Comparison

LEO vs Canstar Lights

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

Head to head
About

LEO

Share your opinions and participate in rewarded surveys and studies directly from your mobile device. Join a community where your voice is valued and earn rewards for your participation.

Highlights
  • Participate in rewarded surveys
  • Complete studies on mobile
  • Share your opinion
  • Join a community
  • Earn rewards
Features
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** More than 150,000 downloads in North America! ** Join the LEO community and give your opinion by participating in rewarded surveys and studies. Your opinion counts! With LEO, you can take many surveys directly on your mobile device. Make your voice heard anytime, anywhere.

About

Canstar Lights

Control smart indoor and outdoor LED lights with a mobile app. Customize lighting for various purposes, including architectural, festive, and security needs, with millions of color options and preprogrammed effects.

Highlights
  • Indoor/outdoor smart light control
  • Millions of color options
  • 90+ lighting effects
  • Preprogrammed festive lighting
  • Architectural and security lighting modes
  • Full house sync technology
Features
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Canstar Light provides one of the most advanced lighting solutions. The Canstar Lights app controls smart indoor and outdoor Canstar lights. Our lights are low-voltage LEDs that can be controlled through the Canstar intelligent controller and APP. A single product can be used for multiple purposes. Canstar App has inbuilt features to use your lights as Luxurious Architectural Lights | Smart Pot Lights | Christmas Lights | Festival Lights | Game Lights | Security lights and much more. Our technology provides year-round lights and inbuilt Christmas, Halloween, Canada Day, Easter, and all other Canadian festival lights. Our app provides hundreds of preprogrammed favorites, 10 million+ color options, and full house sync technology with 90+ effects.

Screenshots

LEO4 screens
Canstar Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canstar Lights at 100% against LEO's 40%. Canstar Lights also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). LEO's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 3). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Canstar Lights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEO has 67 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of LEO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Canstar Lights's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEO ships an update every 2 months, Canstar Lights weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LEO versus Canstar Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEOCanstar Lights
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (67 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLéger Marketing inc.Canstar Light Ltd

Customer experience

LEO

All ratings67 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative28.4%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative55.0%

Canstar Lights

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LEO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect VPN detection
  • Survey pages not loading properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • More survey opportunities
  • Faster payout processing
  • Improved customer support
  • Compatibility with VPNs
  • Landscape mode for tablets

Canstar Lights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEO

No in-app purchases

None

Canstar Lights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEO free?
LEO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canstar Lights free?
Canstar Lights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEO or Canstar Lights?
Canstar Lights is rated higher. LEO averages 3.6 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Canstar Lights averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do LEO or Canstar Lights have ads?
Neither LEO nor Canstar Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEO or Canstar Lights?
LEO ships an update every 2 months, and Canstar Lights weekly. Most recently, LEO was updated on September 26, 2026 and Canstar Lights on September 7, 2026.

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