ZENGGE vs Illuminova Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZENGGE
Control built-in Bluetooth lights directly from your smartphone. Adjust color, brightness, and color temperature, and explore various flash modes. The app can even sync lighting effects to music.
- Direct smartphone control
- Adjust color, brightness, temperature
- Fancy flash modes
- Music rhythm sync
- Control multiple LED strips
- Simple and easy to use
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This is a app for built-in bluetooth light.It let smartphone directly control built-in bluetooth light wireless come true. Through this app, you can not only control the color, brightness and color temperature of the LED strips but also set up all kinds of fancy flash mode； Also this APP can change the light of the LED strip according to the rhythm of the music. This app can set and control several LED strips through Bluetooth and the operation is very simple, easy to learn and easy to use.
Illuminova Lights
Control your smart lighting system with a vast spectrum of colors and customizable effects. Group lights, set timers, and even sync them with music. Manage your lighting system remotely from anywhere in the world.
- 16 million color spectrum
- Group smart lights
- Set timers
- Synchronize with music
- Remote control from anywhere
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This application enables you to have complete command over your Illuminova Lights lighting system. With the Illuminova Lights app, you can unleash your creativity and customize your lighting experience. With a spectrum of 16 million colors to choose from, the capability to group smart lights, establish timers, synchronize your bulbs with music, and more, the options are limitless. Moreover, you can effortlessly control your lights from any location across the globe!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Illuminova Lights at 75% against ZENGGE's 31%. Illuminova Lights also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8). ZENGGE's advantage is ratings volume (489 vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 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.
Illuminova Lights holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZENGGE has 489 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of ZENGGE's written reviews are positive against 75% of Illuminova Lights's.
ZENGGE ships an update every 2 months, Illuminova Lights every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZENGGE | Illuminova Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (489 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 489 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 418 MB | 404 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JM Zengge Co., Ltd | Illuminova Lighting LLC |
Customer experience
ZENGGE
Illuminova Lights
Bugs and requests
ZENGGE
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashing or freezing
- Lights not responding to app commands
- Incorrect color display
- Bluetooth disconnection issues
- Timer and scheduling features not working
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with smart home platforms
- Gradual brightness/color changing schedules
- Ability to sync with music/audio
- More advanced lighting effects and animations
- Improved app stability and reliability
Illuminova Lights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZENGGE
No in-app purchases
Illuminova Lights
No in-app purchases
Questions
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