Comparison

Light DJ Studio Recordings vs Indie FM

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

Head to head
About

Light DJ Studio Recordings

Create and record synchronized light shows with your smart bulbs to your favorite music. Explore a community of shared light shows or build your own library of effects for any occasion. Works with Philips Hue, LIFX, and Nanoleaf devices.

Highlights
  • Record light shows to music
  • Playback saved light shows
  • Share light shows with community
  • Download community light shows
  • Works with Apple Music
  • Supports Hue Entertainment
  • Supports Nanoleaf panels
Features
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Record light shows to your favorite tracks with smart lighting from Philips Hue Entertainment, LIFX, and Nanoleaf. Play along to over 50+ million Apple Music tracks as your lights change before you. It's easy create the ultimate library of light shows with 5 single beat-style effects and 5 multi-effects that instantly change the ambiance of your entire room. Whether you’re creating a light show to celebrate your team’s win, creating a spooky halloween ambiance, or just want to create the ultimate library of power ballads, Light DJ Studio has everything you need make the perfect light show. (If you’re looking for the #1 real-time light controller that works with any music source, search for "Light DJ Entertainment Effects" in the App Store.) RECORD AND PLAYBACK LIGHT SHOWS: Play with your lights as you listen to your favorite tracks. Create a light show in minutes and save your recorded shows for later playback. It’s super easy to do, just select a track and tap along as it plays. LIGHT DJ NETWORK - SHARE YOUR LIGHT SHOWS WITH THE COMMUNITY: Have a favorite light show that you made? Now you can share it with the community and other users will be able to download and play it on their light setups. It doesn’t matter if you have 2 bulbs or 10+ because light shows will work on any light setup and on any hardware, even if your setup changes! You must have Apple Music to use this feature. DOWNLOAD AND RATE OTHER USERS LIGHT SHOWS: When you search for a song you’ll see all of the shared light shows for that track and can play them right away or save them for later. WORKS WITH APPLE MUSIC OR YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY: Subscribe to Apple Music and record your light shows to over 45+ million tracks or load your own library of tracks onto your device for a completely offline experience. HUE ENTERTAINMENT: Setup a Hue Entertainment area from the Hue app for high-performance effects. You’ll see smoother waves and faster strobes without the light lag. Control multiple Hue Entertainment areas if they are on separate bridges. NANOLEAF LIGHT PANELS: Cover that blank wall with a set of Nanoleaf Light Panels and fill your room with dazzling effects. LEGACY HUE & LIFX SUPPORT: Mix legacy Hue and LIFX lights. Limit 10 lights for performance reasons. You can also mix Nanoleaf with Hue and LIFX. NOTE EFFECTS: Play one of 5 note effects that go along with your music. Each note effect triggers a random light in your room. COMBO & 5X BUTTONS: Repeat an effect on the same light or up to 5 adjacent lights. MULTI-EFFECTS: Multi-effects affect all of the bulbs in your room at once. Make your lights swirl or wave as they travel around your room. Good for the slow parts. FREE-PLAY MODE: Want to practice your light show skills or just want to play while your music runs in the background? Free Play mode will let you play with your lights for as long as you like. LIGHT GROUPS & ORDERING: Your lights, your way. Include only the lights you want to use. Assign your lights an order to ensure multi-effects display correctly in your room. This app requires hardware from one of these vendors: -Philips Hue: meethue.com -LIFX: lifx.com -Nanoleaf Light Panels (Shapes, Canvas, Lines, Elements, Aurora): nanoleaf.me Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://lightdjapp.com/terms

About

Indie FM

Features
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¡Bienvenido a la aplicación oficial de Indie FM! Aquí podrás escucharnos "En Vivo" y disfrutar de la mejor música. Con una interfaz moderna, fácil de usar y con la posibilidad de reproducir en segundo plano... la aplicación Indie FM te da la mejor experiencia a la hora de escuchar radio online. Se necesita una conexión a internet, 3G/4G/5G ó redes Wi-Fi para ser sintonizada. Ofrecemos soporte rápido y fiable a todos los usuarios y siempre respondemos a las dudas que nos escriben a arielflomenbaum@icloud.com. Si tienes algún problema o incompatibilidad con tu dispositivo, escríbenos e intentaremos resolver el problema cuanto antes. Si te ha gustado la aplicación, agradeceríamos una valoración positiva. ¡Muchas Gracias!

Screenshots

Light DJ Studio Recordings4 screens
Indie FM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Light DJ Studio Recordings at every 2 months against Indie FM's every 15 months. Light DJ Studio Recordings also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light DJ Studio Recordings ships an update every 2 months, Indie FM every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Light DJ Studio Recordings versus Indie FM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight DJ Studio RecordingsIndie FM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNRTHRNLIGHTS, LLCAriel Flomenbaum

In-app purchases

None

Light DJ Studio Recordings

No in-app purchases

None

Indie FM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light DJ Studio Recordings free?
Light DJ Studio Recordings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Indie FM free?
Indie FM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light DJ Studio Recordings or Indie FM have ads?
Neither Light DJ Studio Recordings nor Indie FM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light DJ Studio Recordings or Indie FM?
Light DJ Studio Recordings ships an update every 2 months, and Indie FM every 15 months. Most recently, Light DJ Studio Recordings was updated on November 3, 2026 and Indie FM on November 7, 2026.

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