Comparison

LightShow®SmartLights vs Strobe Light

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

Head to head
About

LightShow®SmartLights

Control your holiday light displays directly from your smartphone. This app allows you to customize effects, colors, and themes for your lighting products, making holiday decorating easy and personalized.

Highlights
  • Smartphone control
  • Dozens of effects and colors
  • Multiple holiday themes
  • Customizable lighting options
  • Easy setup and management
Features
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Put on a dazzling holiday light display–and control it all from your smartphone. The SmartLights® app works exclusively with SmartLights® holiday lighting products to control dozens of effects and colors directly from your smartphone. It’s super easy to set up and manage. Choose from multiple holiday themes, lighting technologies and color options for each lighting product. Perfect for outdoor or indoor holiday decorating, SmartLights® delivers the latest in holiday decorating technology for a custom look that’s a breeze to manage.Please make the below changes to the pages on the app stores

About

Strobe Light

Transform your phone into a dynamic party strobe light synchronized to music. Connect multiple devices for a synchronized light and sound experience. Create custom light shows or join public parties with live video streams and chat.

Highlights
  • Synchronized strobe lights
  • Screen and flashlight strobes
  • Personal music playlists
  • Public live video parties
  • Volume booster with synchronized sound
  • Microphone strobe
  • Tap-to-light custom shows
Features
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FlashBeats is a mobile application for creating party strobe lights by synchronizing flashlights and smartphone’s screens. The app analyzes the rhythms of music tracks and creates an individualized strobe light show for each song. FlashBeats can sync with an unlimited number of phones to play music and watch videos simultaneously on multiple devices. FlashBeats produces disco lights based on your choice of music, creating a custom party by connecting the DJ lights and beats of hundreds of people together! With the FlashBeats app, you can create light shows at home parties, as well as at music and sporting events. FEATURES: - Synchronized Strobe Lights is our unique technology with the ability to connect an unlimited number of phones into one network and make flashing lights that match the rhythm of the music. It transforms your phone’s flashlight into a house party stroboscope or disco ball. You can also use smartphone’s screens as a color flash strobe. - Create your personal music playlist with your favorite songs and have fun with your friends. The more devices you connect, the louder and brighter your party will be! - Public Parties are live video streams with editor-curated music videos. You can join EDM, Hip-Hop, Rock, Pop or tens of other public parties depending on your mood. There are also public parties with popular local music. You can invite friends to watch together or have fun with your favorite music videos. - Volume Booster (with synchronized sound) - invite friends to your rave party or any public parties and create a speaker booster! The audio and video will be synced with all connected devices to create a sound amplifier effect (available only for YouTube). - Chat with friends and people all over the world. Every public party has a group chat that you can join. Meet new people and have fun together! - Tap-to-Light (paid option). Do you want to create your own personal lightshow? Just do it! You can create one without music or choose any song from the catalog as background music. And, of course, you can invite your friends to your show and have fun together. Here's an idea - why not support your favorite sports team at the stadium with an amazing strobe light chant? - Microphone Strobe (paid option). The app can listen to the ambient music and create flashing lights based on the music rhythm. Sound like magic? Yes! This is tech magic! You can use this feature everywhere: at home, at a disco club or even at an open-air concert. - Party Leaderboard is a worldwide championship for the biggest party of FlashBeats’ fans. How many friends can you invite to your private party? Let’s find out! CAUTION! Blinding bright LED strobe lights may be harmful to the eyesight, and for some people, it might cause epileptic seizures! Oh, you are still reading this? We didn’t think anyone would get this far. That means you must really like the FlashBeats app! Why not download FlashBeats and have a party today! BTW, we can also create incredible light shows at any music or sporting event, where we can connect everyone's smartphones for a fun and engaging experience for fans. Some of the things we can do include: launching a light wave, synchronizing light beats to the music, displaying a dance of light during a goal or at a runner's starting line, and displaying sponsor's logos, images and even cartoons. If you are interested in setting up a light show for your event, please contact us at: support@flashbeats.app Enjoy your favorite music with your friends in a bright new way! Download the FlashBeats app today! MORE INFORMATION: Terms of use: https://flashbeats.app/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://flashbeats.app/privacy-policy/ Contact: support@flashbeats.app

Screenshots

LightShow®SmartLights4 screens
Strobe Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Strobe Light at 4.4 against LightShow®SmartLights's 2.0. Strobe Light also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 4) and review sentiment (45% vs 23%). LightShow®SmartLights's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Strobe Light sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LightShow®SmartLights asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strobe Light holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strobe Light has 3.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of LightShow®SmartLights's written reviews are positive against 45% of Strobe Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LightShow®SmartLights ships an update every 2 months, Strobe Light monthly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LightShow®SmartLights versus Strobe Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightShow®SmartLightsStrobe Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.4 (3.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews44.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGemmy Industries CorporationRoman Kirihetov

Customer experience

LightShow®SmartLights

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

Strobe Light

All ratings3,793 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews488 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative51.4%

Bugs and requests

LightShow®SmartLights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Strobe Light

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to play songs
  • Lights not syncing properly with music
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to add their own music
  • Improve sync between lights and music
  • Introduce free version with limited features
  • Provide better subscription management

In-app purchases

None

LightShow®SmartLights

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Strobe Light

Subscriptions3
  • FlashBeats Pro - Strobe Light3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • FlashBeats Pro - Strobe Light3 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • Strobe Light PRO3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • FlashBeats Pro - Strobe Light$6.99
  • FlashBeats Pro - Strobe Light$26.99
  • FlashBeats Pro$39.99

Questions

Is LightShow®SmartLights free?
LightShow®SmartLights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strobe Light free?
Strobe Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LightShow®SmartLights or Strobe Light?
Strobe Light is rated higher. LightShow®SmartLights averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Strobe Light averages 4.4 from 3.8K ratings.
Do LightShow®SmartLights or Strobe Light have ads?
Neither LightShow®SmartLights nor Strobe Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LightShow®SmartLights or Strobe Light?
LightShow®SmartLights ships an update every 2 months, and Strobe Light monthly. Most recently, LightShow®SmartLights was updated on October 26, 2026 and Strobe Light on October 26, 2026.

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