Comparison

Lightwave Link Plus vs JMW

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

Head to head
About

Lightwave Link Plus

Control your home's lighting, power, and heating remotely. Automate daily tasks, set moods, and monitor energy usage from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Remote monitoring and control
  • Lighting, power, and heating management
  • Room and device customization
  • Mood setting for lighting
  • Complex event creation
  • Scheduling and automation
  • Energy usage monitoring
Features
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This is the new official Lightwave Link Plus app to manage the amazing Lightwave Smart Home Platform with your iPhone, iPod or iPad.* The Lightwave Smart Home Platform allows you to monitor and control lighting, power and heating whether you are in the home, or out and about, using a smart-phone, tablet or PC. The product range consists of attractive and affordable dimmer switches, power sockets and thermostatic radiator valves, plus a large range of other innovative products, some of which are simple plug ‘n’ play and others that can be easily retrofitted by any competent DIYer. All devices communicate wirelessly eliminating the need for any additional wiring. The Lightwave Smart Home Platform is: • Affordable • Simple to Fit • Easy to use The Lightwave Smart Home Platform can: • Save you money through reduced energy usage! • Help keep your home and family more safe and secure • Make your life more comfortable – no arriving home to a cold, dark house • Save you time by automating many of the daily processes in your home The Lightwave Smart Home app allows you to: • Setup your WiFiLink and products in minutes. • Monitor, control and schedule lighting, power and heating requirements by individual room • Define and name Rooms that reflect the layout of your own home • Allocate and name devices within each room • Set Moods by room for lighting and power – for example, fully on for cleaning, some lights dimmed and the TV off for reading, and nice and cosy dimmed lights when watching TV • Build complex events to turn on or off multiple devices across many rooms with one button • Schedule single devices or events to activate at certain times by day, week and month • Automatically link schedules to sunrise and sunset times • Add random delays to events to create that genuine “look like you’re at home when you’re not at home” • Schedule heating programmes by individual room • Add our energy monitor to see your electricity usage real-time, and totals so far today and yesterday And you can do all of these things even if you were on the other side of the world! * Note that this app requires a Lightwave Link Plus and the appropriate Lightwave devices being fitted. Read more about app's terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ and privacy policy: https://lightwaverf.com/privacy-policy/

About

JMW

Connect with specialist property lawyers through a secure, transparent portal. Track your property transaction progress, communicate directly with your legal team, and access all documents and messages in one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Direct lawyer communication
  • Secure document signing
  • Visual progress tracking
  • 24/7 app access
  • Instant message notifications
  • All documents stored securely
Features
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The JMW app uses the latest technology to link our specialist property lawyers to you, quickly and easily. At JMW we believe that the legalities of purchasing, selling or re-mortgaging a property should not be confusing or stressful. By combining our legal expertise with award winning technology, the JMW app will help JMW deliver a service to you that is as transparent and brief as possible. By connecting the JMW app directly to our in-house IT file management software, we will ensure you are kept up to date throughout the entire process and have a direct and secure link to your lawyer. The JMW app is a completely secure portal for you to communicate with your lawyer, by sending messages whenever you like. Receive instant notifications when your lawyer sends a message to you, with all messages and documents stored in one easy to access place. Features: • Regular secure updates direct to your phone, tablet or PC. • View, sign and return forms or documents securely. • All forms and documents stored safely for you on the app. • The ability to review all messages, letters and documents. • Track progress using our visual tracking tool. • Send messages direct to your Lawyers’ inbox with all references and property details automatically added by the app • 24/7 access to the app with the ability to send messages to your lawyer anytime.

Screenshots

Lightwave Link Plus4 screens
JMW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JMW at none against Lightwave Link Plus's 2. JMW also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Lightwave Link Plus's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 33%). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lightwave Link Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. JMW asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightwave Link Plus ships an update every 2 months, JMW monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lightwave Link Plus versus JMW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightwave Link PlusJMW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightwaveRF Technology LtdLavatech Limited

Customer experience

Lightwave Link Plus

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative30.0%

JMW

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightwave Link Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$8.991 Month
  • Annual Membership1 Year trial$90.991 Year
None

JMW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightwave Link Plus free?
Lightwave Link Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JMW free?
JMW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightwave Link Plus or JMW have ads?
Neither Lightwave Link Plus nor JMW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightwave Link Plus or JMW?
Lightwave Link Plus ships an update every 2 months, and JMW monthly. Most recently, Lightwave Link Plus was updated on September 24, 2026 and JMW on August 22, 2026.

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