Comparison

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit vs Dramatic Light Presentations

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

Head to head
About

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit

Quickly control your smart home devices and scenes directly from your wrist or home screen. This app offers customizable widgets and complications for seamless access to your HomeKit actions.

Highlights
  • Customizable grids for actions and scenes
  • Apple Watch complications for quick access
  • Home screen widgets for iPhone and iPad
  • Routine integration with Siri watch face
  • Extensive icon and color customization
Features
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HomeRun 2 puts the power of HomeKit onto your wrist and Home screen with complications and widgets that do what you need them to do, when you need them to do it. Leveraging the power of those complications and widgets, HomeRun 2 lets you quickly tap the action that best suits you without being bogged down by a list of arbitrary actions. Simply, HomeRun 2 is a distraction-free way to make full use of HomeKit's actions and scenes when you need them most. ---- POWERFUL, CUSTOMIZABLE GRIDS Grids let you set up groups of actions and scenes that best suit you. You could create a grid with actions you're likely to need during an evening and another for working at home. And that's just the start. CUSTOMIZABLE APPLE WATCH COMPLICATIONS Apple Watch is the computer you always have with you, making it the perfect HomeRun 2 companion. Beautiful complications can be set up to offer custom actions and each one can be configured to switch design and action over time. Configuring complications has never been easier thanks to a gorgeous new interface. Have a complication show your early morning scene button when you wake up, but your movie night scene when it's time to kick back and relax. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Home screen widgets are designed the way you want them to be, offering only the actions you choose. Available in three sizes, widgets can be used for single actions or a whole grid of them – the choice is yours. ROUTINES We all have our own routines and HomeRun 2 make sure Apple Watch's Siri watch face knows all about them. Choose actions that are best suited to particular times of the day and Siri will surface them on your Apple Watch when you're using the Siri watch face. CUSTOMIZATION Home screen widgets and Apple Watch complications need to fit your aesthetic. That's why HomeRun 2 offers thousands of icon choices and an endless supply of color combinations. Let your creative side run wild! ---- Some features require HomeRun Plus, an optional in-app purchase that unlocks: - Multiple grids for use on in the iPhone and iPad app. - Widgets for putting actions and scenes onto your iPhone and iPad Home screens. - Multiple configurable complications per type for added flexibility on Apple Watch. - Even more icons to choose from when customizing your action buttons – SF Symbols and Emoji are available free. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available, as is a lifetime purchase that unlocks everything for a one-time fee. Family Sharing is also supported, giving your entire family access to everything HomeRun 2 has to offer at no additional charge. ---- Privacy Policy: https://homerun.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://homerun.app/terms

About

Dramatic Light Presentations

Enhance presentations with synchronized lighting and sound effects. Control smart lights from Philips Hue, LIFX, and Nanoleaf to create immersive experiences for storytelling, gaming, and live events. Import custom audio and use scene-based scripts for dynamic audiovisuals.

Highlights
  • Scene-based light and sound scripting
  • Control Philips Hue, LIFX, Nanoleaf lights
  • Over 150 pre-designed audiovisuals
  • Import custom sound files
  • Layered audio and lighting effects
  • Full-screen mode with visual customizations
  • Cloud sync and collaboration
Features
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Transform your presentations into immersive experiences with Dramatic, the perfect app for storytellers, role-playing gamers, streamers, live shows, trivia nights, improv, community theater, and murder mystery parties. Simply connect to Philips Hue Entertainment, LIFX, or Nanoleaf Light Panels to control your lights scene-by-scene and add stunning visuals and audio sound effects to your presentations. SCENE-BASED SCRIPTS: Creating scripts of light and sound effects has never been easier with Dramatic's highly-configurable, list-based editor. Choose from over 150 professionally-designed Audiovisuals, or play any of the 100+ million tracks included with your Apple Music subscription right from the app. You can also import your own .mp3 and .wav sound files by placing them in the Dramatic folder in the Files app. LIGHTING SOUNDBOARD: Add depth and complexity to your presentations with Dramatic's ability to control up to three groups of light and audio sound effects at once. Create layered scenes by configuring ambient background audio sound and lighting effects to set the atmosphere, while playing action effects in the players' lighting zone. Individual volume and loop controls allow you to fine-tune each sound for balance and effect. STORYBOOK/FULL-SCREEN MODE: Make your presentations come to life with Dramatic's ability to add images to your scenes, creating a living storybook. Or, use full-screen mode for screen-mirroring your scripts with a variety of visual customizations and control modes to fit most use cases. COMBINE LIGHTING HARDWARE: Dramatic works with any combination of Philips Hue or LIFX lights, and Nanoleaf Light Panels. Audiovisuals and Effects are only supported with Hue Entertainment and Nanoleaf. Other lights are limited to audio and color transitions. Hue Multi-Bridge support allows you to control multiple Entertainment Areas in order to exceed the 10-light limit. BLUETOOTH REMOTES: Connect to any game controller or media remote to change scenes, manage brightness, or navigate full-screen mode. CLOUD SERVICES: With Dramatic, you can access your purchases and content from any device. Your content is safely backed up, so you'll never lose your work. You can also collaborate on scripts with others using your Dramatic Cloud account. Dramatic offers monthly and yearly subscription options. Each subscription includes: -14-day all-access free trial for new users -Full use of all of the app's Audiovisuals -Create unlimited scripts and scenes -Universal access and cloud sync -Periodic updates to support new hardware and features -Direct email technical support (I respond to every email!) Visit dramaticlights.com for support and help information. This app requires hardware from one of these vendors: - Philips Hue : meethue.com - LIFX : lifx.com - Nanoleaf Light Panels (Shapes, Canvas, Lines, Elements, Aurora) : nanoleaf.me Your purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: Subscriptions and full app purchases are entitled to unlimited use of the app, cloud services, and stock audiovisual effects, including future feature and stock audiovisual updates. Premium content (such as that requiring certain licensing), if offered, is not included and may be purchased separately. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://dramaticlights.com/terms --------------------- Hi, I'm Kevin, creator of Dramatic. I want to make sure that everyone gets a great light performance, so if you're having issues with the app send me an email at kevin@nrthrnlights.com. I'm dedicated to making a quality app that makes your presentation shine!

