Finding Lights vs Hecate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Finding Lights
Discover holiday and Christmas light displays with an interactive map. Find community-submitted locations, plan routes, and engage in fun seasonal activities like collecting virtual items and completing scavenger hunts.
- Interactive holiday lights map
- Community-submitted displays
- Route planning
- Collectible Lumelings
- Earnable Lumanites
- Seasonal scavenger hunts
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FindingLights – Discover Holiday & Christmas Light Displays Near You FindingLights helps you discover the best Christmas lights and holiday light displays near you. Explore an interactive holiday lights map, find community-submitted displays, and plan the perfect route for a magical night out with family and friends. As you explore, you can collect playful Lumelings, earn glowing Lumanites, and complete seasonal scavenger hunts that turn every holiday outing into an adventure. Whether you're searching for Christmas lights near you, neighborhood displays, or hidden holiday gems, FindingLights makes it easy—and fun—to discover them. FEATURES Holiday Lights Map Browse Christmas lights and holiday displays near you on an interactive map. Community Displays Discover light displays shared by people in your community and upload your own for others to enjoy. Lumelings Collect magical Lumelings that appear at displays during seasonal events. Lumanites Earn glowing Lumanites as you explore displays, complete hunts, and participate in events. Scavenger Hunts Join holiday scavenger hunts and themed events that add an extra layer of fun to your light-viewing adventure. Route Planning Plan efficient routes to visit multiple Christmas light displays in one trip. Trending Displays See which holiday light displays are trending near you and across the country. Premium Features Upgrade to FindingLights Premium for exclusive scavenger hunts, extra rewards, family accounts, and early access to new features. Perfect for families, date nights, holiday traditions, and Christmas light road trips. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policty: https://findinglights.com/privacy/
Hecate
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Hecate is a map of the real world you have personally discovered. Start a walk and watch streets, neighbourhoods, and cities emerge as you move. Explore your current city, see how much of it you’ve uncovered, and keep your discoveries private and synced across your devices. Hecate uses background location only during an active walk, so your route can continue to be recorded while your screen is locked. Finish the walk at any time to stop tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hecate at none against Finding Lights's 1. Finding Lights's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Finding Lights sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Hecate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Finding Lights ships an update every 3 days, Hecate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Finding Lights | Hecate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Mitchell | Sara Cerina |
In-app purchases
Finding Lights
- Finding Lights Premium$2.991 Month
Hecate
No in-app purchases
