Twinkly vs LS Holiday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twinkly
Control and personalize smart light decorations for an enhanced festive experience. Easily connect via Wi-Fi to create custom lighting effects for your tree and home.
- Personalize lighting effects
- Smart design
- Intuitive use
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Customizable Christmas lights
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The companion app for Twinkly, the smart light decoration system to make your Christmas unforgettable. It is the evolution of the classic Christmas lights and a true innovation in how you light up your tree. It features a smart design that gives you the ability to personalize your lighting effects for an even greater experience. Designed for intuitive use, just connect over Wi-Fi and you will be playing with your lights in a matter of seconds.
LS Holiday
Control your LED light strings to create custom color themes or use pre-set holiday designs. Adjust individual bulb colors, brightness, and flashing speed for any occasion, year-round.
- Individual bulb color customization
- Adjustable brightness and flashing speed
- Create custom color themes
- Use pre-set holiday themes
- Group and control multiple light strings
- Built-in timer functionality
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All bulbs customizable! Capture your imagination in brilliant LED light colors and themes year-round. The Lightscape Holiday allows to create and display unique colors for your team, party or occasion or quickly switch to one of the fashionable built-in holiday themes. - change the color of individual bulbs - dim the string - change the flashing speed - create your own color theme or pre-set theme - Grouping light strings and functioning simultaneously - Timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twinkly at 4.6 against LS Holiday's 1.9. Twinkly also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 9%) and ratings volume (48K vs 41). LS Holiday's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Twinkly holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twinkly has 48K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Twinkly's written reviews are positive against 9% of LS Holiday's.
Twinkly ships an update fortnightly, LS Holiday every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twinkly | LS Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48K ratings) — better | 1.9 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twinkly srl | Novolink Inc. |
Customer experience
Twinkly
LS Holiday
Bugs and requests
Twinkly
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Lights disconnecting from WiFi
- Mapping and setup process unreliable
- Preset effects not working as expected
- Playlist and custom effects not saving
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- Firmware update process failing
Requested features
6 requests- Multiple timers for on/off schedules
- Ability to edit and save custom effects
- Sync effects across multiple light sets
- Homekit and Alexa integration
- More preset effects and animations
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- Improved app layout and usability
LS Holiday
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Twinkly
No in-app purchases
LS Holiday
No in-app purchases
