Lights App vs Hombli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lights App
Control your home lighting with this app. Personalize light sets, create groups for simultaneous control, and utilize timer functions for automated operation. Choose from eight distinct controller functions and adjust brightness.
- Personalize light sets with custom names and pictures
- Control multiple light sets simultaneously with groups
- Three timer functions for automated lighting schedules
- Eight controller functions (e.g., Stay on, Twinkling, Fade away)
- Adjustable dimming for light sets
- Supports 7 languages
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- - 7 languages can be selected (Dutch, German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Polish) - - Light sets can be personalized by creating your own name and picture - - Multiple light sets can be controlled simultaneously by creating groups - - The App has three timer functions, to let the lights operate at different times - - The App has 8 controller function (Stay on, Fast twinkling, Twinkling in phase, Fade away, Fade away in phase, Phasing, Wave and combination) - - Light set can be dimmed
Hombli
Manage and automate your smart home devices remotely with this intuitive application. Set schedules, create custom scenarios, and control everything from your smartphone, ensuring a secure and private experience.
- Remote device control
- Device scheduling and timers
- Smart scenario creation
- Voice control integration
- Device sharing
- Secure and encrypted data
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Control your Hombli devices from anywhere in the world! With the user-friendly Hombli app, you can easily install, control, and automate any Hombli device with your smartphone. Control your devices from anywhere, set schedules and timers, set up home automation and much more. It's all possible with a single app! KEY FEATURES · Pair devices directly to your Wi-Fi-network within seconds · Remotely control devices from anywhere · Schedule your devices to operate automatically during specific hours · Create smart scenarios and execute them manually or automatically with pre-set conditions · Works with the Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Siri Shortcuts for hands-free voice control · Share control with your friends and family · Safe and private experience. Data is fully encrypted, anonymized and never shared with third parties · Our Amazon Cloud server is located in Frankfurt, Germany and complies with GDPR · The Hombli app works perfectly together with any smart home device that is powered by Tuya Learn more about our brand on www.hombli.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hombli at 4.5 against Lights App's 1.7. Hombli also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 19%). Lights App's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
Hombli holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Lights App's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hombli's.
Lights App ships an update every 6 weeks, Hombli every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights App | Hombli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lights App | Hombli |
Customer experience
Lights App
Hombli
In-app purchases
Lights App
No in-app purchases
Hombli
No in-app purchases
