ShredLights vs i
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShredLights
Wirelessly control and customize your ShredLights+ devices with a single tap. This app offers seamless integration for managing your lighting setup.
- Wireless control
- Device customization
- Single-tap operation
- Seamless integration
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The ShredLights app allows you to customize and control all of your ShredLights+ with a single tap.
i
Control BLE devices like lanterns, fans, and music players using your iOS device. Offers features like color control, scene modes, and timed on/off functions for lights and music.
- BLE device control
- Lantern color and scene modes
- Timed light and music control
- Fan speed and timing
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This app uses iOS devices as remote controls to control BLE devices. 1. Lantern: can be used to control the color change of the lantern, with multiple scene modes to choose from 2. Timing: You can turn on and off lights and music at regular intervals 3. Fan: The speed of the fan can be controlled and timed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShredLights at 75% against i's 12%. ShredLights also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). i's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). 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.
ShredLights holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ShredLights's written reviews are positive against 12% of i's.
ShredLights ships an update every 6 weeks, i every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShredLights | i |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better | 2.4 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShredLights inc. | 鹏 姜 |
Customer experience
ShredLights
i
In-app purchases
ShredLights
No in-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
