Comparison

Pixel LCS vs Harlowe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pixel LCS

This app offers intelligent lighting control with a user-friendly interface. It allows for multi-light collaboration, real-time color capture and analysis, and precise manual adjustments for professional lighting effects.

Highlights
  • Intuitive UI design
  • Multi-light collaboration
  • Real-time color capture
  • Stepless dimming slider
  • HSI and RGBW modes
  • Gel mode for color selection
  • Favorites collection
Features
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Pixel LCS is an intelligent lighting control system designed and developed by Pixel Co. Ltd, It consists of lights' software, hardware, and controlling software, and there are also gels for reference, favorites collection, and light-searching function. Features: - Clear and intuitive layout of UI design for a sleeker and more efficient operating experience. - Multi-light collaboration through the Project and the Group, supporting synchronized control or single-light adjustment for the users to enjoy the efficient light setting. - Demo project supports debug without lights, helping users quickly get started with the software and rehearse great works with quite a simple operation. - There is a slider for stepless dimming in each working mode, which is an indispensable tool for the spatial, aesthetic, and emotional expression of the picture. - The camera captures the color, the software analyzes the hue, saturation, and brightness parameter values intelligently in real-time, and your device lights up the color you capture. - Under the HSI mode and RGBW mode, users can manually enter the parameter value to achieve accurate adjustment of light color and experience the fun of being a professional colorist. - The Gel mode supports quick comparison and selection among various standard colors to meet the dimming needs of professionals. - Click the bookmark icon to add stunning light effects to Favourites, and carry them everywhere with you.

About

Harlowe

Control smart lighting devices remotely. Adjust brightness, color temperature, group lights, and set custom scenes. Explore various light effects for your environment.

Highlights
  • Remote dimming control
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Color temperature adjustment
  • Light grouping
  • Scene setting
  • Light effect control
Features
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Harlowe's(formerly Hobolite) official dimming control App can provide a variety of remote control functions for Micro / Mini / Avant / Pro and other devices, including brightness and color temperature adjustment, grouping and scene setting, and various light effect control.

Screenshots

Pixel LCS4 screens
Harlowe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Harlowe at 75% against Pixel LCS's 0%. Harlowe also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.2). Pixel LCS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harlowe holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pixel LCS's written reviews are positive against 75% of Harlowe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel LCS ships an update every 2 weeks, Harlowe monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel LCS versus Harlowe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel LCSHarlowe
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (6 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Pinse Technology Co., Ltd.AEC Lighting Solutions Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Pixel LCS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Harlowe

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pixel LCS

No in-app purchases

None

Harlowe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel LCS free?
Pixel LCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harlowe free?
Harlowe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pixel LCS or Harlowe?
Harlowe is rated higher. Pixel LCS averages 2.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Harlowe averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Pixel LCS or Harlowe have ads?
Neither Pixel LCS nor Harlowe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel LCS or Harlowe?
Pixel LCS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Harlowe monthly. Most recently, Pixel LCS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Harlowe on October 21, 2026.

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