Comparison

iLUX vs Pitch Hunter

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

Head to head
About

iLUX

Control intelligent lighting devices via Bluetooth. Adjust color, brightness, and set timers for automated lighting. Access a user guide and FAQ for support.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity
  • Adjustable color and brightness
  • Customizable lighting modes
  • Set on/off timers
  • User guide and FAQ access
Features
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iLux App can connect with Intelligent light equipment by bluetooth 4.0 ( BLE ). It enables you to control lights, adjust color, brightness, modes and set the timer to turn on/off the lights etc. We sincerely hope you fully enjoy iLux, but before you start enjoying please read the User Guide carefully. If you have any questions or concerns, please have a look at our FAQ on www.lightingever.com or contact us via the website. We are ready to answer your questions.

About

Pitch Hunter

This app transforms your iPhone into a sophisticated audio analysis tool. It detects and displays sound frequencies, identifies notes, and visualizes energy across the spectrum in real-time. It also features sound generation, pest repelling, and a library of animal calls.

Highlights
  • Real-time spectrogram with peak-hold pitch tracker
  • Band presets for various ultrasonic frequencies
  • Built-in classifier for common ultrasonic sounds
  • Tone generation with multiple waveforms (20 Hz - 22 kHz)
  • Automated hearing test and room resonance finder
  • Ultrasonic pest repeller with adjustable settings
  • Library of animal calls organized by region
Features
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Pitch Hunter turns your iPhone into a pocket lab for the sounds around you — and the sounds you can't quite hear. Point it at a speaker, a mosquito, or a wall that hums at 2 a.m. and see the frequency, the note name, and the energy across the spectrum in real time. Pitch Hunter listens up to the limit of your microphone and shows you what's there. — What's inside — DETECT A live 48 kHz spectrogram with a peak-hold pitch tracker and a lock-state gauge that firms up as a signal holds steady. Band presets for Mosquito (14–20 kHz), Electronics (10–20 kHz), Coil Whine (15–22 kHz), CRT Flyback (8–12 kHz), and Full Range (2–22 kHz). A built-in classifier tags mosquito wingbeats, flyback whine, ultrasonic repellers, and switching-supply noise. The gauge reads dB above a per-band ambient baseline the app measures on the fly — each band remembers the lowest baseline it has ever seen, so moving somewhere quieter sharpens the reading. GENERATE Play any frequency from 20 Hz to 22 kHz with clean sine, square, triangle, or sawtooth waveforms. Useful for testing speakers, checking hearing thresholds, tuning instruments, and hunting rogue room resonances. A built-in Hearing Test sweeps your audible range and plots where your ears roll off. A Room Resonance Finder sweeps a tone while listening back, and flags the frequencies your walls are amplifying. REPEL Tuned ultrasonic pulses in the 15–22 kHz band for common pests, with adjustable duty cycle, auto-shutoff up to 8 hours, and a first-run safety confirmation. Works only while the app is foregrounded — the tone cannot run in the background. A short disclaimer explains what the science does and does not support. No snake oil. CRITTERS A curated library of animal calls organized by region — Aquatics (humpback whale, orca, bottlenose dolphin, beluga, sperm whale, blue whale), Africa, Americas, and Asia. Each species card shows the natural frequency range, the subset your iPhone speaker can actually reproduce, and a stylized preview. Europe and Down Under are scaffolded for upcoming updates. CALIBRATION SWEEP Long-press the header to kick off a hidden sweep that measures your specific phone's microphone + speaker response curve. The app adapts its scale to your hardware so the numbers on screen are meaningful — the kind of self-test that usually needs a measurement mic. — Built for — • People who want to see what sound is actually in the room, not a pretty animation • Pest-control pros tracking ultrasonic deterrents • Electronics hobbyists chasing switching-supply noise • Field sound designers scouting mosquito-free locations • Biology students comparing marine-mammal vocalizations • Anyone whose hearing rolls off above 14 kHz and wants to see what they're missing — Privacy & build — • All analysis runs on device. No audio leaves the phone. • No account, no cloud, no tracking SDKs, no network calls. • Microphone permission only. • Accessibility-first: VoiceOver labels everywhere, full Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion opt-out. • One-time Pro unlock for Repel and Critters. No subscription. — Important — Pitch Hunter is an enthusiast tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose hearing loss, tinnitus, or infestations. Repel-mode tones are below the level of general audibility for most adults but may still be perceptible to pets and young children — use at sensible volumes, especially around animals. Questions, feature requests, or bug reports: pitchhunter@jaredgrover.com

Screenshots

iLUX4 screens
Pitch Hunter4 screens

Verdict

The call

iLUX and Pitch Hunter both sit at 2.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pitch Hunter's written reviews are positive against 29% of iLUX's. Pitch Hunter also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). iLUX's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for iLUX against 2.3 for Pitch Hunter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of iLUX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pitch Hunter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLUX ships an update every 2 weeks, Pitch Hunter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iLUX versus Pitch Hunter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLUXPitch Hunter
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHome EVER Inc.Jared Grover

Customer experience

iLUX

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

Pitch Hunter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iLUX

No in-app purchases

None

Pitch Hunter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iLUX free?
iLUX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pitch Hunter free?
Pitch Hunter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iLUX or Pitch Hunter?
iLUX is rated higher. iLUX averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pitch Hunter averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do iLUX or Pitch Hunter have ads?
Neither iLUX nor Pitch Hunter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iLUX or Pitch Hunter?
iLUX ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pitch Hunter every 2 days. Most recently, iLUX was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pitch Hunter on October 31, 2026.

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