Twinkly vs Kubba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twinkly
Control and personalize your smart light decorations with this intuitive companion app. Easily connect over Wi-Fi to create custom lighting effects for an unforgettable holiday experience. Transform your tree with innovative, smart designs.
- Personalize lighting effects
- Smart design
- Intuitive use
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Customizable colors
- Holiday decoration system
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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.
Kubba
This app helps you take control of your habits, spending, and long-term health by tracking daily choices and visualizing their impact. Build consistency and stay motivated with progress insights to become more disciplined and in control.
- Track habits and daily decisions
- Visualize choice impact
- Monitor spending and savings
- Build consistency with feedback
- Stay motivated with progress insights
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Become the version of yourself you've always wanted to be. Kubba helps you take control of your habits, spending, and long-term health. Track your daily choices and see how they impact your life over time. Whether it’s cutting back on fast food, reducing unnecessary spending, or building better routines, Kubba turns small decisions into meaningful progress. FEATURES: • Track habits and daily decisions • Visualize how your choices affect your future • Monitor spending and savings in real time • Build consistency with simple, clear feedback • Stay motivated with progress insights Kubba is designed to help you become more aware, more disciplined, and more in control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kubba at 100% against Twinkly's 38%. Kubba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Twinkly's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 4). 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.
Kubba 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 4, 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 Kubba's.
Twinkly ships an update fortnightly, Kubba every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twinkly | Kubba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Twinkly srl | Borzou LLC |
Customer experience
Twinkly
Kubba
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
Kubba
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Twinkly
No in-app purchases
Kubba
No in-app purchases
