Comparison

Spectrum Pro Lighting Control vs Busy Barber

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

Head to head
About

Spectrum Pro Lighting Control

Effortlessly manage your home lighting with this app. Adjust brightness, change colors, and set timers for your smart LED globes without complex wiring. Create a personalized smart home environment using your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Light adjustment
  • Multi-globe control
  • Room management
  • Programmable timers
  • Color changing
Features
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Spectrum Pro allows you to control lighting in your home. No wiring or complex installation required, all you need is your smart phone or tablet. Pair and play with the many functions built in the LED Spectrum Globes. Create your smart home with B-link Home Automation by Brilliant Lighting. Features: Light Adjustment: Adjust light levels to suit every activity Control: Control multiple globes across multiple rooms Timer: Pre-program globes to turn on or off at any time Colour changing: Choose from a wide range of colours Notice: in order to manage Spectrum Pro Lighting Devices, your iPhone / iPad must be Bluetooth 4.0 compliant (SmartReady), and with IOS8.1 or later. If you have trouble using your product, please contact us at sales@brilliant-lighting.com.au

About

Busy Barber

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To help reduce your wait time in the store you can now see the wait time and join the queue online and reduce your wait time. See the wait time for each barber Check-in online Secure your place Track progress online Cancel online if needed We respect your time so check-in now and beat the wait in the shop.

Screenshots

Spectrum Pro Lighting Control4 screens
Busy Barber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spectrum Pro Lighting Control at 9.0 against Busy Barber's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectrum Pro Lighting Control ships an update every 5 months, Busy Barber every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Spectrum Pro Lighting Control versus Busy Barber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectrum Pro Lighting ControlBusy Barber
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews20.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 months β€” betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrilliant Lighting (Aust) Pty LtdSLIKR PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

Spectrum Pro Lighting Control

No in-app purchases

None

Busy Barber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spectrum Pro Lighting Control free?
Spectrum Pro Lighting Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Busy Barber free?
Busy Barber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spectrum Pro Lighting Control or Busy Barber have ads?
Neither Spectrum Pro Lighting Control nor Busy Barber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectrum Pro Lighting Control or Busy Barber?
Spectrum Pro Lighting Control ships an update every 5 months, and Busy Barber every 6 months. Most recently, Spectrum Pro Lighting Control was updated on October 24, 2026 and Busy Barber on October 27, 2026.

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