Comparison

Hyperspace Lighting vs Sacred Hive

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

Head to head
About

Hyperspace Lighting

Transform your HyperCube into an interactive light display. Choose from various modes and over 90 patterns, customize colors, brightness, and speed. Save your favorite settings and sync with music or other devices.

Highlights
  • Select modes and patterns
  • Customize colors and brightness
  • Adjust pattern speed and intensity
  • Audio response for music sync
  • Save favorite patterns
  • Hyper-sync network control
Features
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Your hyperspace command center. Control, personalize, and interact with your HyperCube. There are 3 modes (Kaleidoscopic, Sound Reactive, and Meditative), and over 90 unique patters to choose from and customize. Features of the app include: - Select mode or individual patterns from a list - Choose custom colors (up to 3 at once), or choose from predefined color palettes - Change brightness or pattern speed - Adjust pattern intensity, with different effects on each unique pattern - Change symmetry, the direction that light pulses through the cube - Save favorites (up to 16), along with any customization you've made - Audio response, sync the brightness of any pattern to the music - Hyper-sync, automatically syncing the color and pattern of any HyperCube in the network This app uses WiFi to connect, and is free to all users!

About

Sacred Hive

This app serves as an official event companion, providing comprehensive details for festivals. Users can access artist lineups, schedules, maps, and important updates, with offline access for essential information.

Highlights
  • Artist lineups and profiles
  • Daily schedules and set times
  • Interactive event maps
  • Important event announcements
  • Offline access to event info
  • Support for multiple events
Features
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The Sacred Hive app is the official companion for Sound Haven, Eternal NYE, and other Sacred Hive events. Find everything you need for your next event in one place. Browse artist lineups, explore artist profiles, view daily schedules and set times, access festival maps, and stay informed with important event updates. Features include: • Complete artist lineups and profiles • Daily schedules and set times • Interactive event and festival information • Festival and venue maps • Important announcements and updates • Support for multiple Sacred Hive events • Offline access to select event information Choose the event you are attending and quickly access the information you need throughout the experience. Offline support helps keep essential information available when cellular service is limited. Download the Sacred Hive app and prepare for your next experience.

Screenshots

Hyperspace Lighting4 screens
Sacred Hive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sacred Hive at 100% against Hyperspace Lighting's 23%. Sacred Hive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sacred Hive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Hyperspace Lighting's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sacred Hive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hyperspace Lighting ships an update every 6 months, Sacred Hive every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hyperspace Lighting versus Sacred Hive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyperspace LightingSacred Hive
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHyperspace LightingNashville EDM

Customer experience

Hyperspace Lighting

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive23.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative73.2%

Sacred Hive

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hyperspace Lighting

Reported bugs

33 issues
  • App constantly disconnects from devices
  • Difficult to reconnect after disconnection
  • App forgets products after unplugging or power failure
  • Saving mode forgets settings
  • Device broke after a year due to bad firmware
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  • App not connecting to WiFi
  • App not connecting to Hypercubes
  • Connection only lasts for a few days
  • WiFi connection is garbage
  • App/hardware WiFi implementation is broken
  • App not connecting with 5G
  • App won't stay connected
  • App never connects
  • Firmware update left cube unusable/bricked
  • App doesn't connect to WiFi
  • App disconnects when minimized or randomly
  • Blank screen in app
  • App doesn't let me connect cube to WiFi
  • App doesn't connect to cube anymore
  • App breaks after updates
  • App won't connect to wi-fi
  • App disconnects if switched to other apps
  • App doesn't show cube in connected devices list
  • App doesn't function well
  • App is glitchy af
  • App is disgracefully bad
  • App is slow
  • App doesn't perform well
  • App doesn't connect to WiFi
  • App is glitchy
  • App needs a lot of work
  • App is not working correctly
  • App is far behind on updates

Requested features

13 requests
  • Smart device integration (Alexa, Google)
  • Widget support
  • Shortcuts
  • IFTTT applets
  • Location support for automation
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  • Bluetooth connectivity for direct audio stream
  • Suggestion section in the app
  • Indication of active pattern
  • HomeKit integration
  • Timed schedules of favorites
  • Auto shut-off schedule
  • HomeKit voice command control
  • Increase/decrease brightness over time

Sacred Hive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hyperspace Lighting

No in-app purchases

None

Sacred Hive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hyperspace Lighting free?
Hyperspace Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sacred Hive free?
Sacred Hive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hyperspace Lighting or Sacred Hive?
Sacred Hive is rated higher. Hyperspace Lighting averages 2.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Sacred Hive averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Hyperspace Lighting or Sacred Hive have ads?
Neither Hyperspace Lighting nor Sacred Hive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hyperspace Lighting or Sacred Hive?
Hyperspace Lighting ships an update every 6 months, and Sacred Hive every 2 days. Most recently, Hyperspace Lighting was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sacred Hive on October 31, 2026.

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