IFT Network TV vs LightMode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IFT Network TV
Stream award-winning independent films, new theater and musical productions, comedy specials, and original web series. Enjoy a unique streaming experience with access to a diverse range of content anytime, anywhere.
- Independent films
- New theater and musicals
- Comedy original shows
- Web series
- Online streaming platform
- Watch anytime
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IFT Network Online Streaming Platform featuring Best-In-Class: Award Winning Independent Films New Theater & Musicals Comedy Original Shows Web Series IFT Network: The Indie Film Theater Network. New Streaming Experience. Access Everything. Watch Anytime.
LightMode
Control your smart helmet's lighting with custom colors, animations, and brightness. Enhance visibility and safety on the road while expressing your personal style. The app allows you to save presets, monitor battery, and even sync lights to music.
- Customizable colors and animations
- Bluetooth device pairing
- Preset brightness levels
- Music synchronization
- Battery life monitoring
- Save favorite settings
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Set the colors, brightness, and animations of your Night Shift via Bluetooth pairing. Customize your Night Shift in colors and animations that resonate with YOUR personality. Enjoy the epic reactions when you showcase your LightMode helmet to friends and drivers on the street. Take comfort knowing that the beacon of light on your head is keeping you safer at night by making you more visible to others on the road. - Save frequently used colors/animations as favorites. - Choose between 3 preset brightness levels. - Monitor battery life. - Make the light strips illuminate to music. - Receive new animations via app updates. - Save/Name devices. - Set device to default for faster pairing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IFT Network TV at 5.0 against LightMode's 3.5. IFT Network TV also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%). LightMode's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
IFT Network TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IFT Network TV's written reviews are positive against 62% of LightMode's.
IFT Network TV ships an update every 2 months, LightMode every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IFT Network TV | LightMode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TvStartup Inc. | LightMode Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
IFT Network TV
LightMode
In-app purchases
IFT Network TV
No in-app purchases
LightMode
No in-app purchases
