Comparison

Composer Express vs Lighting Leaf

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

Head to head
About

Composer Express

This configuration tool streamlines system setup for authorized partners, simplifying installation and increasing productivity. It allows for account management, device connection, and system updates, both locally and remotely.

Highlights
  • Manage customer accounts and register controllers
  • Service and update customer systems remotely
  • Add and identify new controllers
  • Search and add device drivers
  • Configure project properties and network settings
  • Manage Zigbee and Z-Wave devices
  • Backup and load customer projects
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Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for authorized Control4 partners that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing partners to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Composer Pro programming experience. Key Features: • Search for, view, and add new customer accounts under your dealership • Register a controller to a customer account • Service and update a customer system locally or remotely • Add and identify a new controller into the project • Search and add device drivers from an online database or personal cloud storage • Set all project properties (date, time, timezone, location, locale & language, etc.) • Discover and add SDDP and IP devices on a local network • Setup and manage Zigbee networks and discover Zigbee devices • Add and manage supported Z-Wave devices • Update drivers on customer systems • Create connections between devices (AV Inputs, AV Outputs, Control, and Room) • Configure and set properties on device drivers • Manage room settings for device visibility, display order, or hide the room entirely • View Network status of all ZigBee (signal, battery, associated mesh controller) • Backup customer projects • Load customer projects (or project templates) from an online backup, USB drive, or Dropbox • Refresh Navigators • Assign a 4Sight license to a customer account • Reports controller serial number to support OvrC integration PLEASE NOTE: 1) Composer Express is available exclusively to authorized Control4 partners. 2) Partners can only access customers associated with their dealership. 3) Local and Remote Access to controllers requires Control4 OS version 2.7.0 and greater.

About

Lighting Leaf

Effortlessly manage your smart lighting from anywhere. Adjust brightness, color, and set schedules to match your mood or routine. Save energy and enhance your environment with intuitive voice or touch controls.

Highlights
  • Voice and touch control
  • Remote access
  • Color selection
  • Healthy Spectrum Light
  • Scheduling and timers
  • Energy saving features
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Lighting Leaf Smart Control app gives you easy and convenient control of lighting. Use your voice or touch to dim, brighten and control from anywhere on Smart enabled devices. Change your environment to adjust the color or amount of light for any occasion or mood. If you are starting your day or ending it setting up the lights to your natural rhythm is easy. Add smart control with Color Selection, and Healthy Spectrum Light. Save energy by setting a schedule or adjusting the lights throughout the day. Download the “Lighting Leaf Smart Control” APP. Open the app and register an account as instructed. Turn on Lighting Leaf Controller and follow connecting instructions provided with product. Set timers to wake up with minimal lighting that ramps up with your morning coffee. Automatically turn off your lights to save money. Dim the light to serve as a nightlight. Never arrive to a dark room or home again. Using the compatible Lighting Leaf Controller, it connects to other smart enabled devices allowing direct control of brightness, lighting effects, and color levels depending on the type of LED Lights connected.

Screenshots

Composer Express4 screens
Lighting Leaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lighting Leaf at 5.0 against Composer Express's 4.7. Composer Express's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lighting Leaf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Composer Express has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, Lighting Leaf every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Composer Express versus Lighting Leaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer ExpressLighting Leaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB181 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSnap One, LLCOrigin Acoustics, LLC

Customer experience

Composer Express

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

Lighting Leaf

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Composer Express

No in-app purchases

None

Lighting Leaf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Express free?
Composer Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lighting Leaf free?
Lighting Leaf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composer Express or Lighting Leaf?
Lighting Leaf is rated higher. Composer Express averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Lighting Leaf averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Composer Express or Lighting Leaf have ads?
Neither Composer Express nor Lighting Leaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composer Express or Lighting Leaf?
Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, and Lighting Leaf every 15 months. Most recently, Composer Express was updated on September 12, 2026 and Lighting Leaf on September 10, 2026.

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