Lights App vs Idea Power
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
Idea Power
Enhance your holiday decorations with smart Christmas lights. This application offers a fun and interactive way to control your festive displays, making the season brighter and more enjoyable.
- Smart Christmas light control
- Enhanced holiday fun
- Interactive display options
- Easy to use interface
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Idea Power makes Christmas lights smarter and makes Christmas more fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lights App at every 6 weeks against Idea Power's every 45 months. Lights App also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 0%). 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.
Lights App ships an update every 6 weeks, Idea Power every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lights App | Idea Power |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Lights App | 奇勇 颜 |
Customer experience
Lights App
Idea Power
In-app purchases
Lights App
No in-app purchases
Idea Power
No in-app purchases
