subflow vs LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
subflow
Create dynamic music visualizations for any setting. Control modes, speed, and beat patterns with intuitive screen gestures. Advanced users can leverage UDP and OS2L for complex control with DJ software.
- Gesture-based control for modes, speed, and beats
- Beat pattern customization
- UDP command sequencing
- OS2L integration with DJ software
- Color customization via long press
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Crisp visualizations for your music stage or living room. Tap left or right edge of screen to change modes. Vertical swipes change speed. Tap the upper half of the screen several times to set a beat pattern. Tap the lower half to cancel or to add single beats. Horizontal swipes fine-tune the beat alignment. Long press will change color. You can also send more complex command sequences over UDP, and you can control via OS2L using most DJ software. See http://subflow.org/
LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile
Create custom, song-specific light shows for your Nanoleaf panels by connecting your Spotify Premium account. Experience concert-quality lighting designed by professionals, going beyond basic sound reactivity.
- Custom song-specific light shows
- Connects Spotify Premium
- Professional lighting designer programming
- Works with Nanoleaf Aurora, Canvas, Shapes, and LINES
- Immersive concert-quality experience
- Beyond sound-reactive or screen mirroring
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Do you love going to concerts? Ever dreamed of building a Deadmau5 cube in your basement? If so, LIGHTLINK is the perfect addition to your RGB setup. LIGHTLINK connects YouTube video with your Nanoleaf, Govee, WLED, Twinkly, Yeelight, and OpenRGB Lights to create an immersive and engaging light show in your living room. Elevate your experience beyond sound reactive or screen mirroring with light shows perfectly designed for each song and video. Why is LIGHTLINK different from your Rhythm module or other sound-reactive apps? The technology used in any auto-reactive automation can only listen and hear the loud and soft parts of your music. There is no real intelligence beyond that. LIGHTLINK goes beyond Artificial Intelligence and goes old school back to Human Intelligence. Each of the light shows that you watch on LIGHTLINK is programmed by a Billboard award-winning professional lighting designer. That means that you get the same quality light show that you would expect to see at your favorite concert.....and it doesn't cost you hundreds of dollars. Music is ultimately about emotion and how it makes you feel. Computers, hardware, and AI can't feel........yet. For now, we've got the human advantage. After carefully listening to each piece of music we interpret it for you and paint those emotions in light on your Nanoleaf Triangles, Squares, Hexagons, and Lines. We're new, but here is what some of our favorite Redditors have to say about GoLightLink: -"I gotta say this is one of the most unique and interesting ideas I've seen on Reddit for quite some time, really great work mate." u/Pa1D -"Whenever I saw those led, I thought meh! But after seeing your setup, I think I need to convince my wife I need this in my life" u/EricAndersonL -"That’s so sick. Love it" u/jv0731 -"This is mental! Absolute props for it." u/Mountain_eer -"Well that’s the coolest thing ever" u/princeboot -"F*** it, this is getting a gold lol" u/forestman11 -"This is too damn good" u/_exrio_ -"This is genuinely amazing. How did you do this?!" u/harris_008 Once you connect your RGB hardware, no input is required from you other than choosing your favorite songs from LIGHTLINK's extensive playlists. Each song and video has a unique light show programmed by our award-winning lighting designers. Sit back and relax or invite your friends over for a party. Let us take control of the lights and transport you to light show heaven. EULA can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: subflow at 4.3 against LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile's 3.6. subflow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. subflow asks for nothing beyond the download.
subflow holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of subflow's written reviews are positive against 58% of LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile's.
subflow ships an update every 6 days, LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | subflow | LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | 3.6 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 57.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ello Skelling Productions | Steve Sodemann |
Customer experience
subflow
LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile
In-app purchases
subflow
No in-app purchases
LIGHTLINK Lightshows Mobile
- LightLink Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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