Starfish Smart Lighting vs LUX Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starfish Smart Lighting
Control your home lighting remotely and create custom scenes for atmosphere, security, and convenience. Integrate with voice assistants for hands-free operation and manage access for family and guests.
- Remote lighting control
- Custom scene creation
- Voice assistant integration
- Multi-user access
- Guest access control
- Scheduling and automation
- Color changing options
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Satco’s STARFISHTM app brings you a simple, scalable, smart lighting solution! STARFISHTM Smart lighting connects life and home together helping enhance convenience, security, atmosphere and wellness. The STARFISHTM app synchronizes your life and home using mobile and activated devices. Transition daily routines, add light for safety, color the atmosphere, STARFISHTM connects your home and life. COMPATIBILITY The STARFISHTM app integrates with Hey Google, Siri, and Alexa for voice control. STARFISHTM is also compatible with SmartThingsTM for total home integration. CONNECT ANYONE Your STARFISHTM home allows for secure multi-device and multi-user access. The whole family can connect, set scenes and personalize their space. When you have guests they can enjoy the freedom of smart light control and you can set the parameters. Allow for control of a room through "device" selection, or give them control of the entire home. Guests can operate STARFISHTM without disrupting your settings or you can allow them to create their own settings—it's up to you. CONNECT ANYWHERE Access your home through the STARFISHTM app with your secure login anywhere in the world. You will never be out of touch. SECURITY Whether lighting your way for a sure-footed path or gaining peace of mind while you’re away, STARFISHTM adds that extra layer of security though automations and control of your home using voice activation and mobile technology. ATMOSPHERE Create the mood. Dynamic scene setting with millions of colors strike up just the right atmosphere. Tone the room, dim the lights, own that personal space! Combine color changing products, light settings, groupings and electronics to personalize the moment. CONVENIENCE Set up your home to transition with your daily activities. Adjust the intensity of light to coincide with a task. Make certain your lights are off when you leave. Schedule your light so you return in the evening to a safe and well-lit home. You can voice activate lighting in an emergency. WELLNESS When you wake, set your lighting to gently follow the sleep/wake cycle, correlate color temperatures to adjust with natural daylight, match your lighting to seasonal patterns. Natural and human centric lighting are thought to enhance wellness and positivity.
LUX Control
Control GM Lighting's smart products to customize your home or workspace. Create preset scenes, set schedules, and adjust brightness and color for the perfect ambiance. Compatible with voice assistants.
- Control GM Lighting Smart Products
- Create preset scenes
- Set schedules
- Adjust brightness and color
- Voice assistant compatibility (Alexa, Google Home)
- Control RGBW and V120 tape lights
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LUX Control™ App allows you to control all of your GM Lighting's Smart Products and Controls to fully experience the quality and beauty that GM Lighting offering brings to your home or workspace. With the LUX Control™ App, you can create preset scenes, set schedules for your GM Smart Products, switch lights ON/OFF and control the brightness and color of your lights to create the ideal mood or ambiance that you desire and to compliment your circadian rhythms all from the convenience of your phone or tablet. LUX Control™ App is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice assistants. The app allows you to control GM Lighting’s RGBW tape lights, line voltage V120 tape as well as our low voltage LED Tape and a variety of other GM Lighting’s Smart Products.
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Verdict
Starfish Smart Lighting and LUX Control both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of LUX Control's written reviews are positive against 52% of Starfish Smart Lighting's. Starfish Smart Lighting's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 73). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
LUX Control holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starfish Smart Lighting has 1K ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Starfish Smart Lighting's written reviews are positive against 100% of LUX Control's.
Starfish Smart Lighting ships an update every 5 months, LUX Control every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Starfish Smart Lighting | LUX Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) | 4.9 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 73 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 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 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Satco Products, INC | GMLighting |
Customer experience
Starfish Smart Lighting
LUX Control
Bugs and requests
Starfish Smart Lighting
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights turning on unexpectedly after power outages
- Inconsistent color settings after turning lights on/off
- App freezing and unresponsive
- Inability to connect new devices after router upgrade
Requested features
4 requests- Localized sunset/sunrise support for scheduling
- Native HomeKit support
- Improved documentation and app localization
- Better power outage handling
LUX Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Starfish Smart Lighting
No in-app purchases
LUX Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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