Comparison

Twinkly vs Cubby Alert

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalize lighting effects
  • Smart design
  • Intuitive use
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Customizable Christmas lights
Features
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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.

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Cubby Alert

Features
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Cubby Alert — Lost Pets, Found Faster Every year, millions of pets go missing. Most are found within miles of home — by a neighbor, a jogger, or someone who simply noticed. Cubby Alert turns your entire community into a search party, connecting pet owners with nearby people who can help bring their furry, feathered, or scaly family members home. HOW IT WORKS When a pet goes missing, their owner posts an alert on Cubby Alert with photos, a description, and the location where the pet was last seen. Everyone nearby receives an instant notification. If you spot a lost pet, you can report a sighting with a photo and location — giving the owner real-time information about where their pet has been seen. It's that simple. No searching through social media posts. No printing flyers. Just a direct connection between people who've lost a pet and the community around them. REAL-TIME ALERTS NEAR YOU Cubby Alert uses your location to show you lost pets nearby, sorted by distance so the closest ones appear first. Set your preferred search radius and choose which types of pets you'd like to be alerted about — dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, reptiles, or small pets. You'll only see what matters to you. MAP & LIST VIEW Browse lost pets in a scrollable list with distance badges showing exactly how far away each pet was last seen, or switch to map view to see pins dropped across your area. Tap any pin or card to see the full details — photos, breed, color, distinguishing features, favorite treats, and sounds they respond to. REPORT A SIGHTING Spotted a pet that looks lost? Open the alert, tap "Report Sighting," snap a photo, and drop a pin on the map. Your sighting is sent directly to the pet's owner with your location and notes. Every sighting helps narrow the search area and brings that pet one step closer to home. PET DETAIL PAGES Each lost pet has a detailed profile with everything you need to identify and safely approach them — including distinctive features, favorite treats and toys, and sounds they respond to. An inline map shows exactly where they were last seen, and one tap opens your phone's native maps app for turn-by-turn navigation to the area. BOOST YOUR ALERT Need more visibility? Boost your alert to make it stand out in the feed. Priority alerts appear at the top of search results with a bold badge, reaching more people faster. You can also add a reward to motivate your community to keep an eye out. CONTACT THE OWNER Found a match? Reach the pet's owner instantly with one-tap calling or texting, right from the alert. No accounts to create, no hoops to jump through — just a direct line to someone who's waiting for good news. POST A LOST PET ALERT Posting an alert takes less than two minutes. Add your pet's name, type, breed, and color. Upload photos. Drop a pin where they were last seen. Add details about their personality, treats they love, and sounds they respond to. Your alert goes live immediately and reaches everyone in the area. MANAGE YOUR ALERTS Track sightings as they come in, update your pet's status, edit details, and mark your pet as found or reunited — all from the My Alerts tab. You stay in control of your alert from start to finish. BUILT FOR EVERY PET Cubby Alert isn't just for dogs and cats. Whether you've lost a parrot, a rabbit, a bearded dragon, a hamster, or a ferret — you can post an alert and reach people nearby who can help. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S PET SAFETY NET You don't need to have a lost pet to make a difference. Just by having Cubby Alert on your phone, you become part of a network that helps reunite families with their pets. Keep an eye out on your morning walk, your evening jog, or your drive to work. You might be the reason someone's best friend makes it home. Download Cubby Alert today and help make your community a safer place for pets.

Screenshots

Twinkly4 screens
Cubby Alert4 screens

Verdict

The call

Twinkly and Cubby Alert are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twinkly ships an update fortnightly, Cubby Alert every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Twinkly versus Cubby Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwinklyCubby Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (48K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings48K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLedworks srlBharat Patel

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

Cubby Alert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Twinkly

No in-app purchases

None

Cubby Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twinkly free?
Twinkly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cubby Alert free?
Cubby Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twinkly or Cubby Alert have ads?
Neither Twinkly nor Cubby Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twinkly or Cubby Alert?
Twinkly ships an update fortnightly, and Cubby Alert every 9 days. Most recently, Twinkly was updated on October 4, 2026 and Cubby Alert on September 15, 2026.

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