Gemstone Lights HUB vs OmniShield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gemstone Lights HUB
Control your smart outdoor lighting system from anywhere. Create custom color scenes for any occasion, set schedules, and choose from a library of animations. Enjoy warm white LEDs and dimmable brightness for versatile ambiance.
- Cloud-enabled remote control
- Customizable color scenes
- Warm white LED option
- Dimmable lighting
- Downloadable patterns and animations
- Multiple timer scheduling
- Architectural lighting control
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The Gemstone Lights™ app is designed to be used with our newest cloud-based "HUB" controller. Customers can now control and program the Gemstone Lights™ Track system and Deck system. Cloud-based secure sign in. Control your lights from anywhere there is a network or cellular connection. FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE COLORS Create Multiple Colors to showcase your favorite Sports Teams, National Holidays, Charity Events, Birthdays and More! (Including Christmas) WARM WHITE LED Our Lights include a 4th Warm White LED. Mix and match RGB with W to get a full array of colors. Use the warm white for soft ambient lighting, all year round. DIMMABLE LIGHTS Gemstone Lights are BRIGHT and you can easily dim them to a light glow with the slide of a button. DOWNLOADABLE PATTERNS & ANIMATIONS Enjoy hundreds of pre-built colors, patterns, themes, and animations. MESMERIZING ANIMATIONS With our preset animations, you can create flowing patterns, fades, jumps, shifts and other fun or elegant movements. SET MULTIPLE TIMERS No need to buy external timers, Gemstone Lights App allows the user to program multiple timers. Repeat yearly for birthdays or change every hour of the day, you are in control of what colors and patterns turn on. ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Enjoy complete control and versatility. Turn on a couple of lights for beautiful architectural lighting, light up a sidewalk or the entrance to your home. Options are endless!
OmniShield
Remotely monitor your home's fire and safety devices, including smoke and CO sensors. Receive instant alerts via text or email for alarm situations and get maintenance notifications to prevent disruptions.
- Remote monitoring of fire and safety devices
- Status of smoke, CO, and other sensors
- Sensor performance and battery level checks
- Room temperature monitoring
- Instant text/email alerts for alarms
- Maintenance notifications
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With the OmniShield Network, you’ll always have access to your home’s fire and safety devices. Remotely monitor the status of your smoke, CO and other useful sensors throughout the home. •Know the condition of all unit’s sensor performance and battery levels •Monitor the room temperature of any installed location •Be alerted by text message or email to any ALARM/WARNING situations •Receive maintenance messages to prevent annoying middle of the night alerts Please note: Only available for use with OmniShield compatible alarms, sensors and devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gemstone Lights HUB at 4.9 against OmniShield's 4.4. Gemstone Lights HUB also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 14) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Gemstone Lights HUB holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gemstone Lights HUB has 4.4K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Gemstone Lights HUB's written reviews are positive against 67% of OmniShield's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gemstone Lights HUB ships an update monthly, OmniShield every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gemstone Lights HUB | OmniShield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemstone Lights | GHS Companies |
Customer experience
Gemstone Lights HUB
OmniShield
Bugs and requests
Gemstone Lights HUB
Reported bugs
5 issues- Timers not working as expected
- App crashes after recent updates
- Difficulty connecting to Bluetooth
- Inconsistent light behavior across devices
- Inability to change passwords in the app
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple HomeKit integration
- Improve timer and scheduling functionality
- Implement a 'now playing' feature
- Allow more than 10 custom light configurations
- Provide a preview mode for testing light patterns
OmniShield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gemstone Lights HUB
No in-app purchases
OmniShield
No in-app purchases
Questions
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