Kichler Connects vs Oelo Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kichler Connects
Effortlessly manage your outdoor landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet. Create custom schedules, use preset options that adjust to daylight savings, or control your lights with your voice. Enjoy seamless integration with smart home devices and easy sharing with family members.
- Smartphone and tablet control
- Customizable and preset schedules
- Location-based and dusk-to-dawn scheduling
- Daylight savings time adjustment
- Voice control integration
- Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity
- On-board memory for offline control
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Kichler Connects Digitally control your landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet in minutes with the Kichler Connects ™ app. Designed to work with our Kichler® Smart Control Timer, this app allows you to utilize one of our preset lighting schedules, or create custom schedules of your own. Preset schedules can align with your location, dusk-to-dawn, and adjust to daylight savings time– allowing you to be in control of the beauty of your outdoors. Easy to use and install, the Kichler Connects App: - Connects to your Smart Control Timer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth - Create customizable or select easy preset on/off schedules - Select cloud and location-based control, including astronomical scheduling, to align with the daylight savings hours and the changing seasons - Voice control via smart home devices for whole-home integration - Easily share and control among family members - For use with low-voltage landscape lighting transformers (compatible with most styles) - On-board memory to control your lights even if your Wi-Fi connection is interrupted - Can be set up by installers or homeowners quickly– just plug your timer into your transformer and set-up the app.
Oelo Evolution
Control your Oelo lighting system with this app. Organize lighting patterns by holiday, share them with friends, and explore over 55 pre-set themes. Create custom lighting programs with limitless color combinations and dynamic movement for year-round display.
- Holiday-themed pattern organization
- Pattern sharing with friends
- Over 55 pre-set patterns
- Customizable lighting programs
- Global remote control
- 12-month pattern scheduling
- Automatic on/off settings
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Introducing the Oelo Evolution app, the pinnacle of control for Oelo lighting systems. Revolutionize your lighting experience with features tailored for ultimate convenience and creativity. With Patterns organized by holidays, effortlessly navigate through your favorite themes. Share patterns seamlessly with friends and family, and explore over 55 pre-set patterns, including 2 patterns for each professional sports team, pre-set whites, and default colors. Oelo stands out as the premier lighting system offering limitless color combinations and dynamic movement, empowering you to craft custom lighting programs unlike any other permanent holiday lights. Our patented channel ensures durability and allows for year-round display. Save your preferred patterns for quick access and set your system to automatically turn on and off for added convenience. Control your lights from anywhere globally or schedule patterns up to 12 months in advance. Elevate your lighting experience with the Oelo Evolution app Must have Oelo Evolution controller
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oelo Evolution at 68% against Kichler Connects's 0%. Oelo Evolution also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Kichler Connects's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (700 vs 21). 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.
Kichler Connects holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kichler Connects has 700 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Kichler Connects's written reviews are positive against 68% of Oelo Evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kichler Connects ships an update every 16 months, Oelo Evolution every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kichler Connects | Oelo Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (700 ratings) — better | 4.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 700 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L.D. Kichler CO..THE | Oelo LLC |
Customer experience
Kichler Connects
Oelo Evolution
Bugs and requests
Kichler Connects
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedules and presets not working as expected
- Inability to control lighting system through app or voice assistants
- Inconsistent performance, with lights not turning on/off as scheduled
Requested features
2 requests- Integration with Apple HomeKit
- Simpler and more intuitive app design
Oelo Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kichler Connects
No in-app purchases
Oelo Evolution
No in-app purchases
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