ShredLights vs Nyan Gear
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.
Nyan Gear
Control cool LED displays to show fun pictures and GIFs. Offers a fluent and simple operation for a happy user experience.
- LED display control
- Display pictures
- Display GIFs
- Fluent operation
- Simple operation
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Welcome to Nyan Gear — the app that brings your LED gear to life! Connect your Nyan Gear products and make them completely your own. Display custom images, GIFs, animations, designs, and more directly on your gear. Whether you want to stand out, match your style, or switch up your display for every ride, Nyan Gear gives you full control right from your phone. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nyangear.com/pages/app-terms Privacy Policy: https://nyangear.com/pages/app-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShredLights at 4.1 against Nyan Gear's 3.5. ShredLights also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (75% vs 47%). 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. Nyan Gear sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ShredLights asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShredLights holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of ShredLights's written reviews are positive against 47% of Nyan Gear's.
ShredLights ships an update every 6 weeks, Nyan Gear every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShredLights | Nyan Gear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (11 ratings) — better | 3.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 47.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ShredLights inc. | Nyan Gear |
Customer experience
ShredLights
Nyan Gear
In-app purchases
ShredLights
No in-app purchases
Nyan Gear
- Nyan+ Monthly$6.991 Month
- Nyan+ Yearly$69.991 Year
- Credits Starter$1.99
- Credits Value$3.99
- Credits Pro$6.99
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- Nyan+ Lifetime$119.99
