# Magic-Lantern — user reviews > 461 indexed App Store user reviews of Magic by shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd., rated 2.30/5 from 819 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-lantern/id1479587050/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-lantern/id1479587050.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 157 · 4★ 57 · 3★ 77 · 2★ 102 · 1★ 426 ## What do users think of Magic? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great product - 👍 Lots of color options and effects - 🎨 Decent app functionality - 💡 Music sync feature **Cons** - 🐛 Connection issues - 🔌 Unreliable remote and app control - 🎨 Limited color customization - 🤔 Confusing UI and settings - 🔒 Security/privacy concerns **Commonly reported bugs** - Colors not displaying correctly - Lights not responding to app commands - App crashing or not connecting - Scheduled timers not working as expected **Most requested features** - Add holiday-themed color presets - Allow custom color/pattern creation - Improve music integration - Add Siri/HomeKit support - Provide better instructions and troubleshooting ## Newest reviews (14 of 461) ### 4/5 — Please add more customization! *2026-07-14, version 6.6.6* I’ll start by saying the app works, and does what it’s supposed to (in a fairly unpolished but functional way). However, I feel the app is holding the lights back from their full potential. I would love to be able to create and customize different patterns and colors, as well as have individual control over each light plugged in to the main controller. If that is out of your control, however, could you at least add an option to the microphone/music react mode that allows me to select which color moves to the audio? The built in reaction feature works great, but the color patterns displayed while using that feature frankly don’t look great, and don’t match the rest of my car. If you could program in the ability to select which color(s) move to the audio, I would use the feature far more often. I hope this request is acknowledged and implemented somehow, as I have been considering finding other LED controllers that have this feature. Thank you ### 4/5 — Works well for me *2026-06-30, version 6.6.6* I use this app for my kemimoto whip lights on my can am commander. It works like it should and I love all the color options. The only thing I wish it had was the option to make your own color sequence…it’d be a 5 star for me. ### 3/5 — It works… *2026-06-29, version 6.6.6* It works great, but I want to be able to customize my color rotations I want… for example I want red white and blue for USA baby! … and I can’t because they don’t have it as a setting which is weird… and they don’t have a customizable setting either… they need to update this on the app asap! ### 2/5 — Good concept, needs work *2026-06-29, version 6.6.6* I like all the presets but want to be able to create my own. The app starts off in the on position every time but the lights aren’t on then it takes several tries to turn them off. For some reason my red and green lights have all of the sudden decided to switch identities so if a pattern is R-B I really see green and blue 🤦‍♀️ ### 2/5 — Idk *2026-06-21, version 6.6.6* The lights work and everything but the quality of songs and stuff but just too low. This is really trash only buy it if you really want some light in your room not for music. It ain’t fit for music. I was gonna give it a three but now it’s going down to a tube because what is the music quality first of all and it’s not even recording my voice or how loud this voice is in here only buy it if you wanna light up your room or for a party. ### 4/5 — 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨! *2026-06-18, version 6.6.6* 𝘔𝘺 𝘓𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱! 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮! 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘥-𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 4𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘌𝘋'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘌𝘋 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦. 4 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴. ### 3/5 — Dimmer *2026-06-16, version 6.6.6* I would like more if you added a dimmer option and color pattern through schedule to the app ### 1/5 — The color settings are off *2026-06-09, version 6.6.6* The app is poorly made and has a lot of issues that don’t seem to be addressed. If I select the color purple, yellow actually shows on the lights. If I want purple I have to select yellow. And the issues just continue from there. ### 1/5 — Awful *2026-06-02, version 6.6.6* It doesn’t connect, difficult to use, sloppy, just bad all around. ### 1/5 — Sad *2026-05-31, version 6.6.6* I can no longer control the lights from the app nor the buttons that are connected to the lamp. These have a very short lifespan. Guess you get what you pay for, right!?!? Welp, on to the next product. ### 1/5 — This sucks *2026-05-31, version 