Comparison

LIFX vs The Live Dig™

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

Head to head
About

LIFX

Control your smart lights with this app. Easily adjust brightness, color, and temperature. Automate schedules, create custom scenes, and explore fun lighting effects. Integrates with voice assistants and HomeKit for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Basic light control (on/off, dim, color, temperature)
  • Group lights for easy management
  • Automated schedules and scenes
  • Special lighting effects (music visualizer, fire, etc.)
  • Live color painting on compatible lights
  • Custom color palettes
  • HomeKit integration
Features
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Like you, LIFX wants smarter light. This means we care about the way you control your smart lights, as much as we do about the lights themselves. We make it easy to get started with WiFi-enabled, bright, colorful smart lights that need no hub. Yep, you can start with just one device. LIFX App 4 can not only help give you the best start, but will turn your experience “up to 11”. Automate your wake up Schedule, or set up your movie-watching Scene (then set up voice control so you don’t even have to leave the sofa), or play with Effects next time you’re entertaining. Features. The LIFX app is packed full of features like: - The Basics: on/off, dim, change color, change white temperature. - Groups: control all lights in a group easily, including on/off and dimming with one touch from the Home Dashboard. - Group personalization: choose a LIFX illustration to suit or personalize Group cards with your own pictures. - Schedules: automate your lights to fade, change color, and turn on/off, all visible in an easy calendar-style view. - Effects: play with special effects like the music visualizer, fire, move, candle flicker, strobe, color cycle & more, all in one place. - Scenes: set your lighting just the way you like it and save it for later. - Themes: a library of one click color combinations for a Group, from ‘Proud’ to ‘Soothing’. - Paint: with your finger in the app, paint color live onto your LIFX Z, Beam, Tile and Candle. - Custom color palettes: add your favorite colors to a custom color palette. - Discover Tab: find How To guides, learn about integration partners, or shop for LIFX - and much more. Example uses from our customers: - Ambiance: schedule warmer light in the evening - to calm - and whiter light in the morning - to energize. - “Moccupancy”: set irregular schedules to make it seem like you’re home when you’re not. - Sleep: set your bedroom lights to deep red just before bed to produce more melatonin which helps you get better quality sleep. - Stay put: you’ve settled into the sofa for a streaming binge but left the lights on. No need to jump up to the switch, just ask your voice assistant. - Pet owners: if you're unexpectedly late home from work, turn the lights on for your dog from wherever you are. - Silent notifications: use partner apps to give you a light flash if… your car is arriving, or the forecast says it will rain, or you are mentioned on social media, and much more. HomeKit Best color-changing smart bulb for HomeKit cnet Pairing LIFX with Apple HomeKit is easy using the HomeKit onboarding QR code available in the product packaging. Stay in touch. Need a helping hand, or want to offer us some advice? We would love to hear from you about your LIFX experience. You can reach us at support@lifx.com. LIFX lights are available at lifx.com

About

The Live Dig™

This app helps you uncover your inner voice through guided journaling and reflection exercises. It encourages curiosity and self-discovery by exploring mental, emotional, physical, and energy aspects of yourself. Earn XP for your engagement and access tools like a flexible journal and guided meditations.

Highlights
  • Guided journaling Digs
  • Exploration of four body areas
  • Flexible journal (text, photo, audio)
  • Daily Wisdom insights
  • Mind-Expanding Experiences (meditations)
  • Community forum (Murmuration)
Features
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What if the voice you've been searching for is your own? Most of us spend our lives responding to expectations, responsibilities, habits, and routines until it becomes difficult to hear ourselves beneath the noise. The Live Dig™ begins there. It isn't about fixing yourself. It isn't about becoming someone new. It's about creating the space to hear what has become difficult to hear beneath the stories, expectations, and assumptions you've accumulated over a lifetime. The Live Dig doesn't tell you who you are. It creates the conditions for you to discover that for yourself. Rather than offering advice, the Live Dig invites you into a process of curiosity, reflection, and exploration. Every Dig helps you notice the stories, patterns, and assumptions that quietly influence how you move through the world. Why "Dig"? Archaeologists don't create history—they uncover it. Layer by layer, they brush away what has accumulated until something meaningful emerges. The Live Dig follows that same philosophy—gently uncovering what has been hidden beneath the layers. Some of what you uncover will feel familiar. Some may surprise you. The Dig doesn't tell you what you'll find. It invites you to keep uncovering, one layer at a time, until what matters most becomes easier to hear. At the heart of the app are guided Digs. Each Dig unfolds through four layers: • A thoughtful question that invites curiosity • A guided exploration through journaling • A real-world experience that carries the Dig into everyday life • A final reflection that integrates what you've discovered Digs are organized into four areas: • Mental Body • Emotional Body • Physical Body • Energy Body No right answers. No grades. No pressure to perform. As you participate, you'll earn XP—a reflection of your engagement and willingness to keep digging. Tools that deepen the experience: • A flexible journal for text, photos, and audio • Daily Wisdom with curated insights and your own meaningful quotes • Mind-Expanding Experiences, including guided meditations • Murmuration, a thoughtful community for meaningful questions and shared discoveries The Live Dig isn't a course to complete, another habit to keep, or another version of yourself to chase. It's a place to pause. To become curious. To notice what has been there all along. One question. One experience. One reflection. One layer at a time. Your excavation begins whenever you're ready. --- SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The Live Dig™ offers: • The Dig Premium Monthly — $8.99 USD/month • The Dig Premium Annual — $53.99 USD/year • The Live Dig™ Lifetime Access — $111.99 USD (one-time) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. --- USER-GENERATED CONTENT The Live Dig™ includes Murmuration, a community for sharing discoveries. We have a zero-tolerance policy for objectionable content or abusive behavior. Users must agree to our Terms of Use (EULA) before registering or logging in. The app includes content filtering, flagging of objectionable content, and blocking of abusive users. Blocking notifies us and instantly removes the content from the user's feed. We act on all reports within 24 hours by removing content and ejecting the offending user. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://rawnak003.github.io/The-Live-Dig/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rawnak003.github.io/The-Live-Dig/privacy.html

Screenshots

LIFX4 screens
The Live Dig™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Live Dig™ at 100% against LIFX's 18%. The Live Dig™ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). LIFX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model 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. The Live Dig™ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. LIFX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Live Dig™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LIFX has 7.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of LIFX's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Live Dig™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LIFX ships an update fortnightly, The Live Dig™ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LIFX versus The Live Dig™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLIFXThe Live Dig™
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.1K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIFXParamour Paradox LLC

Customer experience

LIFX

All ratings7,109 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative29.5%
Written reviews719 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative70.7%

The Live Dig™

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LIFX

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Lights randomly disconnecting from app
  • Scenes and effects not working as expected
  • Scheduling issues and lights not responding to timers
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More granular control over individual lights
  • Improved scene and effect customization
  • Better scheduling and automation options
  • Seamless integration with smart home platforms
  • Simplified onboarding and setup process

The Live Dig™

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LIFX

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

The Live Dig™

Subscriptions2
  • The Dig Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • The Dig Premium Annual$53.991 Year
One-time1
  • The Live Dig™$111.99

Questions

Is LIFX free?
LIFX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Live Dig™ free?
The Live Dig™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LIFX or The Live Dig™?
The Live Dig™ is rated higher. LIFX averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while The Live Dig™ averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do LIFX or The Live Dig™ have ads?
Neither LIFX nor The Live Dig™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LIFX or The Live Dig™?
LIFX ships an update fortnightly, and The Live Dig™ every 4 days. Most recently, LIFX was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Live Dig™ on October 8, 2026.

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