U by Moen Smart Shower vs MOD LIGHTING
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
U by Moen Smart Shower
Control your shower remotely and personalize your experience with this smart shower system. Set up to 12 custom presets, including temperature and duration, and activate your shower using voice commands or your smartphone. Enjoy a perfectly tailored shower every time.
- Wi-Fi/cloud-based digital shower system
- Mobile app control
- Voice activation (Alexa, HomeKit, Siri, Google Assistant)
- Up to 12 personalized shower presets
- Remote shower activation and warm-up pause
- Precise temperature control
- On-screen shower status feedback
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• U by Moen shower is a Wi-Fi/cloud-based digital shower system that offers mobile connectivity • To create a personalized showering experience, U features three ways to control your shower: voice, phone and controller • With voice activation, you can activate your shower with the sound of your voice through Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Siri, as well as Google Assistant. • Download the U by Moen smartphone app to personalize and control your shower from your smartphone • Through the app you can: o create up to 12 personalized shower presets, including name, greeting, outlets, temperature, shower timer and notifications o turn on your shower from bed and have the shower pause once it warms up to your desired temperature, saving time and water until you are ready to step in o customize system wide settings such as outlet icons, which Wi-Fi network the system is connected to, language and time zone • The U by Moen shower system includes a digital valve that offers precise temperature control and a Wi-Fi connected digital shower controller that provides feedback on the shower status through on-screen messaging and notifications in the U by Moen app. It also pairs with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Siri, as well as Google Assistant for a seamless, integrated experience. • To learn more about U by Moen shower, visit www.moen.com/smart-home/smart-shower
MOD LIGHTING
Control your smart lighting with precision. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and create custom scenes for any mood or time of day. Manage multiple fixtures easily and even shop for new lighting within the app.
- Adjust brightness and color temperature
- Create and save custom lighting scenes
- Control lighting by room or time
- Manage multiple fixtures simultaneously
- Shop for luxury lighting
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Your lights, wherever you are. MOD LIGHTING controls every smart fixture in your home from one place. Set the brightness, warm or cool the white, pick a color, and save the result so the room comes back the same way tomorrow. CONTROL Brightness and color temperature on one dial. Full color for RGB fixtures. Presets you save once and reach in a tap. SPACES Group the lights in a room into a space and set the whole room at once. Turn everything off on your way out, from the Home screen. SYNC Fixtures that should always match are linked into a single control. Change one and the rest follow. TIMERS AND SCHEDULES Give a light a countdown, or a schedule that repeats on the days you choose. PAIRING Adding a light takes Bluetooth and your 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network. The app walks you through it, and when something does not take, it tells you what actually went wrong. YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with your email and a six digit code. There is no password to remember. Your orders, your addresses and your store credit sit in the app next to your lights. SHOP Browse the MOD LIGHTING collection and check out without leaving the app. COMPATIBILITY Works with MOD LIGHTING smart fixtures. A 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network is required. Remote-only fixtures are not app controlled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MOD LIGHTING at 5.0 against U by Moen Smart Shower's 1.6. MOD LIGHTING also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). U by Moen Smart Shower's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 1) and review sentiment (8% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MOD LIGHTING holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: U by Moen Smart Shower has 172 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of U by Moen Smart Shower's written reviews are positive against 0% of MOD LIGHTING's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
U by Moen Smart Shower ships an update every 3 months, MOD LIGHTING daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U by Moen Smart Shower | MOD LIGHTING |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (172 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moen Incorporated | MOD LIGHTING |
Customer experience
U by Moen Smart Shower
MOD LIGHTING
Bugs and requests
U by Moen Smart Shower
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to connect to shower controller
- Inconsistent time zone and clock display
- Shower controller resets or malfunctions after updates
- Inability to change order of shower outlets in the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Arizona time zone
- Allow customization of screen color and animations
- Improve Alexa and HomeKit integration
- Provide more granular control and settings in the app
- Add maintenance reminders and diagnostics
MOD LIGHTING
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
U by Moen Smart Shower
No in-app purchases
MOD LIGHTING
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is U by Moen Smart Shower free?
Is MOD LIGHTING free?
Which has better reviews, U by Moen Smart Shower or MOD LIGHTING?
Do U by Moen Smart Shower or MOD LIGHTING have ads?
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