Comparison

Night Light Lite Nightlight vs Hue Psychedelic

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

Head to head
About

Night Light Lite Nightlight

This app provides a customizable night light with soothing sleep sounds to help users fall asleep and stay asleep. It projects a gentle glow onto walls and ceilings, offering various colors and ambient noises. Users can also adjust screen brightness and set sleep timers for a more restful experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable night light colors
  • Multi-color mode
  • Sleep sounds library
  • Sound store for more sounds
  • Adjustable LED flashlight brightness
  • Sleep timer
Features
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The #1 Night Light! Trying to fall asleep? Now you can, with Night Light + Sleep Sounds! “Me and my kids l-o-v-e this app, 5 stars!!!” Night Light is a 100% free nightlight to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Night Light projects a glowing light onto your ceiling and walls that will help you fall asleep while playing peaceful sounds to relax to. “Slept like a ROCK last night thanks to this Nightlight app” Night Light is a 100% free nightlight to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Night Light projects a glowing light onto your ceiling and walls that will help you fall asleep while playing peaceful sounds to relax to. “This helped with my insomnia and made me sleep better than ever, I use it every night!” All you need to do is download the app on your iOS device, select your nightlight colors, optional sleep sounds, screen brightness, sleep timer and flashlight settings - then place your device on a night stand or near a corner in a room for the best illumination. MOST POPULAR FEATURES: + Custom nightlight colors or a glowing range of colors with multi-color mode. + Sounds to sleep to including beach waves, running water, white noise and more! + Build your sleep sound library by visiting the sound store. Earn credits each night you use Night Light to unlock even more awesome free features and content to help make your sleep even more restful. + Customize your LED torch flash light settings to a custom brightness to help illuminate your bedroom or personal space to keep it as well lit as you would like! Night Light is the #1 night light app that not only illuminates your bedroom but also helps you sleep better and get a more restful nights sleep! Tips: Use every night for the best results and to maintain the enhanced sleep and anti-insomnia impact of the app. Leave your device in the corner of a room at a high brightness if you wish to illuminate the room better. Set a sleep timer to have the night light screen, LED and sounds disable once you are sleeping. Download now and see for yourself why people are in love with Night Light! Terms of service - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hue Psychedelic

Transform your home into a vibrant party space with dynamic light effects for your Philips Hue bulbs. Simply shake your device to activate a dazzling display of colors and progressive effects, synchronized with your favorite music genres.

Highlights
  • Shake to activate light effects
  • Multiple rainbow color displays
  • Progressive effects and velocity control
  • Music synchronization (EDM, Deep, Techno)
  • Randomly selected light effects
  • Works with Philips Hue bulbs, lightstrips, and play bars
Features
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Enjoy a crazy moment with special light effects powered by Hue Psychedelic. Just Shake your device and it's done! A multiple rainbow of colors will start and dominate your house, with progressive effects and velocity for a maximum pleasure on the most colorful place you've ever seen! With Hue Psychedelic you can transform your house into a party place, and you can enjoy these effects with your own music, like EDM, Deep, Techno or the style you want with special lights and effects in background! CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS WITH JUST A SHAKE With Hue Psychedelic you don't have to worry about complicated settings or another stuff, just shake your device to start! INCREDIBLE BULB AND LIGHT EFFECTS Enjoy different styles with special lights settings and effects randomly selected. MULTIPLE MUSIC STYLES This app works great with your own playlists of EDM, Acid House and Techno sounds in background while the bulbs perform. Try it by yourself! Are you ready for a crazy trip with your Philips Hue bulbs, lightstrips and play bars? Download Hue Psychedelic now! - Disclaimer: If you suffer from epilepsy & other visual light stimulation effects, do not use this app with your Philips Hue bulbs. Optional Subscription: -- Hue Hue Psychedelic offers an annual Elite subscription at USD $11.99 and a promotional Light subscription at $0.99, please note prices may vary depending on sales taxes or countries. - You will be asked to login to your iTunes account (if not already) prior to the purchase and the payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Additional information is provided stating that subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. PRIVACY POLICY: No information is shared between third parties or the developer, as this application is offline. Therefore, your data remains just for you.
 Terms Of Use: https://bit.ly/2TidnOp

Screenshots

Night Light Lite Nightlight4 screens
Hue Psychedelic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Night Light Lite Nightlight at 4.6 against Hue Psychedelic's 2.0. Night Light Lite Nightlight also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 4) and review sentiment (72% vs 50%). Hue Psychedelic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Night Light Lite Nightlight sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Hue Psychedelic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Light Lite Nightlight holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Light Lite Nightlight has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Night Light Lite Nightlight's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hue Psychedelic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Night Light Lite Nightlight ships an update weekly, Hue Psychedelic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Night Light Lite Nightlight versus Hue Psychedelic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNight Light Lite NightlightHue Psychedelic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfinite Wave Media, LLCLucas Yamashita

Customer experience

Night Light Lite Nightlight

All ratings10,527 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews436 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative21.8%

Hue Psychedelic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Night Light Lite Nightlight

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent color/brightness changes
  • Sounds not working as expected
  • Crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Custom color options
  • More sound choices
  • Automatic turn-off when phone is locked
  • Dimmer settings
  • Compatibility with blue light filters

Hue Psychedelic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Night Light Lite Nightlight

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • Birds$0.99
  • Fan$0.99
  • Rain$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Thunderstorm$0.99
  • White Noise 2$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock All Sounds$4.99
  • Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

Hue Psychedelic

Subscriptions2
  • Hue Psychedelic Premium$0.991 Month
  • Hue Psychedelic Elite3 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Night Light Lite Nightlight free?
Night Light Lite Nightlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hue Psychedelic free?
Hue Psychedelic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Night Light Lite Nightlight or Hue Psychedelic?
Night Light Lite Nightlight is rated higher. Night Light Lite Nightlight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Hue Psychedelic averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Night Light Lite Nightlight or Hue Psychedelic have ads?
Night Light Lite Nightlight shows ads; Hue Psychedelic does not.
Which is updated more often, Night Light Lite Nightlight or Hue Psychedelic?
Night Light Lite Nightlight ships an update weekly, and Hue Psychedelic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Night Light Lite Nightlight was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hue Psychedelic on November 3, 2026.

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