Twinkly vs MySmartLights
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.
MySmartLights
Control your home's permanent holiday lighting with vibrant, full-color LEDs. Customize presets for various holidays and sync lights to music for effortless celebrations. Manage all your lighting from your phone.
- Full-color LED control
- Customizable holiday presets
- Music synchronization
- Remote phone control
- Year-round curb appeal
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MySmartLights by QuietCool is the ultimate app to control your home’s permanent holiday lighting with ease and style. Featuring vibrant, full-color LEDs, customizable presets for every occasion, like Christmas, 4th of July, Valentine's Day, and more. And with the ability to sync lights to your favorite music, MySmartLights makes celebrating effortless. Whether you’re setting the mood for a party or adding year-round curb appeal, control it all right from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MySmartLights at 100% against Twinkly's 38%. MySmartLights also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14 vs 16.0). Twinkly's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (48K vs 8). 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.
MySmartLights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twinkly has 48K ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of MySmartLights's.
Twinkly ships an update fortnightly, MySmartLights every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twinkly | MySmartLights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ledworks srl | QC Manufacturing, Inc |
Customer experience
Twinkly
MySmartLights
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
MySmartLights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Twinkly
No in-app purchases
MySmartLights
No in-app purchases
