iTwinkle Light vs LightShow®SmartLights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTwinkle Light
Design custom holiday light shows with pre-programmed functions. Synchronize lights to music, voice commands, or simple taps and shakes. Adjust brightness and choose colors for a personalized festive display.
- Pre-programmed functions
- Synchronized light shows
- Music synchronization
- Voice control
- Tap/Shake control
- Color selection
- Brightness adjustment
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Creating your own holiday tree/lights light show is as simple as a tap of your finger. Choose from a selection of following pre-programmed functions that synchronised to iTwinkle tree/lights. Key features: myColor, Music, Voice, Pattern, Tap me/Shake me, Dimmer.
LightShow®SmartLights
Control your holiday light displays directly from your smartphone. This app allows you to customize effects, colors, and themes for your lighting products, making holiday decorating easy and personalized.
- Smartphone control
- Dozens of effects and colors
- Multiple holiday themes
- Customizable lighting options
- Easy setup and management
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Put on a dazzling holiday light display–and control it all from your smartphone. The SmartLights® app works exclusively with SmartLights® holiday lighting products to control dozens of effects and colors directly from your smartphone. It’s super easy to set up and manage. Choose from multiple holiday themes, lighting technologies and color options for each lighting product. Perfect for outdoor or indoor holiday decorating, SmartLights® delivers the latest in holiday decorating technology for a custom look that’s a breeze to manage.Please make the below changes to the pages on the app stores
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: iTwinkle Light at 360 against LightShow®SmartLights's 3. iTwinkle Light also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). LightShow®SmartLights's advantage is review sentiment (23% vs 13%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 2.3 for iTwinkle Light against 2.3 for LightShow®SmartLights. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTwinkle Light has 360 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 13% of iTwinkle Light's written reviews are positive against 23% of LightShow®SmartLights's.
iTwinkle Light ships an update monthly, LightShow®SmartLights every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTwinkle Light | LightShow®SmartLights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (360 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.2% of reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 360 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Kywoo Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. | Gemmy Industries Corporation |
Customer experience
iTwinkle Light
LightShow®SmartLights
Bugs and requests
iTwinkle Light
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not compatible with newer iOS versions
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Inability to change light colors and patterns
Requested features
4 requests- Update app to support latest iOS versions
- Add more music and lighting customization options
- Implement ability to save user preferences
- Allow playing own music through tree speakers
LightShow®SmartLights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iTwinkle Light
No in-app purchases
LightShow®SmartLights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iTwinkle Light free?
Is LightShow®SmartLights free?
Which has better reviews, iTwinkle Light or LightShow®SmartLights?
Do iTwinkle Light or LightShow®SmartLights have ads?
Which is updated more often, iTwinkle Light or LightShow®SmartLights?
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