Camrose Directory vs Gemstone Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camrose Directory
Discover over 1400 local vendors, suppliers, and services in the Camrose area. This app provides fast, accurate, and updated listings for businesses, residential information, and a reverse directory. Easily search by category or name to find restaurants, news, jobs, maps, and more.
- Local vendor and service listings
- Business and residential search
- Reverse directory lookup
- Restaurant menus and local news
- Job listings and city map
- Coupons, flyers, and weather
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Never see another pop-up again... Ever! The Camrose Directory is pleased to bring you another way to source over 1400 local vendors, suppliers and services in the Camrose & surrounding area. Since 1986 we've been committed to accuracy in our print directory, now taking it a step further we are giving consumers the fastest, most accurate, updated list of Camrose & area businesses, residential listings & reverse directory. Search local businesses by category or by name. Find everyday links to restaurants & menus, local news, arts & entertainment, jobs & careers, city map, coupons & flyers, postal codes, road reports, weather, contests & whole a lot more! Everything you love about your Camrose Community Home Directory, in one really fast app... and never see another pop-up again... Ever! Powered by the Camrose & Area Business Community.
Gemstone Lights
Control your smart lights with an intuitive interface. Create custom patterns, set sunrise/sunset timers, and sync your settings to the cloud. Transform your home's ambiance effortlessly.
- Real-time pattern status
- Sunrise/sunset timers
- Offline timer support
- Cloud syncing for folders and patterns
- Intuitive interface
- Customizable lighting patterns
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Revolutionize your lighting experience with the new Gemstone Lights Hub2. Seamlessly control your lights, create patterns, and transform your home into a personalized haven of brilliance. Experience lighting control like never before. Enjoy a smoother, more intuitive interface for customizing and managing your Gemstone Lights. Key features include real-time pattern status, sunrise/sunset timers with offline support, and cloud syncing for your folders and patterns. Our new app ensures effortless lighting management anytime and anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gemstone Lights at fortnightly against Camrose Directory's every 20 months. Camrose Directory's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). 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.
Camrose Directory ships an update every 20 months, Gemstone Lights fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camrose Directory | Gemstone Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (4.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Community Home Directory Incorporated | Gemstone Lights |
Customer experience
Camrose Directory
Gemstone Lights
Bugs and requests
Camrose Directory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gemstone Lights
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing folders and patterns
- Sway pattern not working the same as original hub
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Fireworks folder and ISO folder to be complete
- Adjusting speed should not start over, and most flow settings should have no pause
In-app purchases
Camrose Directory
No in-app purchases
Gemstone Lights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Camrose Directory free?
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Do Camrose Directory or Gemstone Lights have ads?
Which is updated more often, Camrose Directory or Gemstone Lights?
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