BRILLIANT Lights vs AppLights Permanent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRILLIANT Lights
Seamlessly control all your smart lighting pieces through a single application. Sync colors and patterns across devices, adjust brightness, and create custom light shows for an enhanced lighting experience.
- Seamless control of Brilliant lighting
- Sync colors and patterns
- Adjust brightness
- Create custom light shows
- Wi-Fi Bridge integration
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With the connection of this app and the HBL Wi-Fi Bridge you can control all your Brilliant lighting pieces seamlessly through one app. You will have the ability to sync all your Brilliant items to the same color and patterns all with a couple clicks within the app which adds convenience and enhances your overall lighting experience. You will have the ability to change color, create patterns, and adjust the brightness of all your Brilliant lighting items to create a light show of your own. This app holds significant steps forward in smart lighting technology.
AppLights Permanent
Install permanent lights for year-round use and customize them through the app. Choose colors, effects, and pre-programmed light shows for holidays or everyday accent lighting.
- Permanent year-round lighting
- Customizable colors and effects
- Individual bulb control
- Pre-programmed light shows
- Holiday and everyday accent lighting
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AppLights PERMANENT™ provides bright lifestyle lighting you can enjoy all year. Install these amazing lights once then customize them in the app for any holiday, celebration or everyday accent lighting. Enjoy customized lighting for your home with AppLights PERMANENT™. FEATURES: YEAR-ROUND LIFE-STYLE LIGHTING Permanent lights for holidays and every day TOTAL CUSTOMIZATION Instantly choose your colors and effects—even down to each individual bulb. PRE-PROGRAMMED EFFECTS Select from dozens of pre-programmed light shows. Smart Device Compatibility Requirements: • iPhone: iPhone 5s or higher version** • iPad/iPod: iPad (5,6 series), iPad Mini (2,3,4,5 series), iPad Air (1,2 series), iPad Pro, iPad Touch (6,7 series with iOS 12.0 or higher)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BRILLIANT Lights at 3.6 against AppLights Permanent's 1.3. BRILLIANT Lights also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%). AppLights Permanent's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
BRILLIANT Lights holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of BRILLIANT Lights's written reviews are positive against 0% of AppLights Permanent's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BRILLIANT Lights | AppLights Permanent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better | 1.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 413 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nu Tsai Capital, LLC | Gemmy Industries Corporation |
Customer experience
BRILLIANT Lights
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In-app purchases
BRILLIANT Lights
No in-app purchases
AppLights Permanent
No in-app purchases
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