Comparison

Nanoleaf vs stax

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

stax

Organize your discoveries into a personal library. Save links, photos, and notes from anywhere, then find them easily with smart search and custom decks. Keep track of places and experiences with ratings.

Highlights
  • Save from any app
  • Organize into custom decks
  • Smart search by name, place, category
  • Visual library of cards
  • Rate experiences (Yes, Meh, No)
  • Cross-device availability
  • Private library
Features
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stax turns the things you discover into a personal library you can actually find again. Save a restaurant from a public post, a hotel from a webpage, a screenshot from Photos, or a note to yourself. stax creates a Card with the source, useful details, and location context- then organizes related Cards into Decks. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Share public links, photos, and screenshots to stax from other apps • Paste a link or add context inside stax • Keep the original source connected to every Card FIND IT THE WAY YOU REMEMBER IT • Search names, places, categories, creators, and details • Use natural phrases such as “date night” or “places in Tokyo” • Return to the reason you saved something LET YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZE ITSELF • Browse a quiet, visual library of Cards • Group ideas into custom Decks • Discover automatic Decks by trip, place, vibe, or category • Mark experiences Been and add a quick Yes, Meh, or No rating Your stax library is private to your account and available across devices. stax does not sell your data or use it for advertising.

Screenshots

Nanoleaf4 screens
stax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: stax at 5.0 against Nanoleaf's 4.2. Nanoleaf's advantage is ratings volume (45K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

stax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nanoleaf has 45K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nanoleaf versus stax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNanoleafstax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings45K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB62 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNanoleafSovanza WooFur

Customer experience

Nanoleaf

All ratings44,705 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews1,398 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative74.1%

stax

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

stax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nanoleaf

No in-app purchases

None

stax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nanoleaf free?
Nanoleaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is stax free?
stax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nanoleaf or stax?
stax is rated higher. Nanoleaf averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while stax averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nanoleaf or stax have ads?
Neither Nanoleaf nor stax shows ads.

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