AppLights Permanent vs Palette Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)
Palette Lights
Design custom color flows for your Philips Hue lights to create dynamic ambiances for any occasion. Explore a gallery of ready-made palettes or build your own with full creative freedom. Transform your lighting experience with ease.
- Custom color flow design
- Dynamic ambience creation
- Palette gallery with curated collections
- Speed and brightness control
- Room and Zone compatibility
- No paywalls or locked content
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Palette Lights - Dynamic Color Flows for Your Hue Lights Set the perfect vibe for any moment. Palette Lights lets you design custom color flows for your Philips Hue lights and play them across Rooms and Zones with smooth, dynamic ambience. Create your own palettes, choose speed and brightness, and instantly change the mood for relaxing evenings, parties, gaming, or movie nights. Palette Gallery Explore curated ready-made palettes for instant inspiration - including Featured palettes, Mood, Holiday, and Sports collections. Use them as-is, remix them, or build something entirely your own. No paywalls or locked color packs. Try Everything for Free All features are unlocked while you test. Free playback lasts up to 2 minutes. Upgrade to remove the time limit. Why Users Love It • Simple, minimal interface • Total creative freedom • Works seamlessly with Rooms and Zones Requirements • Philips Hue Bridge v2 • Philips Hue color-capable lights Transform your lighting experience. Download Palette Lights and start creating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Palette Lights at 4.3 against AppLights Permanent's 1.3. Palette Lights also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). AppLights Permanent's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Palette Lights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. AppLights Permanent asks for nothing beyond the download.
Palette Lights holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively.
AppLights Permanent ships an update every 2 months, Palette Lights every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppLights Permanent | Palette Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (12 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemmy Industries Corporation | Jacob Jerrard |
Customer experience
AppLights Permanent
Palette Lights
In-app purchases
AppLights Permanent
No in-app purchases
Palette Lights
- Palette Lights: Annual Access$4.991 Year
- Palette Lights: Annual Access$9.991 Year
- Palette Lights: Lifetime Access$12.99
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