ChromaBright vs Nex Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChromaBright
Control your Philips ChromaBright lighting system with this intuitive app. Customize colors, create dynamic light shows, and even design your own patterns with millions of color options and pre-set functions.
- Millions of color options
- 132 pre-set function options
- Edit pre-set functions
- Create custom functions
- DIY light show design
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Group up to 5 light sets
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Illuminate your space, your way, using the Philips ChromaBright™ app and lighting system. Control your lights from your smart phone or tablet using the ChromaBright™ app. The easy-to-use app allows you to customize the interior and exterior of your home which includes many DIY capabilities. Simple Bluetooth connectivity allows for up to 5 sets to be grouped together, with over 16 million color and 65 pre-set festive function options. App control, AI features, Matter, Bluetooth & Wi-Fi make decorating easy. App is compatible with Google Home & Alexa. Customize your light show: Functions: Choose from 65 pre-set function options, edit any of the 65 pre-set function options by changing the colors, function, and function speed, or simply create your very own function with the help of the AI feature. LED Colors: Choose from over 16 million customizable color options. DIY Capabilities: Create your own functions and color patterns, or create your own curtain light image using the “Scribble” feature. App control, AI features, Matter, Bluetooth & Wi-Fi make decorating easy. App is compatible with Google Home & Alexa.
Nex Playground
Transform your smartphone into a convenient remote control for Nex Playground. Connect wirelessly via Bluetooth to manage your device, especially useful when the original remote is misplaced or inaccessible. It offers a fast and reliable solution for immediate control.
- Smartphone as remote
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Device control
- Quick and simple interface
- Always accessible
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Turn your phone into a remote for Nex Playground. Connect via Bluetooth to control your Playground when your remote is missing or out of reach. Simple, quick, and always ready when you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nex Playground at 67% against ChromaBright's 20%. Nex Playground also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). ChromaBright's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Nex Playground holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nex Playground has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of ChromaBright's written reviews are positive against 67% of Nex Playground's.
ChromaBright ships an update every 5 months, Nex Playground every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ChromaBright | Nex Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 412 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seasonal Specialties LLC | Nex |
Customer experience
ChromaBright
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In-app purchases
ChromaBright
No in-app purchases
Nex Playground
No in-app purchases
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