Comparison

Trimlight vs Edge Lighting

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

Head to head
About

Trimlight

This app controls a permanent holiday lighting system, offering millions of color and pattern combinations. Schedule lights for any holiday or special event, or create custom displays. Enjoy a seamless, wire-hidden lighting solution for your home or structure.

Highlights
  • 16 million color options
  • Millions of patterns and combinations
  • Individual light control
  • Custom pattern creation
  • 365-day calendar scheduling
  • Daily timer functionality
Features
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Trimlight is the original and still the best lighting system for permanent holiday lights available. Trimlight perfectly hides all the wires during the day while providing any building, home, deck, or structure amazing lighting at night. With 16 million color options and millions of different patterns, combinations of colors, and features your lights will look amazing from every angle. Our patented channel holds all the lights and wires securely to blend into the architectural features of any structure. This app works exclusively with the Trimlight Select Plus lighting system for the user to have full control of each individual light. With this very intuitive app the user can customize exact patterns and quantity of the diodes to custom create any pattern imaginable. This app includes a full 365 day calendar and a daily timer to customize which lights you want on for every holiday or you can set custom patterns and colors for any day of the year. Trimlight makes remembering holidays and special events like birthdays and anniversaries a breeze. Forget the hassle of putting lights up and taking them down every year. With Trimlight Select Plus you will have custom set lighting features for every holiday, forever!

About

Edge Lighting

Enhance your photos with stunning, customizable lighting effects. Add vibrant colors and dynamic edge animations to create unique and eye-catching images. Easily adjust settings to achieve the perfect look and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Customizable lighting effects
  • Variety of light and color options
  • Adjustable edge animations
  • Photo enhancement
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Edge Lighting is an app that allows you to add beautiful lighting effects to your photos. Create stunning images with a variety of customizable light and color effects. Easily adjust the color of the lights and tune edges animation to get exactly the look you want. Create unique and creative lighting effects for your photos with Edge Lighting. Share your creations with friends and family, or show them off on social media. With Edge Lighting, you can make your photos shine brighter than ever

Screenshots

Trimlight4 screens
Edge Lighting3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trimlight at 3.0 against Edge Lighting's 1.7. Trimlight also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 3%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Edge Lighting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Trimlight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trimlight holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trimlight has 122 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Trimlight's written reviews are positive against 3% of Edge Lighting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trimlight ships an update every 3 months, Edge Lighting every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Trimlight versus Edge Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrimlightEdge Lighting
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (122 ratings) — better1.7 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews — better2.5% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Sperll Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.Ilya Koryakin

Customer experience

Trimlight

All ratings121 ratings
Positive42.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral14.9%
Negative44.6%

Edge Lighting

All ratings21 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive2.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative95.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trimlight

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Edge Lighting

One-time1
  • Edge Lighting$4.99

Questions

Is Trimlight free?
Trimlight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Edge Lighting free?
Edge Lighting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trimlight or Edge Lighting?
Trimlight is rated higher. Trimlight averages 3.0 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Edge Lighting averages 1.7 from 21 ratings.
Do Trimlight or Edge Lighting have ads?
Neither Trimlight nor Edge Lighting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trimlight or Edge Lighting?
Trimlight ships an update every 3 months, and Edge Lighting every 6 months. Most recently, Trimlight was updated on August 1, 2026 and Edge Lighting on September 22, 2026.

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