6.6.6* Do not buy at all cost they don’t even work properly and the instructions are so confusing they are very out of date ### 3/5 — Sometimes it works *2026-05-30, version 6.6.6* Sometimes the app works and something it doesn’t, depends on what day and time unfortunately, but other than that, the colors are pretty and that lights syncs with music and my air conditioner. I just wish the app worked consistently ### 1/5 — Lamp From Amazon *2026-05-26, version 6.6.6* App does not actually work or connect to the lamp. The lamp did come with a remote which works—but only as a few select colors. This app doesn’t actually serve a function. It’s good for a cheap price, if day $25 maximum, anything costing more that uses this app: I’d say you may as well buy something different, and higher quality. ### 1/5 — Doesn't connect *2026-05-25, version 6.6.6* The app doesn't connect to the light. The find my device option is a pop up that doesn't search for nearby devices. The present light is what you’ll get stuck with ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Turn on by itself *2026-08-25, version 6.6.6* I have a led badge I got off TikTok. I turn off the badge in the app and every morning the led badge is on! I even tried to delete the app after I turn it off and it still turns on by itself. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-08-23, version 6.6.6* Strip lights themselves are not bad to start with for the price, app on the other hand is a waste of time, had to reinstall 3 times so it could find the lamps after seeing someone else’s review having the same issue. When they all connected to my app none of them sync up what I find really annoying, should be an option to sync for music ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2026-08-13, version 6.6.6* Didn’t connect I’ve been sitting here for thirty minutes and nothing with auto connect like really my light strip is still flashing colours just to say it does that when you plug it in ### 1/5 — Do not buy *2026-07-31, version 6.6.6* It won’t connect. The sounds do not work. The microphone does not work. ### 1/5 — WORST APP *2026-07-26* do not think this works every action is straight up dumb the controls are glitched poor coding ### 1/5 — I tried everything *2026-07-24, version 6.6.6* The app won’t work even the new remote won’t work plus the app has bad quality ### 1/5 — doesn’t connect *2026-07-19, version 6.6.6* never connects worked for like a year ### 1/5 — Won’t connect to my phone or any phone *2026-07-10, version 6.6.6* Won’t connect to my phone and on the off chance it does it loses connection immediately ### 1/5 — Can’t connect *2026-07-02, version 6.6.6* Literally won’t connect ### 1/5 — Glitchy app *2026-06-21, version 6.6.6* The lantern itself isn’t the problem the app needs updating. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please update your app *2026-08-20, version 6.6.6* The lights and wires are nice and sturdy now so I take it you are getting better, I hope you can update the app too, specifically the mic function should more versatility and patterns. ### 5/5 — Ajay *2026-08-13* Chandigarh ### 5/5 — EVbase Led *2026-07-30, version 6.6.6* Those LEDs are amazing; the Bluetooth automatically connects to your dashboard. I hate it when the brightness is set too high. I want to set my own brightness level. ### 5/5 — i don’t understand the bad reviews *2026-07-19, version 6.6.6* works great connects automatically and no ads or payment, honestly the best led control app i could find, i don’t understand all the bad reviews at all ### 5/5 — Works for me *2026-07-16, version 6.6.6* Works great for me. No connection issues or delay when changing colors. If I’m not mistaken, the only thing missing from the app is the sound reactive lights option. I have it on my remote so it’s no biggie. ### 5/5 — works fine? *2026-06-29, version 6.6.6* idk why the reviews are so bad, my app connected to my lights right when i opened it and everything works. ### 5/5 — Floor Lamp From TikTok *2026-05-22, version 6.6.6* It’s great app to use, it has more colors options, brightness options, and more. I read the reviews, and I want to make a comment that it has ( - nearly - if I’m not corrected ) every colors, red, blue, white, as much as you can name. It gives more options than the remote I have for the floor lamp. ### 5/5 — More *2026-05-13, version 6.6.6* You should add the ability to play my apple music playlist instead of picking the song I want. ### 5/5 — App works perfectly right out of box. *2026-03-30, version 6.6.6* Not sure what there is to complain about. Out of box it pairs right up. I love the app and don’t even touch the remote. I also have the lights set up to a light switch. They remember the last setting in the app so every time I turn on the light switch, my preferred setting is ready to rock and roll. ### 5/5 — Works fine for me *2026-03-10, version 6.6.6* Overall this app does its job fine. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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