Tru vs Haven Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tru
Control your smart outdoor lighting system remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust white and RGB colors, dim lights, and create custom groups for different areas of your landscape. Share device access with family members for easy management.
- Bluetooth connection
- Remote control via iPhone/iPad
- Tunable white color (2200K-6500K)
- RGB static color control
- Dimming and On/Off
- Create lighting groups
- Device sharing
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Tru-scapes Smart Outdoor Living - RGBWW Lighting 1. Free App available to Download from App Stores. 2. Easy connection: Easily and quickly connect App to your landscape lighting by Bluetooth. 3. Remote control: Using your IPHONE or IPAD device to control your lighting system. 4. Tunable single white color from 2200K-6500K and can Dim and On/Off; Tunable RGB static single color and can dim and On/Off 5. Landscape: Zone/Backyard/Frontyard/Patio/Deck and so on 6. Create your own lighting groups 7. Device Sharing: One tap to share devices among family members.
Haven Lighting
Control your smart lighting system remotely. Adjust brightness, color, and warmth to enhance your home or landscape's architectural beauty. Connect and manage multiple controllers via WiFi.
- Remote lighting control
- Brightness adjustment
- Color and warmth settings
- Add and manage controllers
- WiFi connectivity
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Haven PRO iOS Application is for end-users who have installed the Haven Lighting at their location of choice (home, office, outdoor, Landscape, etc.). Using this application users can log in and add a controller (Lighting) using WiFi. A controller can connect to the home network. Users can operate all Controllers using the iOS application. Users can control the lights in terms of their operation such as light ON/OFF, unparalleled brightness, rich color, and warm white temperature adjustments to best highlight the architectural beauty of that location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Haven Lighting at every 2 weeks against Tru's every 14 months. Haven Lighting also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 20%). Tru's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
Haven Lighting holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Tru's written reviews are positive against 35% of Haven Lighting's.
Tru ships an update every 14 months, Haven Lighting every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Tru | Haven Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 3.1 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Global Outdoor Living, LLC. | Jonathan Fazekas |
Customer experience
Tru
Haven Lighting
In-app purchases
Tru
No in-app purchases
Haven Lighting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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