Zeus Lights vs Parole Decoder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zeus Lights
Showcases permanent LED lighting installations for homes, highlighting transformations for holidays, ambiance, and security. Explore various roofline, entryway, and facade designs.
- Real installation examples
- Holiday lighting designs
- Everyday ambiance lighting
- Security lighting solutions
- Roofline, entryway, facade transformations
- One system, endless looks
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Every home is different. These are real Zeus Lighting installations across the Austin area — rooflines, entryways, and facades transformed with permanent LED lighting that works for holidays, everyday ambiance, and security. One system, endless looks.
Parole Decoder
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PAROLE DECODER TURNS TEXAS'S CONFUSING PRISON RECORDS INTO PLAIN ENGLISH. When someone you love is in a Texas prison, the official website hands you codes and dates nobody explains — "FI-6R," a set-off date, a projected release of the year 9999, "Unavailable at this time." Parole Decoder translates all of it using the state's own public data. Look up your loved one. See where they are, what their parole status means, and what may come next — in language a family can understand. Save people you care about and keep their latest public information organized in My People. WHAT YOU CAN DO — FREE - Search the official TDCJ population data by name or TDCJ number - See current unit, parole review status, decisions, and dates — each explained - Save people and see their latest public status in one place - Decode parole vote codes (FI-1 through FI-18R, CU-FI, RMS, NR, SA, DMS) - Browse all 104 TDCJ units with address, phone, visitation, and medical information - See statewide public-data statistics with clear sources and limitations - Preview the Personal Release Roadmap and Family Guide FAMILY MEMBERSHIP Stop repeatedly checking the state website. Family monitors up to five selected public records and sends a privacy-conscious notification when selected fields change. It also unlocks the complete auditable change history, full Personal Release Roadmap with possible next steps and a focused family checklist, and the complete Family Guide covering review, support letters, visitation, phone, money, and mail. Choose $2.99 monthly or $19.99 annually. Both plans include the same Family features. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. THE DATA YOU CAN TRUST Every number comes from official State of Texas public records — the TDCJ High Value Dataset and TDCJ release records. Parole Decoder does not predict approval or promise a release date. An alert means the app first observed a change; it is not an official effective date. Always confirm critical information with official sources. The app interface is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. The vote-code dictionary is available in all four; the long-form guide is currently English and Spanish. Parole Decoder is an independent educational resource. It is not affiliated with TDCJ or the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and nothing in it is legal advice. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://parole-decoder.pages.dev/privacy.html Support: https://parole-decoder.pages.dev
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zeus Lights at none against Parole Decoder's 2. Zeus Lights also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Parole Decoder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Zeus Lights asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zeus Lights ships an update every 2 weeks, Parole Decoder every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zeus Lights | Parole Decoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zeus Illumination, LLC | Guodong Wang |
In-app purchases
Zeus Lights
No in-app purchases
Parole Decoder
- Family Monthly$2.991 Month
- Family Annual$19.991 Year









