Comparison

SmartLights Personalized vs The B Stream

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

Head to head
About

SmartLights Personalized

Create personalized holiday messages to project onto any flat surface. Easily type your message, select colors and icons, and customize display settings for indoor or outdoor decoration. Features include adjustable scroll speed and continuous looping.

Highlights
  • Project custom holiday messages
  • App-controlled customization
  • 12 preset colors
  • Adjustable scroll speed
  • Continuous looping display
  • No character limit
  • Projects up to 10 feet wide
Features
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Customize a personal holiday message to project on any flat surface—inside or outside. The Personalized ProjectionTM app works exclusively with Personalized ProjectionTM holiday lighting to create unique messages for holidays and celebrations. It’s super easy to set up and manage. Just type in your custom message, choose from a selection of holiday icons, select your color preference and you’re ready to go. Perfect for adding a personal touch to indoor or outdoor Christmas decorating. Includes preset options. • App-controlled • Projects custom holiday messages • 12 preset colors • Cool and warm white selections • Loops continuously • Scroll speed adjustment • Includes preset options • No character limit • Projects up to 10 feet wide • Displays on any flat surface • Easy setup • Energy-efficient LED

About

The B Stream

Discover a curated library of B movies, horror, cult classics, and edgy content. Engage with a community of like-minded fans, suggest titles, and enjoy an ad-free, uncensored streaming experience.

Highlights
  • Curated library of B movies and cult classics
  • Uncensored adult humor and edgy content
  • Ad-free streaming experience
  • Community forum for fans ('The Hive')
  • Suggest movies and TV shows
  • Favorites list and mark as watched
  • Content licensed directly from creators
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We're more than just a streaming service; we're a community for everyone who loves B movies, horror gems, cult classics and especially those films which other people would want to protest, censor, or ban. Created by longtime genre director Brad Leo Lyon, The B Stream features a meticulously curated library to provide our subscribers with hundreds of hours worth of movies, shows, and documentaries in the original version we received them. Our films are never edited due to content in an effort to make them more family friendly. Instead, our members are sure to find all of the adult humor, violence, and edgy content synonymous with the best in B movies they crave. Finished your streaming for the day? Fly over to our hive and mingle with like minded fans. (Okay, you don’t really have to fly. Just click on the button that says The Hive, it’s that easy.) The Hive is like a social media section of the app where you can converse with other members, talk about the movies you enjoy, upload your own content, and more. Most importantly, you can share which movies and TV shows you’d like to see on The B Stream. We listen! We believe a premium streaming service shouldn’t just be about the content the service wants to release but what its members wants to see. Try The B Stream commitment free for 7 days and get unlimited access to our entire library of films, never censored by us and always ad free while the movie plays. Plans start at less than $6.99/month when you sign up for an annual membership. B Stream Features • Fully Curated Library – Our films are hand picked to fit the B Stream; it’s not just a pile of irrelevant titles used to brag about quantity over the quality of fit. • No Content Conflicts – We’re not owned by a major studio or its parent company so our library is never limited by conflicts of interest and competition. We can license films from anyone. • Uninterrupted Entertainment – From the opening credits to the final roll, our movies will always remain ad free, so you can enjoy watching without worrying about commercial intrusions. • Ever Expanding Library – New content is added regularly. • Community – The B Stream includes The Hive, a social media like feature which allows members to interact. • We Listen – Our interactive Hive feature allows us to hear directly from you. When there is demand for movies we don’t have, we actively look into licensing them. • Simple Interface – It’s easy to scroll through and find movies you want to watch. • Favorites List – Don’t have time to binge watch everything right now? You can add movies to your favorites list and return anytime to watch them. • Mark as Watched – Don’t want to accidentally watch something you’ve already seen? You can mark any movie as having already been watched. • You’re Helping Real Filmmakers – Many of our titles are licensed directly from the creators and small distributors. These individuals and companies share in the revenue we generate, helping them to continue to create great content. • B Stream Originals – Speaking of continuing to create great content, as our membership increases, we plan to use a portion of that revenue to make original content our members want. • Future Feature Updates – We will continue to work to improve the B Stream with future feature updates. For example: A calendar is being added that will enable you to see when future movies will be released. Our app offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. Terms of service: https://thebstream.com/terms Privacy policy: https://thebstream.com/privacy

Screenshots

SmartLights Personalized4 screens
The B Stream3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The B Stream at 100% against SmartLights Personalized's 50%. The B Stream also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). SmartLights Personalized's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. The B Stream sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SmartLights Personalized asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The B Stream holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SmartLights Personalized's written reviews are positive against 100% of The B Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartLights Personalized ships an update weekly, The B Stream every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartLights Personalized versus The B Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLights PersonalizedThe B Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGemmy Industries CorporationBrad Lyon

Customer experience

SmartLights Personalized

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

The B Stream

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SmartLights Personalized

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The B Stream

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly - App$7.991 Month
  • Annual - App$71.001 Year

Questions

Is SmartLights Personalized free?
SmartLights Personalized is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The B Stream free?
The B Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartLights Personalized or The B Stream?
The B Stream is rated higher. SmartLights Personalized averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while The B Stream averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do SmartLights Personalized or The B Stream have ads?
Neither SmartLights Personalized nor The B Stream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartLights Personalized or The B Stream?
SmartLights Personalized ships an update weekly, and The B Stream every 5 weeks. Most recently, SmartLights Personalized was updated on June 5, 2026 and The B Stream on September 10, 2026.

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