Nanoleaf vs iLUX Mesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nanoleaf
Control and customize your smart lighting experience with this app. Design layouts, set schedules, and explore community-created scenes. Integrate with smart home assistants for hands-free control.
- Virtual Layout Assistant
- One-touch RGB presets
- Full customization
- Remote on/off and brightness control
- Group and room control
- Scene creation and discovery
- Voice command integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Design, set up, manage, and control your Nanoleaf lights all in one place. From the virtual Layout Assistant, to one-touch RGB presets, to full in-depth customization like you’ve never seen before, prepare for a lighting experience that is Smarter by Design. Simple Control Use the App to scan your lights’ pairing code and get set up in seconds, then enjoy your smart light-switch. Remotely turn your lights on and off, adjust brightness (trust us they go BRIGHT), and select your color Scenes from anywhere within your home. Group your lights together for joint control with Group Scenes (because we love a team player), or segment by room to keep your lights as organized as you wish your life could be. Complete Customization Create custom dynamic Scenes by selecting palettes and colors with the intuitive color wheel, adjusting ratios, and choosing animated motions. Try vibrant RGB hues to set a total vibe, or put the “fun” in functional lighting with the whole range of white color temperatures. Advanced Automations Set Schedules to automate your daily lighting needs, from gentle morning light-alarms, to gradually dimming nightly reminders that Holy **** it’s 2AM again, you need to wake up in 4 hours, PLEASE go to sleep. Now You’re Talking Connect your lights with your smart home assistant (HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or Samsung SmartThings) and use voice commands to control them hands-free. Just say “Hey Siri, turn on my TGIF” Scene” and instantly enter full relaxation-mode at the end of a long week. Join the Community Explore the App’s “Discover” tab for a huge collection of incredible Scenes created by users like you. Well, like you, just more creative. But if you too are the creative type, share your own Scenes and show the community what you’ve got! There are endless Scenes to discover for every mood and occasion, all the way from “Ho Ho Holidays” to “Netflix and Chill”. + More With a virtual AR Layout Assistant, curated Scenes and Playlists, Cloud Control (requires Apple home hub), and additional product information, the Nanoleaf App really is your smart lighting one-stop-shop. The Nanoleaf App supports all Nanoleaf manufactured products including by not limited to: Light Panels, Canvas, Shapes, Essentials, Elements, Lines, Blocks, Sense+ Smart Switch and Matter Wi-Fi products. Enjoy it today on the ever superior iOS operating system.
iLUX Mesh
Control your smart lighting with your smartphone via Bluetooth. Manage up to 50 smart lamps, create groups, and set custom scenes for various scenarios. Adjust colors, lighting modes, and set timers for a personalized lighting experience.
- Smartphone Bluetooth control
- Manage up to 50 smart lamps
- Create lamp groups
- Setup custom lighting scenes
- Change colors and lighting modes
- Time-delayed switching off
- Control within 15 meters
Read full descriptionHide full description
Give your light intelligence. With the iLUX Mesh APP you will reach a new level of intelligent lighting control using your Smartphone via Bluetooth. Have the power to manage up to 50 iLUX Mesh Smart Lamps, create lamp groups and setup different scenes for different scenarios using your lamps to full capacity whether it is changing colors, lighting modes or time-delayed switching off. Connect to and be in command of the lamps surrounded by you within 15 meters. Setup and use different kinds of additional remote controls to switch on/off and adjust lights more comfortable than ever before.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nanoleaf at 4.2 against iLUX Mesh's 2.3. Nanoleaf also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 50). iLUX Mesh's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nanoleaf holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nanoleaf has 45K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Nanoleaf's written reviews are positive against 23% of iLUX Mesh's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nanoleaf ships an update every 2 weeks, iLUX Mesh every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nanoleaf | iLUX Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (45K ratings) — better | 2.3 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanoleaf | Home EVER Inc. |
Customer experience
Nanoleaf
iLUX Mesh
Bugs and requests
Nanoleaf
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lights randomly disconnecting
- Firmware updates failing or bricking devices
- Scenes not syncing properly across devices
- App crashes on launch or during use
- Delayed or unresponsive device controls
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app stability and reliability
- More intuitive scene creation and management
- Better integration with other smart home platforms
- Customizable animation speed and effects
- Ability to save and restore custom color presets
iLUX Mesh
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nanoleaf
No in-app purchases
iLUX Mesh
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nanoleaf free?
Is iLUX Mesh free?
Which has better reviews, Nanoleaf or iLUX Mesh?
Do Nanoleaf or iLUX Mesh have ads?
Which is updated more often, Nanoleaf or iLUX Mesh?
Other comparisons















