AppLights vs The Good Vibes
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.
The Good Vibes
Discover a world of music and positive information through a curated selection of radio stations. This app provides a gateway to uplifting content, helping you make the most of your entertainment time.
- Extensive radio station selection
- Positive information streams
- Curated music content
- Uplifting audio experience
- Streamlined entertainment
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There are tons of radio stations to choose from and a myriad of information out there, but we only have a handful of hours each day for entertainment. By choosing The Good Vibes as your favorite station, you will immediately be exposed to great music and positive information from around the radio world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Good Vibes at 5.0 against AppLights's 3.7. AppLights's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (9 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Good Vibes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
AppLights ships an update every 2 months, The Good Vibes every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppLights | The Good Vibes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemmy Industries Corporation | Nadim Merheb |
Customer experience
AppLights
The Good Vibes
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
The Good Vibes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AppLights
No in-app purchases
The Good Vibes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AppLights free?
Is The Good Vibes free?
Which has better reviews, AppLights or The Good Vibes?
Do AppLights or The Good Vibes have ads?
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