Comparison

Curbalight vs iStar Lighting

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

Head to head

About

Curbalight

Features

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Curbalight is the first of its kind in the landscape industry. It combines decorative landscape curbing with completely customizable LED lighting. Use our control app on your smart phone to create exciting lighting displays year round, and especially during the holidays or on big game night. Curbalight comes in two styles: a traditional round tree ring or a contemporary square tree ring.

About

iStar Lighting

Features

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iStar Lighting app is designed for fiber optic lighting,stair lighting and landscape lighting 1)Fiber Optic Lighting: it can change color and brightness, adjust the speed of motor and turn ON/OFF, it also support to do meteor effect 2)Stair Lighting: it can change brightness, speed, mode and delay time 3)Landscape lighting: it can change brightness of each zone and group, it have timer function

Screenshots

Curbalight4 screens

iStar Lighting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Curbalight at fortnightly against iStar Lighting's every 3 months. Curbalight also leads on iOS requirement (12.3 vs 15.6). 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

Curbalight ships an update fortnightly, iStar Lighting every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Curbalight versus iStar Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Curbalight	iStar Lighting
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.3 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	227 MB	470 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Curbalight LLC	Dongguan Ryker Lighting Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Curbalight

No in-app purchases

None

iStar Lighting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Curbalight free?

Curbalight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is iStar Lighting free?

iStar Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Curbalight or iStar Lighting have ads?

Neither Curbalight nor iStar Lighting shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Curbalight or iStar Lighting?

Curbalight ships an update fortnightly, and iStar Lighting every 3 months. Most recently, Curbalight was updated on September 16, 2026 and iStar Lighting on September 23, 2026.