Comparison

geeni vs Lights Remote

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

Head to head
About

geeni

Manage all your smart home and smart health devices from a single, intuitive application. Control lights, switches, cameras, and track health metrics like weight and BMI. Automate actions with scenes and schedules, and share device access with family and friends.

Highlights
  • Control smart home and health devices
  • Track weight, BMI, and other health metrics
  • Sync health data with Apple Health
  • Group devices by room
  • Set smart scenes and schedules
  • Share device access with others
Features
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Meet Geeni. Your wish is Geeni's command. Control all Geeni smart home and smart health devices in one easy app, from ANYWHERE in the world. Geeni is easy enough for anyone to use and combines the SIMPLICITY of an on/off switch with PREMIUM features such as: - Easy, powerful control of each device. Choose a color or mood of our Color bulbs, schedule a smart switch, check in on your cameras, and track your weight, all from the same app! - Group devices and control by room - Smart Health products support tracking weight, BMI, Body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate, bone mass, visceral fat grade, and more, and track on the app or sync to Apple Health - Set smart scenes for automated actions - Schedule when devices turn on and off to allow more control and security - Choose which devices your friends, guests, roommates, or your family can control thanks to account sharing - Cloud based services so you can log in and control your home from any phone - HealthKit functionality for our new Smart Scale: synchronize your health data with Apple Health! - and more. Compatible with all Geeni-enabled smart devices. No complicated hub required; each Geeni device is smart enough to connect directly to your home wifi network.

About

Lights Remote

Easily control RGB LED string lights via Bluetooth. Customize display time, colors, and modes with a simple, code-free interface. Just install and start playing.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth Low Energy control
  • RGB LED string light customization
  • Set display time
  • Choose colors
  • Select display modes
  • Code-free pairing
Features
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This is an APP that uses Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) to control the led light. You can use this app to control RGB LED string lights, you can set display time, colors and modes. It is very easy to use, no code pairing or setting, just install and play.

Screenshots

geeni4 screens
Lights Remote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: geeni at 4.8 against Lights Remote's 1.8. geeni also leads on ratings volume (437K vs 71) and review sentiment (26% vs 15%). Lights Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

geeni holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: geeni has 437K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of geeni's written reviews are positive against 15% of Lights Remote's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
geeni versus Lights Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergeeniLights Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (437K ratings) — better1.8 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings437K — better71
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerkury Innovations LLC奇勇 颜

Customer experience

geeni

All ratings437,493 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral10.2%
Negative63.9%

Lights Remote

All ratings71 ratings
Positive18.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative80.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.6%

Bugs and requests

geeni

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Difficulty connecting devices to Wi-Fi
  • Cameras failing to record or playback footage
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Devices randomly going offline or unresponsive
  • Incompatibility with newer mobile OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved app interface and user experience
  • Enhanced camera features (e.g., motion detection, cloud storage)
  • Better integration with smart home ecosystems
  • Ability to create custom lighting scenes and automations
  • Improved reliability and stability of devices and app

Lights Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

geeni

No in-app purchases

None

Lights Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is geeni free?
geeni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lights Remote free?
Lights Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, geeni or Lights Remote?
geeni is rated higher. geeni averages 4.8 out of 5 from 437K ratings, while Lights Remote averages 1.8 from 71 ratings.
Do geeni or Lights Remote have ads?
Neither geeni nor Lights Remote shows ads.

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