Screenshots

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit4 screens
Dramatic Light Presentations4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dramatic Light Presentations at 100% against HomeRun 2 for HomeKit's 49%. Dramatic Light Presentations also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). HomeRun 2 for HomeKit's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HomeRun 2 for HomeKit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Dramatic Light Presentations sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dramatic Light Presentations holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomeRun 2 for HomeKit has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of HomeRun 2 for HomeKit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dramatic Light Presentations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit ships an update every 2 months, Dramatic Light Presentations monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HomeRun 2 for HomeKit versus Dramatic Light Presentations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeRun 2 for HomeKitDramatic Light Presentations
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (44 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPearce Media LimitedNRTHRNLIGHTS, LLC

Customer experience

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit

All ratings44 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative29.5%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative43.6%

Dramatic Light Presentations

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Buttons not working
  • App crashes, requires reinstall
  • Complication editor not responsive
  • Icons appear in random places
  • No available scenes from action set or grid options
Show 17 more
  • Tedious to set up actions
  • Paid upgrade still doesn't work
  • Widgets not working (blank green squares)
  • Watch app stops working randomly
  • Sync doesn't work properly
  • Apple Watch app doesn't recognize subscription
  • Complications not listed
  • Button responses not registering
  • Save button doesn't do anything
  • Cannot get past 'get started' screen
  • Widgets do not fit iPhone mini window
  • Interface bugs, impossible to arrange actions
  • Glitches on complication ring schedule tool
  • Features don't work despite restarts/reinstalls
  • Cannot add 2nd item in first grid
  • Cancel and save buttons non-responsive
  • Actions cut at top and bottom of widget carder

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to trigger shortcuts
  • Instructions or tutorial
  • Ability to sense when a device switches off
  • Ability to use text to label widget buttons
  • Sync manually option
Show 1 more
  • Support for iPhone mini widgets

Dramatic Light Presentations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HomeRun 2 for HomeKit

Subscriptions3
  • HomeRun Plus$0.491 Month
  • HomeRun Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • HomeRun Plus1 Year trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • HomeRun Plus Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

Dramatic Light Presentations

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly All-Access$5.991 Month
  • Yearly All-Access$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime App Unlock$24.99

Questions

Is HomeRun 2 for HomeKit free?
HomeRun 2 for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dramatic Light Presentations free?
Dramatic Light Presentations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeRun 2 for HomeKit or Dramatic Light Presentations?
Dramatic Light Presentations is rated higher. HomeRun 2 for HomeKit averages 3.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Dramatic Light Presentations averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HomeRun 2 for HomeKit or Dramatic Light Presentations have ads?
Neither HomeRun 2 for HomeKit nor Dramatic Light Presentations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeRun 2 for HomeKit or Dramatic Light Presentations?
HomeRun 2 for HomeKit ships an update every 2 months, and Dramatic Light Presentations monthly. Most recently, HomeRun 2 for HomeKit was updated on October 25, 2026 and Dramatic Light Presentations on October 9, 2026.

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