Monster Smart App vs APP Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Smart App
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members. The app offers a simple and quick connection process to your smart devices.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Automated timer functions
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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Monster Smart, Always Lead. Never Follow 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
APP Lighting
Control your APP Lighting devices via Bluetooth. Offers an unlimited color wheel and 14 animation modes for enhanced light performance. Requires Bluetooth 4.0 or higher.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Unlimited color wheel
- 14 animation modes
- Light performance customization
- Requires Bluetooth 4.0+
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APP Lighting app is designed for APP Lighting Bluetooth® connection and control. It has unlimited color wheel and 14 various animations for more light performance options, required Bluetooth 4.0 or above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: APP Lighting at 5.0 against Monster Smart App's 4.6. APP Lighting also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Monster Smart App's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
APP Lighting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Smart App has 26K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Monster Smart App ships an update every 5 months, APP Lighting every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Smart App | APP Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monster Inc. | DONGGUAN SHENGQIN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD |
Customer experience
Monster Smart App
APP Lighting
Bugs and requests
Monster Smart App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights disappearing from app
- Incorrect on/off status
- Frequent disconnections
- Incompatible with 5GHz WiFi
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Ability to control individual LEDs
- Improved music sync features
APP Lighting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monster Smart App
No in-app purchases
APP Lighting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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