Twinkly vs BRILLIANT Lights
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.
BRILLIANT Lights
Seamlessly control all your smart lighting pieces through a single application. Sync colors and patterns across devices, adjust brightness, and create custom light shows for an enhanced lighting experience.
- Seamless control of Brilliant lighting
- Sync colors and patterns
- Adjust brightness
- Create custom light shows
- Wi-Fi Bridge integration
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With the connection of this app and the HBL Wi-Fi Bridge you can control all your Brilliant lighting pieces seamlessly through one app. You will have the ability to sync all your Brilliant items to the same color and patterns all with a couple clicks within the app which adds convenience and enhances your overall lighting experience. You will have the ability to change color, create patterns, and adjust the brightness of all your Brilliant lighting items to create a light show of your own. This app holds significant steps forward in smart lighting technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twinkly at 4.6 against BRILLIANT Lights's 3.6. Twinkly also leads on ratings volume (48K vs 10) and review sentiment (38% vs 20%). 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twinkly has 48K ratings behind it against 10, 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 20% of BRILLIANT Lights's.
Twinkly ships an update fortnightly, BRILLIANT Lights every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twinkly | BRILLIANT Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48K ratings) — better | 3.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 10 |
| 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 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 413 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twinkly srl | Nu Tsai Capital, LLC |
Customer experience
Twinkly
BRILLIANT Lights
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
BRILLIANT Lights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Twinkly
No in-app purchases
BRILLIANT Lights
No in-app purchases
