Tru vs TruLight
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.
TruLight
Control smart lighting devices with a wide range of patterns and customization options. Connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to manage music and voice control, set schedules, and share devices with others.
- 160 standard patterns
- 52 holiday patterns
- Music and voice control
- Scheduling
- Multi-group management
- Device sharing
- Wi-Fi reset
- Firmware updates
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Trulight is an intelligent app offering various features that connect through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. It includes 160 standard patterns and 52 holiday-themed patterns. Key functions of the app include music and voice control, scheduling, multi-group management, device sharing, Wi-Fi reset, firmware updates, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TruLight at 93% against Tru's 20%. TruLight also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
TruLight holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Tru's written reviews are positive against 93% of TruLight's.
Tru ships an update every 14 months, TruLight every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tru | TruLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Global Outdoor Living, LLC. | The TruLight Solutions LLP |
Customer experience
Tru
TruLight
In-app purchases
Tru
No in-app purchases
TruLight
No in-app purchases
