Comparison

Lights vs Server

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

Head to head
About

Lights

Remotely manage your Windows, Synology, or QNAP servers. Wake-up, save energy, shut down, or reboot your computers from your mobile device. Supports connections to multiple server instances.

Highlights
  • Remote server management
  • Wake-up computers
  • Save energy
  • Shutdown/reboot computers
  • Supports multiple servers
  • Connects to Windows, Synology, QNAP
Features
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This application connects to Lights-Out running on a Windows machine or to Lights-Out running on a NAS from Synology or QNAP. You can remotely manage your server and your computers with this application: Wake-up, save energy, shutdown or reboot. Supports multiple servers.

About

Server

Features
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Allows control servers via authenticated iOS app. Currently supports: Docker VMs (virsh) File Transfer Open source: https://github.com/jowparks/server-remote

Screenshots

Lights4 screens
Server1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Server at Free against Lights's $3.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Server is free to download; Lights costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Lights versus Server: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightsServer
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.213.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAxoNet Software GmbHReflect Industries Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Lights

No in-app purchases

None

Server

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lights free?
Lights costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Server free?
Server is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lights or Server have ads?
Neither Lights nor Server shows ads.

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