Lumikat vs MESHLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lumikat
Control a unique, Swiss-made wooden lamp with innovative lighting technology. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and lighting direction, or set custom scenes via the app.
- Customizable lighting scenes
- Adjustable brightness and color temperature
- Direct and indirect lighting control
- Energy-saving sector lighting
- Colored mood lighting
- App-based control
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Lumikat – Ein Schweizer Licht-Unikat Im Team zwischen Architekten, Handwerkern und Ingenieuren entstand die Leuchte PURA von Lumikat. Die Leuchte überzeugt durch geradliniges Design und innovative Lichttechnik. Puristisch – Innovativ – Natürlich Das edle, Schweizer Holz verarbeiten wir mit grösster Achtsamkeit zu einer einzigartigen Leuchte. Bei der Leuchte PURA wird der Grundkörper aus einem massiven Stück Holz gefräst und anschliessend geschliffen, geölt und in unserer Manufaktur mit grosser Sorgfalt und Präzision mit der Lichttechnik assembliert. Die Bedienung der PURA erfolgt über die drei Szenen-Tasten auf der Leuchte, welche optional auch mit einer eigenen Szene programmiert werden können. Über diese Tasten können die drei voreingestellten Szenen direkt angewählt und gedimmt werden. Zusätzlich steht dem Anwender die Lumikat-App zur Verfügung mit welcher direkt auf einzelne Funktionen der Leuchte zugegriffen und so auf die eigenen Bedürfnisse eingestellt werden kann. Ausserdem können die drei Szenen-Tasten auf der Leuchte mit dem individuell eingestellten Lichtambiente programmiert werden. Folgende Einstellungen sind mit der PURA möglich: - Stufenlos einstellbares und dimmbares Warmweisses bis Kaltweisses Licht - Direkte und indirekte Beleuchtung stufenlos einstellbar - Energiesparendes Sektor-Licht für Teilbeleuchtung (z.B. zum Lesen) - Farbiges Stimmungslicht
MESHLE
Control and customize your LED strips with a wide range of colors, brightness levels, and dynamic animations. Schedule lighting changes, create custom scenes, and sync lights with music. Manage multiple strips and groups easily.
- Full control of 16 million colors
- Customizable scenes and animations
- Timers for scheduled lighting changes
- Sound visualization for music sync
- Group management for multiple strips
- Over-the-air firmware updates
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Enjoy the simplicity of controlling your RGB-, RGBW-, CCT- or Single Color-LED strips. MESHLE app allows you to precisely set the hue and the brightness of one or multiple LED strips that are connected to MESHLE flex, MESHLE flex PLUS or MESHLE flex PRO Bluetooth LED Controller. Manage all your LED strips With MESHLE app you can easily organize all your LED strips into groups and name it the way you want. Full control of 16 million colors Set the hue and the brightness of any color you like. Choose your favorite from 16 million colors. Timers (At specified times or automatically at sunrise/sunset.) Configure the controller to enter any desired state (like on, off, specific color, animation etc.) at specified times or automatically at sunrise/ sunset based on your location. Set fade-in and fade-out time. Scenes Create your own scenes like sunset or sunrise by picking and saving specific colors and brightness of your LED strips. Change the ambience with a single tap to match your mood. Animations Enjoy lighting animation like ocean waves, candlelight, fire, polar lights and many more. Use TV-simulation to simulate presence at home when you are on a vacation. Sound Visualisation Listen to your favorite music with colorful sound visualization of your LED strips. Control all your lights with a single tap Apply light adjustments or scenes to the whole group that you have created. Control your lights simultaneously or individually. Firmware Updates Over The Air (OTA) MESHLE flex’s firmware can be easily updated via smartphone. In this way, new features and functions of the device can be made available at any time. MESHLE flex Bluetooth LED Controllers are available at https://meshle.com/product-category/controller/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MESHLE at 5.0 against Lumikat's 4.0. MESHLE also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 51 months). Lumikat's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.
MESHLE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Lumikat ships an update every 51 months, MESHLE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lumikat | MESHLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 51 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SiLAB AG | MESHLE GmbH |
Customer experience
Lumikat
MESHLE
In-app purchases
Lumikat
No in-app purchases
MESHLE
No in-app purchases
