Comparison

Nimba vs Harmony Lighting by Orvia

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

Head to head
About

Nimba

Customize your relaxation experience with this app. Control ambient light, set personal routines, and access a blackout mode. Download sounds and music to your connected device for a personalized atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Customize relaxation experience
  • Control ambient light
  • Access personal routines
  • Blackout mode
  • Download sounds and music
  • Connect to OFLO sound machine
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Our app offers seamless control over settings and preferences to customize your relaxation experience, right at your fingertips. Explore the Sound Library and download your favorite sounds and music to your OFLO sound machine. Customize your experience by controlling the ambient light, and access features like a personal routine, blackout mode, and more.

About

Harmony Lighting by Orvia

Control your Harmony lighting system remotely. Select from various dynamic show types, schedule them to run automatically, and monitor your lights live from anywhere. You can also split your lights into different zones for customized control.

Highlights
  • Variety of show types
  • Automated show scheduling
  • Live light monitoring
  • Zone-based lighting control
  • Temporary schedule overrides
Features
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The Harmony app is the easiest way to remotely access your Harmony lighting controller. - Choose from a variety of show types, including Static Color, Flash All, Chase, Fade All, Fade Chase, Random Fade, RhythmMap Chase, RhythmMap Flash, and RhythmMap Volume - Schedule shows to automatically run at specific times, including sunrise and sunset - Temporarily override the schedule with any show - Monitor your lights live from anywhere - Split your lights into multiple zones, and schedule different shows for different zones (Background image credit: Krystian Zajdel, CC-BY-SA-4.0) This app is only compatible with and requires a Harmony lighting controller. For more information, please visit https://orvialighting.com

Screenshots

Nimba4 screens
Harmony Lighting by Orvia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Harmony Lighting by Orvia at 5.0 against Nimba's 2.3. Harmony Lighting by Orvia also leads on device support. Nimba's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harmony Lighting by Orvia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Nimba versus Harmony Lighting by Orvia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNimbaHarmony Lighting by Orvia
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequency—Every 9 days
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetaToy IncOrvia Lighting

In-app purchases

None

Nimba

No in-app purchases

None

Harmony Lighting by Orvia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nimba free?
Nimba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harmony Lighting by Orvia free?
Harmony Lighting by Orvia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nimba or Harmony Lighting by Orvia?
Harmony Lighting by Orvia is rated higher. Nimba averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Harmony Lighting by Orvia averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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