateurs alike, and we hope you enjoy the app! Stagehand is already used hundreds of times a day and has been downloaded to over 20,000 devices since it launched 10 years ago!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Patrick Angle

Rating:

4.60

(19)

Version:

2.1 Last updated: 2020-03-24

Version code:

830976821

Creation date:

2012-04-19

Compatible devices:

Size:

4.47MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

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Ranking

# 287,529 ▼ 974

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Developed by:

Patrick Angle

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stagehand/id493887739

Website:

https://patrickangletheatrical.com/

User Reviews

Stagehand is a free, easy-to-use pocket reference for theatre lighting gels with a clean layout and quick gel-number lookup. Reviewers praise its usefulness for quick searches, access to major gel manufacturers, and usefulness when a physical swatch book isn’t available. However, multiple reviews flag serious stability issues after updates, with crashes on launch. They also point to an incomplete database (diffusion, Lee/Gam swatches) and a UI update that regressed features (swiping, full-screen swatches, saving favorites), reducing overall usefulness.

Pros

Easy to use with a clean layout and quick access to gel data.
Provides a handy quick reference to gels and major manufacturers (a free gel reference).
Helpful for finding gel numbers/names and planning lighting looks.
Convenient free tool with basic swatch-book functionality when a physical book isn’t handy.
Some users reported fast, responsive performance after updates.

Cons

Stability issues: crashes on startup or immediately after opening, especially after updates.
Incomplete content: missing diffusion info and gels (Lee/Gam) and search limitations.
Post-update UI/feature regressions: removal of swipe between gels and full-screen color, white background washing out color, and inability to save favorites.

Recent reviews

Hello Patrick. Long time user, first time caller. Probably a long shot, but i was thinking the reference database is incomplete, as it doesn’t contain any diffusion info. Obviously it won’t use a color reference, but simply having the company item #s available, as well as any light lost, as stops, would make for a more complete and more useful pocket reference.

by Cr*****, 2024-02-16

My only complaint is that you named it Stagehand and I had no idea it existed. A thousand times thank you.

by Th*****, 2023-08-04

I really liked Stagehand before your update today. Opens and closes in 2 seconds! Please fix! iPhone 5S and iOS 7.1 Update: all got fixed! Fast and easy to use!