Self vs Allumin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Self
Control a group of smart Bluetooth lights from your iPhone. Adjust color and brightness to create ambiance or sync with music for an interactive experience. Offers intelligent and fun lighting control.
- Control groups of lights
- Change light color
- Adjust brightness
- Sync lights with music
- Create ambiance
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Self smart Bluetooth Light can use iPhone to control a group of lights.And the lights can change color and brightness by the music.Using smart Bluetooth light, you can easily change the light color and brightness,to create a good atmosphere for your family.You can also feel its fun and intelligent. Self electronics co., LTD., founded in 1993 on May 17th, is a professional lighting appliances and accessories product development, production and sales of state-level high-tech enterprises. There are currently more than 1000 employees, has more than 100 r&d engineers. Company headquarters is located in the ningbo national hi-tech zone, which owns two wholly owned subsidiaries located in Atlanta, USA and cologne, Germany, and has set up offices in shenzhen, China. At present, the company main products include LED lighting lamps and lanterns, LED drive power supply, lighting controller, etc. Series of products, full range of products are through VDE、TüV、UL、SEMKO international standard authentication. The company is committed to become a leading brand of LED commercial lighting!
Allumin
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Lighting Life is a smart Bluetooth lamp controlled by Bluetooth on smart phone. It can organize network, group, dimmer, timing and so on. It can set up custom scene. This is a link of demo video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzk0MTM0MzEzMg=.html?Spm=a2h3j.8428770.3416059.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Self at 7.0 against Allumin's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Self ships an update every 2 months, Allumin every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Self | Allumin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Self Electronics Co.,Ltd | 深文 李 |
In-app purchases
Self
No in-app purchases
Allumin
No in-app purchases
