Gemstone Lights HUB vs FireflyIQ Lights Controller
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!
FireflyIQ Lights Controller
Control smart LED lights via WiFi or Bluetooth for various applications like holiday, window, under cabinet, and landscape lighting. Offers numerous patterns, animations, and accent settings, along with multiple timer options. Integrates with voice assistants for enhanced convenience.
- WiFi and Bluetooth control
- Holiday, window, and landscape lighting modes
- Customizable patterns and animations
- Multiple timer settings
- Alexa and Google Assistant integration
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FireflyIQ Lights WiFi or Bluetooth controller APP for smart LED Lighting. Perfect controller for permanent holiday lighting, window lighting, under cabinet lighting, and landscape lighting. Many patterns, animations, and accent lighting settings. Multiple timers can be set for different modes and/or to turn lights on/off. Works with Alexa and Google Assistant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gemstone Lights HUB at 4.9 against FireflyIQ Lights Controller's 4.0. Gemstone Lights HUB also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 4). FireflyIQ Lights Controller's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). 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.
Gemstone Lights HUB holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gemstone Lights HUB has 4.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Gemstone Lights HUB's written reviews are positive against 100% of FireflyIQ Lights Controller'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, FireflyIQ Lights Controller every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gemstone Lights HUB | FireflyIQ Lights Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 630 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemstone Lights | Michael Chad Cox |
Customer experience
Gemstone Lights HUB
FireflyIQ Lights Controller
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
FireflyIQ Lights Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gemstone Lights HUB
No in-app purchases
FireflyIQ Lights Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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