Hoyle LightControl vs Aram City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoyle LightControl
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The Light Control app allows you to control any of the reactive lamps created by Adam Hoyle Ceramics. In addition to fine grained controls over the animation speed and brightness of the lamps, the app also allows you to change the lamp's colour palette to suit your mood.
Aram City
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Aram City helps residents track their monthly residential service fees such as electricity fees and service fees. Users can easily check whether their monthly fees are marked as paid or unpaid. The application does not support payments and is used only to display the payment status of residential services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aram City at every 3 weeks against Hoyle LightControl's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hoyle LightControl ships an update every 3 months, Aram City every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoyle LightControl | Aram City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Hoyle | Mohammed Abdulhameed |
In-app purchases
Hoyle LightControl
No in-app purchases
Aram City
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hoyle LightControl free?
Is Aram City free?
Do Hoyle LightControl or Aram City have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hoyle LightControl or Aram City?
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