Watts vs Gemstone Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watts
Control your outdoor smart lighting system remotely. Schedule custom animations, adjust colors, and enhance your home's ambiance and security from anywhere via the internet.
- Remote control of outdoor lights
- Scheduling and automation
- Multicolored LED control
- Customizable animations
- Home security enhancement
- Warm white LED option
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Watts Lights provides one of the best outdoor home and landscape smart light experiences. Our LEDS are low energy, bright, multicolored and warm. All this is controllable from our cloud based mobile app. Lights can be scheduled and controlled from anywhere via the internet, improve the security of your home with the touch of a button. Schedule predefined animations for seasonal events or enhance your home with our unique warm white LED that gives a luxurious and brilliant glow.
Gemstone Lights
Control your smart lights with an intuitive interface. Create custom patterns, set sunrise/sunset timers, and sync your settings to the cloud. Transform your home's ambiance effortlessly.
- Real-time pattern status
- Sunrise/sunset timers
- Offline timer support
- Cloud syncing for folders and patterns
- Intuitive interface
- Customizable lighting patterns
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Revolutionize your lighting experience with the new Gemstone Lights Hub2. Seamlessly control your lights, create patterns, and transform your home into a personalized haven of brilliance. Experience lighting control like never before. Enjoy a smoother, more intuitive interface for customizing and managing your Gemstone Lights. Key features include real-time pattern status, sunrise/sunset timers with offline support, and cloud syncing for your folders and patterns. Our new app ensures effortless lighting management anytime and anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gemstone Lights at 88% against Watts's 31%. Watts's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
| Parameter | Watts | Gemstone Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (4.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4.5K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 2301114 Alberta Ltd | Gemstone Lights |
Customer experience
Watts
Gemstone Lights
Bugs and requests
Watts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gemstone Lights
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing folders and patterns
- Sway pattern not working the same as original hub
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Fireworks folder and ISO folder to be complete
- Adjusting speed should not start over, and most flow settings should have no pause
In-app purchases
Watts
No in-app purchases
Gemstone Lights
No in-app purchases
