Pixel Lights vs X Lights LED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Lights
Design custom multi-color light patterns for holidays, events, or team support. Explore pre-made designs or download new ones, and control brightness and schedules remotely. Access guides and FAQs for easy setup and operation.
- Customizable multi-color patterns
- Downloadable pre-loaded patterns
- Live preview of light effects
- Adjustable brightness slider
- Remote global on/off scheduling
- Cloud access without WiFi
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Exciting and Customizable Patterns With tons on pre-made, customizable patterns, an online pattern library, and a built-in pattern builder, the possibilities are endless! Tailor your lights and effects just the way you want. We are always increasing our pattern selection, feel free to suggest your wildest ideas! Live Preview With the best live preview available, always keep an eye on what your lights are doing without having to sit on your front lawn. Customizing and previewing your lights has never been easier! Full Brightness and Colour Range Easily adjust your brightness at any time with the brightness slider, and customize and save your favourite colours with our custom colour picker! Help and Guides Check out the info tab for comprehensive tutorials, links to our website, YouTube, and more! Become a Pixel Lights pro in just a couple minutes! Cloud Connectivity Enhance your system with even more fun and control with Cloud! With an optional Cloud Device add-on, your system is boosted to the next level. Cloud adds remote access from anywhere, an online web dashboard to constantly monitor your lights or installs, and an event scheduler and calendar! Event Scheduler and Calendar Schedule actions and events to completely automate your lighting system, no matter where you are! From birthdays, to holidays, and everything in between, Pixel Lights has you covered. Just set up an event in the app, and let your system do the rest. *Requires Cloud Device for internet connectivity Global Timer Tired of turning your lights on and off every single day, no more! With Pixel Lights, you can set an ON and OFF time so your lights will only turn on, when you want them on.
X Lights LED
Control your X Lights exterior lighting products with this app. Customize color patterns, sync lights to music, and set timers for architectural, holiday, deck, and landscape lights. Manage multiple controllers easily via Bluetooth or Wifi.
- Control permanent LED architectural and holiday lights
- Manage deck, spotlights, landscape, and hardscape lights
- Connect via Bluetooth or Wifi
- Customizable color patterns
- Music-coordinated light sequences
- Programmable timers, speed, and dimmer functions
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The X Lights LED app controls all your X Lights exterior lighting products including permanent LED architectural and holiday track lights, deck lights, spotlights, landscape and hardscape lights. Connecting via Bluetooth or Wifi, multiple controllers are conveniently under the command of this single, easy to use app. The X Lights LED app features downloadable and fully customizable color patterns including music coordinated light sequences as well as programmable timers, speed and dimmer functions. Come experience the X Lights LED app premium difference.
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Verdict
Pixel Lights and X Lights LED both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of X Lights LED's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pixel Lights's. X Lights LED also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pixel Lights against 5.0 for X Lights LED. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Pixel Lights's written reviews are positive against 100% of X Lights LED's.
Pixel Lights ships an update every 2 weeks, X Lights LED every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Lights | X Lights LED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rok Led Inc. | X Lights Ltd. |
Customer experience
Pixel Lights
X Lights LED
In-app purchases
Pixel Lights
No in-app purchases
X Lights LED
No in-app purchases
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