Comparison

Pipedream Lighting vs Click The Bell

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

Head to head
About

Pipedream Lighting

Features
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RGB LED controller uses Bluetooth technology and operates RGB LED light strips with your smartphone. Choose from numerous dynamic color change modes with adjustable speed and brightness levels or from static color modes. Additional features include a color selection wheel, 6 timer settings, music control, mode / color change through phone movement, and photo color matching (matches specific colors in photos). This indoor LED driver has a maximum load capacity of 5 amps per channel and is compatible with LED light strips that operate within a 5-12 VDC range.

About

Click The Bell

Features
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Click The Bell notifies you the moment your favourite YouTube channels publish something new. And unlike the regular bell, you decide whether you want to hear about long videos, Shorts, or both. Per channel. HOW IT WORKS • Add a channel with its @handle or by pasting a link to the channel or a video • Pick formats per channel with the two buttons: Long and Shorts • Get a notification when the channel publishes – usually within minutes. Tap it and the video opens in YouTube MORE THAN A BELL • Daily digest: collect a channel's videos into one notification a day, at the time you choose • History: all your pings in one place, with unread markers • Quiet hours: pick a window without sound or banners. New videos still land in your history • Widget: see the latest video from your channels right on your Home Screen • Made for iPhone and iPad, in light and dark mode MEMBERS VIDEOS (SUBSCRIPTION) Are you a member of a channel on YouTube? With the Members videos subscription you also get notified when the channel publishes videos for members only – including members Shorts and early-access videos. Covers all your channels with members content. 7 days free, then 19 DKK per month (or the equivalent in your currency). Renews automatically until you cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. You need to be a member of the channel on YouTube to watch the videos, and YouTube requires channel members to be at least 18. FREE AND EXTRA SLOTS Follow up to 3 channels for free. Need more? Buy one extra slot at a time, up to 10 channels in total. One-time purchases. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Nothing to sign in to. The app stores only what it needs to send you notifications: your push token, channel choices and settings. You can delete your data at any time under Settings → Delete my data. No ads, no tracking. Click The Bell does not play, download, or store videos. Videos open in the YouTube app or in Safari. The app uses YouTube API Services and is not affiliated with YouTube or Google. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ding-backend-406091357599.europe-west1.run.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ding-backend-406091357599.europe-west1.run.app/privacy

Screenshots

Pipedream Lighting3 screens
Click The Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pipedream Lighting at none against Click The Bell's 7. Pipedream Lighting also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Click The Bell's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 17 months). On price, ads 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. Click The Bell sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Pipedream Lighting asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipedream Lighting ships an update every 17 months, Click The Bell every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pipedream Lighting versus Click The Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipedream LightingClick The Bell
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOKURA USA, Inc.CHARLY BAASCH

In-app purchases

None

Pipedream Lighting

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Click The Bell

One-time7
  • Channel slot 4$1.99
  • Channel slot 5$1.99
  • Channel slot 6$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Channel slot 7$1.99
  • Channel slot 8$1.99
  • Channel slot 9$1.99
  • Channel slot 10$1.99

Questions

Is Pipedream Lighting free?
Pipedream Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Click The Bell free?
Click The Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pipedream Lighting or Click The Bell have ads?
Neither Pipedream Lighting nor Click The Bell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipedream Lighting or Click The Bell?
Pipedream Lighting ships an update every 17 months, and Click The Bell every 4 days. Most recently, Pipedream Lighting was updated on October 7, 2026 and Click The Bell on October 4, 2026.

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