Planar Home vs Illuminova Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planar Home
Control smart lighting fixtures within a 100m radius using Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, color, and scenes with real-time synchronization and enhanced security.
- Bluetooth 4.0 control
- 100m control radius
- Real-time synchronization
- On/off switching
- Dimming
- Tuneable white
- RGBW control
- Lighting scenes
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Planar Home APP is a Lighting Control Application based on Bluetooth 4.0 Radio Technology. A new Generation Intelligent Control up to 4 billion pixels with a new level of high security and privacy protection. With a single touch, customers can control billions of light fixtures within an extensive 100m radius that synchs in real time with no intermittent signal. The APP corresponds through on/off switch, dimming, tuneable white, RGBW and lighting scenes.
Illuminova Lights
Control your smart lighting system with a vast spectrum of colors and customizable effects. Group lights, set timers, and even sync them with music. Manage your lighting system remotely from anywhere in the world.
- 16 million color spectrum
- Group smart lights
- Set timers
- Synchronize with music
- Remote control from anywhere
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This application enables you to have complete command over your Illuminova Lights lighting system. With the Illuminova Lights app, you can unleash your creativity and customize your lighting experience. With a spectrum of 16 million colors to choose from, the capability to group smart lights, establish timers, synchronize your bulbs with music, and more, the options are limitless. Moreover, you can effortlessly control your lights from any location across the globe!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Planar Home at 5.0 against Illuminova Lights's 4.6. Planar Home also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). Illuminova Lights's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Planar Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illuminova Lights has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Planar Home's written reviews are positive against 75% of Illuminova Lights's.
Planar Home ships an update every 3 months, Illuminova Lights every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Planar Home | Illuminova Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 404 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEYARD & PLANAR SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED | Illuminova Lighting LLC |
Customer experience
Planar Home
Illuminova Lights
In-app purchases
Planar Home
No in-app purchases
Illuminova Lights
No in-app purchases
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