Ride Lumos vs ShredLights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ride Lumos
This app synchronizes your smart helmets and bike lights, allowing you to control all your Lumos devices with a single remote. Customize LED patterns, adjust brightness, and update firmware seamlessly to enhance your cycling experience.
- Wireless device synchronization
- Single remote control for all devices
- Customizable LED flashing patterns
- Adjustable device brightness
- Seamless firmware updates
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The BEST companion app to your Smart Lumos Helmets & Bike Lights. Explore the Lumos Sync ecosystem - Wirelessly connect all your Lumos devices together and watch as they flash together in sync - Connect & control all your devices with only one Lumos Remote Complete Customisation over your Smart Lumos Devices - Compose the LED flashing pattern to your desire - Control brightness of your devices, catered to your needs - Check and change your device settings in clicks Seamless Firmware Updates - Update your Lumos Device automatically whenever a new feature is rolled out. Stay updated! - Updating your Lumos Device is as easy as connecting and pressing a button.
ShredLights
Wirelessly control and customize your ShredLights+ devices with a single tap. This app offers seamless integration for managing your lighting setup.
- Wireless control
- Device customization
- Single-tap operation
- Seamless integration
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The ShredLights app allows you to customize and control all of your ShredLights+ with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ride Lumos at 4.8 against ShredLights's 4.1. Ride Lumos also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 11). ShredLights's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 45%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ride Lumos holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ride Lumos has 1.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Ride Lumos's written reviews are positive against 75% of ShredLights's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ride Lumos ships an update every 5 weeks, ShredLights every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ride Lumos | ShredLights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.1 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumen Labs Inc | ShredLights inc. |
Customer experience
Ride Lumos
ShredLights
Bugs and requests
Ride Lumos
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to pair with helmet
- Remote control stops working after updates
- Firmware update issues
- Unreliable ride tracking
Requested features
4 requests- More lighting pattern options
- Daytime mode for turn signals only
- Ability to control multiple helmets
- Battery percentage on Apple Watch
ShredLights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ride Lumos
No in-app purchases
ShredLights
No in-app purchases
