AppLights vs iTwinkle WiFi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppLights
Create and control stunning holiday light displays directly from your smartphone. This app offers a wide range of effects, colors, and themes for both indoor and outdoor decorating, making custom holiday lighting easy to manage.
- Smartphone control
- Dozens of effects and colors
- Multiple holiday themes
- Customizable color options
- Easy setup and management
- Indoor and outdoor use
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Put on a dazzling holiday light display–and control it all from your smartphone. The AppLights® app works exclusively with AppLights® holiday lighting products to control dozens of effects and colors directly from your smartphone. It’s super easy to set up and manage. Choose from multiple holiday themes, lighting technologies and color options for each lighting product. Perfect for outdoor or indoor holiday decorating, AppLights® delivers the latest in holiday decorating technology for a custom look that’s a breeze to manage.
iTwinkle WiFi
Design custom holiday light displays with pre-programmed functions. Synchronize multiple lights wirelessly and control them with ease. Personalize your light show with dimming, color selection, and pattern customization.
- Pre-programmed light show functions
- Synchronized multi-light control
- Wireless WiFi connectivity
- Dimmer control
- myColor customization
- Pattern selection
- Customizable effects
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Creating your own holiday light show is as simple as a tap of your finger. Choose from a selection of following pre-programmed functions that synchronised to iTwinkle WiFi lights. You can connect multi-lights with WiFi and control them. Key features: Dimmer, myColor, Pattern and customize.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AppLights at 3.7 against iTwinkle WiFi's 1.7. AppLights also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 6%). iTwinkle WiFi's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 9) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AppLights holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTwinkle WiFi has 119 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of AppLights's written reviews are positive against 6% of iTwinkle WiFi's.
AppLights ships an update every 2 months, iTwinkle WiFi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppLights | iTwinkle WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | 1.7 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews — better | 5.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemmy Industries Corporation | Beijing Kywoo Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
AppLights
iTwinkle WiFi
User reviews
AppLights
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great
- 🎨 Variety of lighting effects
- ⏱️ Lights last for years
- 👍 Easy to use app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔧 Unreliable/unstable
- 💡 Limited customization
- 🕰️ No timer feature
- 🔍 App not updated/supported
iTwinkle WiFi
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Pretty lights when working
- 💡 Works on older devices
Room to improve
- ❌ Connection issues
- 💀 App obsolete/unsupported
- 📱 Incompatible with new iOS
- 🚫 No support/updates
- 💸 Waste of money
Bugs and requests
AppLights
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights not responding to app commands
- Lights stuck in demo/default mode
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Custom color/pattern creation
- Ability to sync multiple strings
- Timer/scheduling functionality
- More lighting effects/modes
- Improved app UI/UX
iTwinkle WiFi
Reported bugs
19 issues- App does not connect to lights
- App says connected but lights are not
- Lights stuck in default mode
- App crashes or freezes
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
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- App not found in Google Play Store
- App not found in Apple App Store
- Bluetooth lights not supported by current app
- WiFi network incorrect error
- Lights won't reset
- App not working with iPhone X, 10, or 11
- App not working on iPad
- App has typos and illogical English
- No solution when reset feature fails
- Drops link signal often
- Cannot connect to home WiFi
- Cannot control multiple sets
- App not working with iOS 13
- App not working with iOS 14
Requested features
8 requests- Update app for new iOS versions
- Add scheduling feature
- Improve custom color selection
- Allow editing of programmed patterns
- Add playlist feature for patterns
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- Enable remote operation
- Improve multi-set synchronization
- Add hardware factory reset button
In-app purchases
AppLights
No in-app purchases
iTwinkle WiFi
No in-app purchases
Questions
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