RAB Lightcloud Blue vs MOD LIGHTING
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RAB Lightcloud Blue
Control your lighting devices with a Bluetooth mesh system. Easily commission and manage thousands of lamps and fixtures from your phone. Customize lighting with dimming, color control, and create custom scenes and schedules.
- Bluetooth mesh system
- Quick commissioning
- Control thousands of devices
- Customizable scenes and schedules
- Circadian lighting (SmartShift)
- Occupancy sensor control
- At-Home and Emergency modes
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The Lightcloud Blue products use a Bluetooth mesh system to quickly commission and control lighting devices. Scale as you need, with RAB’s vast lighting portfolio of Lightcloud Blue enabled products. Control thousands of different lamps and fixtures from your phone, or for added convenience use RAB’s handheld Remote Control. QUICK AND SIMPLE COMMISSIONING RAB’s simple-to-use mobile app allows users to quickly pair and commission a residence or even large commercial project, in record time. Each device in our Bluetooth Mesh system can communicate with any other device, eliminating the need for a Gateway or Hub. Lightcloud Blue offers the ability to commission hundreds of devices simultaneously and begin controlling your space in minutes. SECURE Lightcloud Blue offers the industrial-grade security communications within the mesh network. All messages within RAB’s Lightcloud Blue network are encrypted and authenticated. SCALABLE Lightcloud Blue allows users to grow their system from a handful of devices to up-to 3,000 devices per app login. As devices are added, the system’s range increases – no Gateways or Hub required. Learn how to expand your system even further with Lightcloud Enterprise at www.lightcloud.com. CUSTOMIZABLE Personalize your space with a click of a button. The mobile app offers easy on/off, dimming, and color control. Group lamps and fixtures into Areas for the ability to control multiple devices at once. Create Scenes and Schedules and assign them to individual devices or Areas to quickly configure the lighting for your space. LUMINAIRE LEVEL LIGHTING CONTROL (LLLC) Qualifies for LLLC utility incentive programs. Wireless, integrated Lightcloud Blue controls enable fast commissioning and simple management. Make quick adjustments to sensor settings directly from the mobile app, including occupancy/vacancy, sensitivity levels, and manual settings for occupancy timeout. Reduce energy costs and improve occupant experience with granular or Area control using occupancy, dimming, high-end trim and more. SMARTSHIFT SmartShift is a circadian lighting system that matches the natural patterns of daylight and helps our bodies get back in sync with the sun. When enabled, it automatically tunes the color and intensity of lamps and fixtures throughout the day, mimicking the sun's changing light as it rises and sets. We’ve already created some SmartShift Presets for you in the app or create your own for customizable control. SPECIALTY Lightcloud Blue offers unique embedded features such as At-Home and Emergency Mode. At-Home creates the appearance that the space is occupied, by automatically scheduling lamps and fixtures to randomly turn on, dim, and turn off throughout the day. Emergency Mode serves as a visual notification that, when enabled, will randomly flash the lights to deter trespassers or signal there is an emergency. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS iOS 13 or higher Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.0 or higher
MOD LIGHTING
Control your smart lighting with precision. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and create custom scenes for any mood or time of day. Manage multiple fixtures easily and even shop for new lighting within the app.
- Adjust brightness and color temperature
- Create and save custom lighting scenes
- Control lighting by room or time
- Manage multiple fixtures simultaneously
- Shop for luxury lighting
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Your lights, wherever you are. MOD LIGHTING controls every smart fixture in your home from one place. Set the brightness, warm or cool the white, pick a color, and save the result so the room comes back the same way tomorrow. CONTROL Brightness and color temperature on one dial. Full color for RGB fixtures. Presets you save once and reach in a tap. SPACES Group the lights in a room into a space and set the whole room at once. Turn everything off on your way out, from the Home screen. SYNC Fixtures that should always match are linked into a single control. Change one and the rest follow. TIMERS AND SCHEDULES Give a light a countdown, or a schedule that repeats on the days you choose. PAIRING Adding a light takes Bluetooth and your 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network. The app walks you through it, and when something does not take, it tells you what actually went wrong. YOUR ACCOUNT Sign in with your email and a six digit code. There is no password to remember. Your orders, your addresses and your store credit sit in the app next to your lights. SHOP Browse the MOD LIGHTING collection and check out without leaving the app. COMPATIBILITY Works with MOD LIGHTING smart fixtures. A 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network is required. Remote-only fixtures are not app controlled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RAB Lightcloud Blue at 43% against MOD LIGHTING's 0%. RAB Lightcloud Blue also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). MOD LIGHTING's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 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.
RAB Lightcloud Blue ships an update every 2 months, MOD LIGHTING every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RAB Lightcloud Blue | MOD LIGHTING |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RAB Lighting, Inc. | MOD LIGHTING |
Customer experience
RAB Lightcloud Blue
MOD LIGHTING
In-app purchases
RAB Lightcloud Blue
No in-app purchases
MOD LIGHTING
No in-app purchases
Questions
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