Comparison

Nanoleaf vs Level Home

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Level Home

Control your smart lock remotely using your phone. Grant and revoke access for guests, and monitor entry activity from anywhere. Integrates with popular smart home platforms for seamless automation.

Highlights
  • Remote lock/unlock
  • Share access with guests
  • Activity history tracking
  • Smart home platform integration
  • Voice control
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The Level Home app lets you use your phone to lock and unlock your door. With award-winning design and engineering, Level Bolt and Level Lock+ are bringing the next generation of smart locks to your home. Easily share access with friends, family, and people you trust. Track activity history from anywhere to see who’s come and gone. Level works with smart home platforms such as Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa from anywhere via app, voice, or automations.

Screenshots

Nanoleaf4 screens
Level Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Level Home at 46% against Nanoleaf's 17%. Level Home also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Nanoleaf's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 714) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Level Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nanoleaf has 45K ratings behind it against 714, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Nanoleaf's written reviews are positive against 46% of Level Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nanoleaf ships an update every 2 weeks, Level Home fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nanoleaf versus Level Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNanoleafLevel Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45K ratings)4.6 (714 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.0% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better714
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB93 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNanoleafLevel Home Inc.

Customer experience

Nanoleaf

All ratings44,716 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews1,408 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative74.3%

Level Home

All ratings168 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative47.8%

User reviews

Nanoleaf

From 45K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable lighting
  • 💡 Innovative features
  • 🎨 Beautiful product design
  • 🕰 Scheduling and automation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔌 Unreliable firmware updates
  • 🤯 Confusing app UI/UX
  • 🕰 Slow response times
  • 🔍 Difficult to troubleshoot

Level Home

From 714 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Responsive and fast
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 👍 Sleek and minimalist design
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly app
  • 👍 Easy installation and setup

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity and sync issues
  • 🔋 Battery drain and lack of low battery notifications
  • 🔒 Inconsistent and unreliable locking/unlocking
  • 👎 Buggy and unstable app updates
  • 👎 Poor customer support

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

Level Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch after iOS updates
  • Locks randomly stop responding or get stuck
  • Inconsistent behavior with auto-unlock and touch-to-unlock features
  • Guest access and sharing not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add battery level indicator and low battery notifications
  • Improve connectivity and reliability of locking/unlocking
  • Enhance app UI/UX and make it more intuitive
  • Provide better customer support and timely bug fixes
  • Add more customization options and smart home integrations

In-app purchases

None

Nanoleaf

No in-app purchases

None

Level Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nanoleaf free?
Nanoleaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Level Home free?
Level Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nanoleaf or Level Home?
Level Home is rated higher. Nanoleaf averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while Level Home averages 4.6 from 714 ratings.
Do Nanoleaf or Level Home have ads?
Neither Nanoleaf nor Level Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nanoleaf or Level Home?
Nanoleaf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Level Home fortnightly. Most recently, Nanoleaf was updated on November 2, 2026 and Level Home on October 29, 2026.

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