Comparison

Light DJ vs NoLimits2

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

Head to head
About

Light DJ

Synchronize your smart lights with music to create dynamic visual experiences. Choose from various effects and color palettes that react to audio input, enhancing parties or everyday listening.

Highlights
  • Sound-reactive visual effects
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Automatic color selection based on music
  • Mellow and active effect modes
  • Nanoleaf-specific effects
  • Hue Entertainment area support
  • Multi-bridge support
Features
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Your Philips Hue, LIFX, and Nanoleaf Light Panels will shine with the Light DJ Visualizer, our powerful and easy-to-use app that allows you to create stunning visual effects and light shows that are synchronized to your music or any audio input. Whether you're hosting a party or just want to elevate your music listening experience, this app offers a wide range of customizable options to help you create mesmerizing visuals that will enhance your lighting system. *** THIS IS THE STANDALONE VISUALIZER VERSION. To try it first, or the full Light DJ experience, search for LIGHT DJ ENTERTAINMENT EFFECTS in the App Store! *** With the Visualizer you can create the ultimate music listening experience with just a few taps. The app listens to your music and changes the effects based on the mood of the song, making your lights more active during intense parts of a song and flowy with softer melodies. The lights magically change colors at just the right moment, adding a new level of ambiance to your music. COLORS PALETTES: Create palettes of up to 8 colors and store them in the app. The Visualizer will pick colors from your selected palette at random to display on your bulbs and panels. QUICK-COLOR CHANGES: Tap the shuffle button to quickly select a new palette at random or use the drag feature to apply standard colors. You can also double-tap on a color to apply it everywhere immediately. AUTO-COLOR SELECTION: When this option is enabled the Visualizer will analyze to your music and change the color palette when it detects a significant change in your music automatically. You'll be blown away each time the chorus hits or the DJ drops the beat. MELLOW EFFECTS: Choose from one of 4 mellow effect modes that activate during softer music (Swirl, Wave, Solid, None) ACTIVE EFFECTS: Choose from one of 5 active effects that activate during louder music (Fireworks, Splotches, Pulses, Flashes, Special Mix) NANOLEAF EFFECTS: Additional fill modes are included for Nanoleaf panels (Linear, Centroid, Bisect, Solid, Match Bulbs). Smoothness and angle can also be adjusted. HUE ENTERTAINMENT: Using a Hue Entertainment area you'll enjoy higher quality effects; the Visualizer will respond faster and with better sync. MULTI-BRIDGE SUPPORT: Combine lights from two or more bridges using the legacy effects or control multiple simultaneous entertainment areas. Visit lightdjapp.com for support or check out video previews at instagram.com/LightDJ This app requires hardware from one of these vendors: - Philips Hue: meethue.com - All Lights Supported - LIFX: lifx.com - All Lights Supported - Nanoleaf Lights: nanoleaf.me - All WiFi-based lights and panels supported including Shapes, Canvas, Lines, Elements, Blocks, Skylight, EXPO Cases, Aurora, A19 WiFi Bulbs, HD LED Strip, Outdoor String Lights and Permanent Lights, Holiday String Lights, and Multicolor Floor Lamp --------------------- Hi, I'm Kevin, the creator of the Light DJ Visualizer. I want to make sure that everyone gets a great light show, so if you're having issues getting the app to connect shoot me an email at kevin@nrthrnlights.com. I'm dedicated to making a quality app to show off your new lights!

About

NoLimits2

This high-end audio plugin offers advanced limiting capabilities for music production. It provides multiple algorithms for diverse sounds, from clean to saturated, with fine-tuning controls and LUFS metering. Compatible with major iOS music hosts.

Highlights
  • 4 distinct limiting algorithms
  • Clean to saturated sound options
  • Adjustable attack, release, and lookahead
  • Up to 8x oversampling
  • Stereo channel linking
  • LUFS loudness metering
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At the end of a long day at the mixing desk, when everything has finally fallen into place, comes the best moment (just before pouring that glass of whisky): load an instance of NoLimits2 at the end of the processing chain, turn that big gain knob, lean back and enjoy. Its predecessor, NoLimits, was certainly a highly acclaimed limiting plugin already and did a very good job for many years, but NoLimits2 definitely takes it to another level. From ultraclean to tastefully saturated, NoLimits2 will make your mixes louder in style. NoLimits2 is a highend audio limiting plugin featuring: - a comprehensive set of 4 different limiting algorithms - all of them follow entirely different limiting strategies, giving you a choice of really unique sounds - from clean to nicely saturated, it’s all there - further control over attack, release and lookahead times allow for even more finetuning - up to 8x oversampling to keep all harmonics of the more colourful modes in check - stereo channel linking - state-of-the-art LUFS loudness metering, compliant to all the latest standards NoLimits2 is an AUv3 plugin which is compatible with all relevant hosts on iOS, like Logic, Garageband, Cubasis,... you name it.

Screenshots

Light DJ4 screens
NoLimits22 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Light DJ at $2.99 against NoLimits2's $12.99. Light DJ also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). NoLimits2's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11 vs 15.0). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Light DJ costs $2.99 and NoLimits2 $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Light DJ against 5.0 for NoLimits2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoLimits2 has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light DJ ships an update monthly, NoLimits2 every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light DJ versus NoLimits2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight DJNoLimits2
Price$2.99 — better$12.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNRTHRNLIGHTS, LLCChristian Siedschlag

Customer experience

Light DJ

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NoLimits2

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Light DJ

No in-app purchases

None

NoLimits2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light DJ free?
Light DJ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoLimits2 free?
NoLimits2 costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light DJ or NoLimits2?
Light DJ and NoLimits2 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Light DJ or NoLimits2 have ads?
Neither Light DJ nor NoLimits2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light DJ or NoLimits2?
Light DJ ships an update monthly, and NoLimits2 every 26 months. Most recently, Light DJ was updated on September 23, 2026 and NoLimits2 on September 21, 2026.

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