Virtuo vs Gemstone Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtuo
This app connects you with a human concierge to manage all your home services, from moving coordination to ongoing maintenance. Access trusted home professionals, book services, and track progress seamlessly.
- Dedicated human concierge
- Moving coordination
- Home maintenance services
- Access to trusted home pros
- Service booking and tracking
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We’re changing the home industry by offering all home services under one roof, run by a real human concierge. With the Virtuo app, you get a dedicated concierge that can coordinate all the services you need for your move and ongoing home care. **Moving** A real-life, dedicated human will reach out to understand your unique home needs and support you all the way through the experience. **Maintenance** You’ll have access to our trusty home pros, hand-picked for you. Review, book, and track services all in one place.
Gemstone Lights
Control your smart lights with an intuitive interface. Create custom patterns, set sunrise/sunset timers, and sync your settings to the cloud. Transform your home's ambiance effortlessly.
- Real-time pattern status
- Sunrise/sunset timers
- Offline timer support
- Cloud syncing for folders and patterns
- Intuitive interface
- Customizable lighting patterns
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Revolutionize your lighting experience with the new Gemstone Lights Hub2. Seamlessly control your lights, create patterns, and transform your home into a personalized haven of brilliance. Experience lighting control like never before. Enjoy a smoother, more intuitive interface for customizing and managing your Gemstone Lights. Key features include real-time pattern status, sunrise/sunset timers with offline support, and cloud syncing for your folders and patterns. Our new app ensures effortless lighting management anytime and anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gemstone Lights at 4.9 against Virtuo's 1.0. Gemstone Lights also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 1) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). 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.
Gemstone Lights holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gemstone Lights has 4.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Virtuo's written reviews are positive against 88% of Gemstone Lights's.
Virtuo ships an update every 11 days, Gemstone Lights fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtuo | Gemstone Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtuo Inc. | Gemstone Lights |
Customer experience
Virtuo
Gemstone Lights
Bugs and requests
Virtuo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gemstone Lights
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing folders and patterns
- Sway pattern not working the same as original hub
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Fireworks folder and ISO folder to be complete
- Adjusting speed should not start over, and most flow settings should have no pause
In-app purchases
Virtuo
No in-app purchases
Gemstone Lights
No in-app purchases
