Comparison

APP Lighting vs Car 4x4

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

Head to head
About

APP Lighting

Control your APP Lighting devices via Bluetooth. Offers an unlimited color wheel and 14 animation modes for enhanced light performance. Requires Bluetooth 4.0 or higher.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Unlimited color wheel
  • 14 animation modes
  • Light performance customization
  • Requires Bluetooth 4.0+
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APP Lighting app is designed for APP Lighting Bluetooth® connection and control. It has unlimited color wheel and 14 various animations for more light performance options, required Bluetooth 4.0 or above.

About

Car 4x4

Features
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Remote control tool software for Electric Side Step and Electric Tonneau Cover. For Electric Side Step: it can flexibly open and close the left and right pedals separately, with a safety lock function to prevent misoperation; The color of the flow light on the switch pedal can be flexibly set, supporting built-in color button selection, color ring selection, channel selection, and color palette selection; You can choose to set different flow light styles. For Electric Tonneau Cover: the position and status of the electric roller blinds can be viewed in real time, the electric roller blinds can be opened and closed, and the operation can be paused at any time to ensure safety.

Screenshots

APP Lighting3 screens
Car 4x44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: APP Lighting at every 2 months against Car 4x4's every 14 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APP Lighting ships an update every 2 months, Car 4x4 every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
APP Lighting versus Car 4x4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPP LightingCar 4x4
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDONGGUAN SHENGQIN ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTDJiechu Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

APP Lighting

No in-app purchases

None

Car 4x4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APP Lighting free?
APP Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Car 4x4 free?
Car 4x4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APP Lighting or Car 4x4 have ads?
Neither APP Lighting nor Car 4x4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APP Lighting or Car 4x4?
APP Lighting ships an update every 2 months, and Car 4x4 every 14 months. Most recently, APP Lighting was updated on October 1, 2026 and Car 4x4 on October 14, 2026.

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