Comparison

Planar Control vs KuLight Pro

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

Head to head
About

Planar Control

Features
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Planar Control is a new generation and powerful state-of-the-art intelligent BLE control system created by professional lighting consultant with more than 30 years experience and development team for commercial lighting control purposes. Using BLE 4.0 technology, you can have a direct and synchronous (many-to-many) control up to a few billion nodes with zero threat on privacy and security. With this app, you can have the corresponding on/off switch, dimming, tuneable white, RGB, RGBW, curtain, lock, smart locker, and lighting scene control that can be set up in groups with simple DIY one-man installation, operation and real-time synchronisation without any direct support from professionals. It is very cost effective, saving you from unnecessary wirings, modules, processors, conduits and labor costs. Planar Control offers access to multiple locations which can be controlled from a single platform, and with the amplifier, you can have a long-distance control and multiple interactions with sensors and music at the same time. It also comes with remote gateway, timer and role-based authorisation control framework that provides users with different levels of permission access based on their individual roles to control lights. It gives a concrete and complete secure management access control throughout the whole system.

About

KuLight Pro

Features
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Kulight Pro is an application for low-power Bluetooth lighting lamp control, which supports brightness, mode, color, direction, cooling and heating adjustment; At the same time, it supports the light effect to move with the sound.

Screenshots

Planar Control4 screens
KuLight Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KuLight Pro at every 3 weeks against Planar Control's every 4 months. Planar Control's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planar Control ships an update every 4 months, KuLight Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Planar Control versus KuLight Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanar ControlKuLight Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better14.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEYARD & PLANAR SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITEDShenzhen Macrothings Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Planar Control

No in-app purchases

None

KuLight Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planar Control free?
Planar Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KuLight Pro free?
KuLight Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planar Control or KuLight Pro have ads?
Neither Planar Control nor KuLight Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planar Control or KuLight Pro?
Planar Control ships an update every 4 months, and KuLight Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Planar Control was updated on October 5, 2026 and KuLight Pro on September 29, 2026.

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