Hive Lighting Antenna vs Mettle Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Lighting Antenna
This app offers comprehensive control for C- and CX-Series lights via Bluetooth. Easily adjust colors, select from numerous presets, and apply dynamic effects. Group lights for synchronized control and explore billions of color combinations for creative lighting setups.
- Bluetooth control for C- and CX-Series lights
- Color and tint adjustment sliders
- RGB and color wheel selectors
- Over 100 preset lighting sources
- Preset lighting effects (e.g., Cop Car, Fire)
- Individual and group light control
- Demo mode for offline use
Read full descriptionHide full description
Hive Antenna gives you complete control over our C- and CX-Series lights via Bluetooth. Quickly assign colors and choose from multiple effects, with billions of combinations. Lights can be controlled individually or grouped together to create limitless lighting possibilities. Multiple color control options • Output, Color Temperature, Tint, Saturation, Hue sliders • RGB sliders • Color Wheel selector • White light calibrations optimized for different cameras and subject matter More than 100 preset Sources • Natural (Sunrise, Moonlight, etc) • Artificial (Pink Glow Stick, Blow Torch, etc) • Corrective (+Green, -Green, CT Straw) • search for Sources by hue Preset lighting Effects • Cop Car, TV, Fire, etc • customize some color combinations Demo Mode (no light required) FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND FREE TO USE
Mettle Lighting
Control smart lights with various modes including single color, CCT, HSI, and gel colors. Customize effects with 10 different options, including RGB and white color variations. Offers advanced pixel mode for extensive customization.
- Single color mode
- CCT mode (3200K-8000K)
- HSI mode (Hue, Saturation, Integrity)
- Gel mode (40+ colors)
- 10 customizable effects (RGB & CCT)
- Pixel mode for advanced settings
Read full descriptionHide full description
- Single color mode is for Mettle Single Color Series smart light. Only power could be controlled at this mode. - CCT mode could control 3200K-5600K or 2800K-8000K depending on different light devices. - HSI mode could control light devices with RGB function. Hue, saturation, and integrity could be controlled. - Gel mode also need light devices with RGB function. It provides 40+ different gel color. - Effect mode allows user customize their effect. It provides total 10 different effects, 3 of them are RGB effects and 7 of them are white color with different CCT effects. - Pixel mode expands massive customized setting for devices with Pixel Effects.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hive Lighting Antenna at 4.1 against Mettle Lighting's 3.7. Hive Lighting Antenna also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 60%). Mettle Lighting's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Hive Lighting Antenna holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Hive Lighting Antenna's written reviews are positive against 60% of Mettle Lighting's.
Hive Lighting Antenna ships an update every 6 weeks, Mettle Lighting every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Lighting Antenna | Mettle Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hive Lighting Inc. | Mettle Photographic Equipment Co,Ltd |
Customer experience
Hive Lighting Antenna
Mettle Lighting
In-app purchases
Hive Lighting Antenna
No in-app purchases
Mettle Lighting
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hive Lighting Antenna free?
Is Mettle Lighting free?
Which has better reviews, Hive Lighting Antenna or Mettle Lighting?
Do Hive Lighting Antenna or Mettle Lighting have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hive Lighting Antenna or Mettle Lighting?
Other comparisons
