Comparison

nLights vs Lighting Leaf

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

Head to head
About

nLights

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Use this app with the nLights software from GitHub to control your Raspberry Pi Led Strip lights. To download the software for the Raspberry Pi, please visit: https://github.com/snul/nlights

About

Lighting Leaf

Effortlessly manage your smart lighting from anywhere. Adjust brightness, color, and set schedules to match your mood or routine. Save energy and enhance your environment with intuitive voice or touch controls.

Highlights
  • Voice and touch control
  • Remote access
  • Color selection
  • Healthy Spectrum Light
  • Scheduling and timers
  • Energy saving features
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Lighting Leaf Smart Control app gives you easy and convenient control of lighting. Use your voice or touch to dim, brighten and control from anywhere on Smart enabled devices. Change your environment to adjust the color or amount of light for any occasion or mood. If you are starting your day or ending it setting up the lights to your natural rhythm is easy. Add smart control with Color Selection, and Healthy Spectrum Light. Save energy by setting a schedule or adjusting the lights throughout the day. Download the “Lighting Leaf Smart Control” APP. Open the app and register an account as instructed. Turn on Lighting Leaf Controller and follow connecting instructions provided with product. Set timers to wake up with minimal lighting that ramps up with your morning coffee. Automatically turn off your lights to save money. Dim the light to serve as a nightlight. Never arrive to a dark room or home again. Using the compatible Lighting Leaf Controller, it connects to other smart enabled devices allowing direct control of brightness, lighting effects, and color levels depending on the type of LED Lights connected.

Screenshots

nLights3 screens
Lighting Leaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: nLights at monthly against Lighting Leaf's every 15 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nLights ships an update monthly, Lighting Leaf every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
nLights versus Lighting Leaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternLightsLighting Leaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.313.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB181 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLukas LinsOrigin Acoustics, LLC

In-app purchases

None

nLights

No in-app purchases

None

Lighting Leaf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nLights free?
nLights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lighting Leaf free?
Lighting Leaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do nLights or Lighting Leaf have ads?
Neither nLights nor Lighting Leaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nLights or Lighting Leaf?
nLights ships an update monthly, and Lighting Leaf every 15 months. Most recently, nLights was updated on October 13, 2026 and Lighting Leaf on October 14, 2026.

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