Comparison

AppLights Personalized vs ION Sound Control™

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

Head to head

AppLights Personalized

★ 2.594 ratingsView app →

About

AppLights Personalized

Create personalized holiday messages to project onto any flat surface, indoors or outdoors. Easily customize text, choose icons, and select colors for a unique festive display. Perfect for adding a special touch to your Christmas decorations.

Highlights

Custom message projection
Holiday icons selection
Color customization
Adjustable scroll speed
Preset options
No character limit

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

ION Sound Control™

Control compatible ION speakers remotely to adjust volume, lighting, and equalizer settings. Stream music from other apps, manage radio stations, and check battery status from up to 100 feet away. Requires Bluetooth connection.

Highlights

Remote volume control
Adjust lighting effects
Customize equalizer settings
Change input sources
Check battery status
Manage radio stations and presets

Features

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Enhance your Sound Experiences™ with the ION Sound Control™ app. Quickly access the functionality of your compatible* ION speaker from anywhere up to 100 feet away to adjust volume, lighting, equalizer settings, change input sources, check your battery status, dial in your favorite radio stations, save radio presets, and more! *Note: Please refer to list below for compatible product. Some features in the app may not be available for all products. This app controls music that streams from other apps on your device. You must first connect your device to speaker via Bluetooth® before connecting with the app to control your streaming music remotely. Compatible Products: • Pro Glow Ultra • Pro Glow Express • Total PA Ultimate • Game Day Primetime • Sport Boom • Party Boom Plus • Block Rocker • Total PA Titan • Sport 320 • Party Splash • Uber Boom • Pathfinder Go • Explorer Express • Geode Rock Speaker • Tailgater Tough • Total PA Freedom • Tailgater Boom • Aquaboom X • Trouper 100 • Trouper 300 • Tahiti Link • Party Splash Link • Sol Stone Link • Trailblazer Roar • Block Rocker Icon • Glow Stone Link • Wave Rider X • Tailgater TD • Total PA Apex • Luma Duo • Trailblazer Summit • Tailgater XL • Glow Tone • Total PA Quake • Tailgater Classic

Screenshots

AppLights Personalized4 screens

ION Sound Control™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ION Sound Control™ at every 2 months against AppLights Personalized's every 35 months. ION Sound Control™ also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%). AppLights Personalized's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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

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

AppLights Personalized ships an update every 35 months, ION Sound Control™ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

AppLights Personalized versus ION Sound Control™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	AppLights Personalized	ION Sound Control™
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	2.5 (94 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	20.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	—	94 — better
Update frequency	Every 35 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	79 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Gemmy Industries Corporation	ION Audio

Customer experience

AppLights Personalized

Written reviews2 reviews

Positive0.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative100.0%

ION Sound Control™

All ratings94 ratings

Positive36.2%

Neutral7.4%

Negative56.4%

Written reviews49 reviews

Positive20.4%

Neutral4.1%

Negative75.5%

Bugs and requests

AppLights Personalized

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ION Sound Control™

Reported bugs

25 issues

App hops back and forth in FM frequency
App loses mind in FM input
App loses functionality after update
Cannot change LED color/pattern
App doesn't work with specific speakers

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App interferes with Bluetooth pairing
App distorts audio
App locks out without location services
App requires location services but no setting
App doesn't connect to speaker
App shows 'can't find speaker' when connected
App settings don't save
Sound gets choppy after 10 minutes
App doesn't support older speakers
App doesn't find speaker even when phone is connected
App asks for purchase date and store
App has connection issues
App doesn't pair
App gets stuck on loading/bluetooth screen
App doesn't sync two speakers
App has glitches/stutters when playing music
App indicates firmware available when it's not
App takes multiple tries to connect
App is incompatible with specific models
App charges for a paid version without clear pricing

Requested features

11 requests

Improve EQ with more bands
Allow editing device names
Make lights react to music
Show volume number
Turn speaker on from app

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Add ability to turn on speaker voice
Improve speaker light sync to music
Add firmware update option
Allow control without location services
Add 5-7 band EQ
Make volume slider live

In-app purchases

None

AppLights Personalized

No in-app purchases

None

ION Sound Control™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppLights Personalized free?

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

Is ION Sound Control™ free?

ION Sound Control™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do AppLights Personalized or ION Sound Control™ have ads?

Neither AppLights Personalized nor ION Sound Control™ shows ads.

Which is updated more often, AppLights Personalized or ION Sound Control™?

AppLights Personalized ships an update every 35 months, and ION Sound Control™ every 2 months. Most recently, AppLights Personalized was updated on June 25, 2026 and ION Sound Control™ on September 22, 2026.