Comparison

nLights vs Philio Insight

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

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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

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Philio Insight

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It offers a instant plug-and-play process, which eliminates the need of cables and complex network setting. You can make your home became a smart home in minutes by yourself. The outstanding user oriented APP is the only Smart Home APP available on the market integrates the Z-wave sensor, Z-wave IP gateway,P2P IP camera in the single APP page.

Screenshots

nLights3 screens

Philio Insight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: nLights at none against Philio Insight's shown. nLights also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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, Philio Insight every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

nLights versus Philio Insight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	nLights	Philio Insight
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	14.3	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	126 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Lukas Lins	Philio Technology Corporation

In-app purchases

None

nLights

No in-app purchases

None

Philio Insight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nLights free?

nLights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Philio Insight free?

Philio Insight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do nLights or Philio Insight have ads?

Philio Insight shows ads; nLights does not.

Which is updated more often, nLights or Philio Insight?

nLights ships an update monthly, and Philio Insight every 3 months. Most recently, nLights was updated on October 13, 2026 and Philio Insight on October 22, 2026.