iLighting vs PlantWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLighting
Control your smart lights with your phone. Change colors, sync with music, set timers, and control lights remotely via Bluetooth. This basic version supports one light, with future updates planned for multi-light management.
- Customizable RGB color changes
- Music-synced light effects
- Remote on/off control (0-120m range)
- Scheduled lighting timers
- Play music from phone via Bluetooth
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iLighting 是一款智能灯控APP,主要为那些工作忙碌又爱好生活享受的人提供一种便利，iLighting通过BLE4.0和灯进行配对，配对成功后便可以： 1.按自己喜好进行灯的颜色变换，颜色样式采用RGB格式，用户可以随意组合 2.选取自动控制方式，让灯随着音乐进行颜色变幻 3.在蓝牙连接范围内（0-120米）开关灯，天冷就不用起来按开关 4.设置定时开关灯，让灯在指定的时间内进行关灯 5.播放手机里的歌曲，这个功能是通过蓝牙2.1来实现的 注：直接按开关时，该智能灯泡和普通灯泡一样，缺省是白光 本次发布的是基础版本，只支持一个智能灯的连接和管理，后续会增加多个或分组智能灯的管理和控制
PlantWave
This app allows you to listen to music generated by plants through a connected device or from a global network of other users. You can customize the instrumentation and use the experience for relaxation and mindfulness.
- Listen to plant music
- Stream from global network
- Choose instrument groups
- Relaxation tool
- Mindfulness aid
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Listen to plants with PlantWave Tune into your PlantWave device or stream one of many others broadcasting from around the world. Choose Instrumentation Select groups of instruments for your plants to play. Relax Listening brings humans into the present moment. Take time to listen to your plants and appreciate them as active participants in your life. Unlock advanced editor features and more for $3.99 a month with a subscription to PlantWave Plus+. See our terms here: https://plantwave.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlantWave at 65% against iLighting's 0%. PlantWave also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (57 vs 10). iLighting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. PlantWave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. iLighting asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlantWave holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlantWave has 57 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iLighting's written reviews are positive against 65% of PlantWave's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLighting | PlantWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 桂标 曾 | Data Garden |
Customer experience
iLighting
PlantWave
In-app purchases
iLighting
No in-app purchases
PlantWave
- PlantWave Plus3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- PlantWave Pro3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- PlantWave Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- PlantWave Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
