Gemstone Lights vs Watts Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gemstone Lights
Control your smart lights with an intuitive interface. Create custom patterns, set sunrise/sunset timers, and sync your settings to the cloud. Transform your home's ambiance effortlessly.
- Real-time pattern status
- Sunrise/sunset timers
- Offline timer support
- Cloud syncing for folders and patterns
- Intuitive interface
- Customizable lighting patterns
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Revolutionize your lighting experience with the new Gemstone Lights Hub2. Seamlessly control your lights, create patterns, and transform your home into a personalized haven of brilliance. Experience lighting control like never before. Enjoy a smoother, more intuitive interface for customizing and managing your Gemstone Lights. Key features include real-time pattern status, sunrise/sunset timers with offline support, and cloud syncing for your folders and patterns. Our new app ensures effortless lighting management anytime and anywhere.
Watts Lights
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The Watts Lights App gives you simple control over your compatible Watts outdoor lighting system, all from your phone. Use the Watts Lights App to manage permanent roofline lighting, landscape lighting, seasonal displays, and everyday outdoor ambience. Choose colors, adjust brightness, create schedules, save presets, and set the mood for holidays, events, backyard nights, or daily curb appeal. With Watts Lights App, you can: • Control compatible Watts lighting systems • Change colors and brightness • Choose lighting presets and animations • Create and save custom presets • Set custom schedules • Manage lighting segments • Update your home’s look for holidays, seasons, and special moments easily Watts Lights App is designed for professionally installed Watts lighting systems and compatible controllers. For best performance, make sure your controller is powered on and connected during setup. Outdoor lighting should be easy to enjoy. Watts Lights App helps you control the look, feel, and schedule of your lighting system with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gemstone Lights at fortnightly against Watts Lights's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gemstone Lights ships an update fortnightly, Watts Lights every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gemstone Lights | Watts Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemstone Lights | 2301114 Alberta Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Gemstone Lights
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing folders and patterns
- Sway pattern not working the same as original hub
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Fireworks folder and ISO folder to be complete
- Adjusting speed should not start over, and most flow settings should have no pause
Watts Lights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gemstone Lights
No in-app purchases
Watts Lights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gemstone Lights free?
Is Watts Lights free?
Do Gemstone Lights or Watts Lights have ads?
Which is updated more often, Gemstone Lights or Watts Lights?
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