VLC Light Stream vs Celebright Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VLC Light Stream
Control your holiday lights with custom color themes and patterns. This system allows you to use your existing Christmas light wires by simply swapping out the bulbs and pairing the components.
- Customizable bulb colors
- Create color themes
- Use with existing wires
- Control holiday lighting
- Indoor and outdoor use
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Harness the power of infinite possibilities with Light Stream™. Using the Light Stream™ app and Light Stream™ components, you can unleash the magic of the holidays with the click of a button. Have up to six different bulb colors at any given time. You decide whether you want all the bulbs to be the same color or create your own custom color themes. Light Stream™ will give you the freedom you’ve been looking for in a Christmas light. Use it on your roof lines, tree, bushes, or even indoors! Innovative lighting for infinite possibilities of colors and patterns. Unlike competitors wireless lights, our design allows for you to use your existing E12 Christmas wire. Saving you time and money, simply swap your bulbs, pair the components and go! - V-20670 & V-20770: Remote LED Bulbs ( Required - Cannot mix bulbs on the same system ) - V-20671: Controller ( Required ) - V-20672: Switch ( Recommended for larger projects ) Thank you for reading all about the all-new, innovative wireless lighting solution that is Light Stream™. To purchase Light Stream components, please visit Villagelighting.com or VLCWholesale.com for more information.
Celebright Cloud
Control your permanent holiday and accent lighting system from anywhere. Customize colors, patterns, and individual bulbs. Schedule automatic light displays for holidays or year-round use.
- Remote control from anywhere
- Customizable colors and patterns
- Individual bulb control
- Automated scheduling
- Year-round accent lighting
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This app is the controller for the Celebright lighting system, which is a cloud connected permanent holiday lighting and accent lighting system. Control your lights from anywhere in the world through this cloud connected system. Set colors, pattens and even control each individual lightbulb through this powerful and intuitive app. Set a schedule to have your lights turn on and off automatically for holidays, birthdays, or any special occasion. Set repeating events for use as pot lights or landscape lighting during the rest of the year quickly and easily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Celebright Cloud at 4.9 against VLC Light Stream's 3.1. Celebright Cloud also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (734 vs 8). VLC Light Stream's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Celebright Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Celebright Cloud has 734 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of VLC Light Stream's written reviews are positive against 50% of Celebright Cloud's.
VLC Light Stream ships an update every 5 months, Celebright Cloud every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VLC Light Stream | Celebright Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (734 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 734 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Village Lighting | Celebright Inc |
Customer experience
VLC Light Stream
Celebright Cloud
Bugs and requests
VLC Light Stream
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Celebright Cloud
Reported bugs
12 issues- App won't open or load properly
- Password reset functionality broken
- Login authentication failures
- Schedules end or disable randomly
- Lights don't respond to preset selections
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- Connection drops when switching between presets
- App shows disconnect after preset selection requiring restart
- Cloud connection loss during multiple scheduling events
- Calendar date defaults to today instead of selected date
- App crashes when creating or editing events
- Preset buttons show as active but lights don't turn on
- Schedule toggle stays off even when enabled
Requested features
8 requests- Preview feature to see light patterns before applying to house
- Simple on/off toggle without disabling entire schedule
- Cut and paste functionality in studio mode
- Ability to work in studio without lights automatically turning on
- Custom date options for recurring events
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- Event copy feature for specific dates (e.g., team game days)
- Pantone codes or CMYK color input for exact color matching
- Apply button confirmation before changes take effect across tabs
In-app purchases
VLC Light Stream
No in-app purchases
Celebright Cloud
No in-app purchases
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