# WLED — user reviews > 38 indexed App Store user reviews of WLED by Christian Schwinne, rated 3.30/5 from 192 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wled/id1475695033/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wled/id1475695033.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 85 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 50 ## Newest reviews (18 of 38) ### 2/5 — Used to work great *2023-11-07* In the past few months something has caused the app to not work correctly. Some pages don’t show all the info and aren’t usable. Now it just disconnects from the controller after about 3 seconds but the controller is still online and working(verified with PC). I’ve tried to uninstall and reinstall and nothing. Back to the webpage it is. ### 2/5 — What Happened??? *2023-10-05* This worked so well last Christmas. I received so many compliments on my lighting and was pleased with the customization. Now, I can’t even change the themes. I hope this gets fixed. This was such a phenomenal app. ### 2/5 — App worked good before effects tab broke *2023-08-21* It seems that the effects tab is broken making it very difficult to change effects in the app. Worked perfectly before a few updates that broke the app. ### 3/5 — Effects page doesn’t work *2023-08-19* Would be a great app, but the effects page does not work. This undermines one of the app’s central purposes: setting new lighting effects. Furthermore, if you just plug your WLED instance’s ip address into Safari, you will get essentially all of this app’s functionality (if not all of this app’s functionality), and the effects page works through the web interface. The app would be awfully convenient if the effects page worked, but because it doesn’t, I almost always use Safari instead. The availability of a working effects page on Safari, but not through the app substantially undermines the utility of the app. ### 2/5 — Was great till the recent update broke the UI *2023-07-29* I’ve had very few problems with WLED until I tried to tweak two of my lighting installations and now can’t get them back to the way they were using the app due to the UI being completely broken on the effects page. ### 3/5 — Awesome capabilities, lots of bugs *2023-06-13* This app is awesome and has a lot of custom features that have been so great to use. I’ve been able to use an esp32 with some led strips to make some awesome lights around the house. I use to be able to use Alexa with it but in a recent update I lost all connection and the effects tab is all messed up. Again, this app has some AMAZING features, it’s just not a very polished app. ### 3/5 — Mostly Good *2023-06-06* This app is mostly good, however, there was a recent update that completely wrecks some of the ui on both iOS and iPadOS, specifically on the effects page and some of the config pages. Because of this, it’s almost impossible to change these settings and I have to resort to using the web app. If this were fixed, this would easily be a 5 star app imo ### 3/5 — Effects Tab Useless *2023-05-31* Used to be amazing. Not sure what happened but effects page is spaced out weird and taps don’t register properly. Please fix. I love this app!!! ### 3/5 — Effects Not Working Properly *2023-05-28* Hi the app is great and I love the lights but the effects stopped working properly I can only change effects not edit the intensity or anything else. ### 4/5 — Love it but same screen issue in effects *2023-05-22* Great app. Thank you for making such a great app and offering it for free. Most recent ios upgrade seems to have made the effects tab unusable. ### 3/5 — Effect page issue w/ iPhone 14 *2023-05-10* The app was working great and then the effects page went out of wack. I switched to the WLED-Native app which seems to have fixed my issue with the Effects tab. ### 3/5 — Major issues *2023-05-05* I'm on an iPhone 14 Pro Max and there are some layout issues on the effects panel. Also discovery just finds devices, but doesn't actually let you add them. ### 3/5 — Worked great till iOS update *2023-05-05* Still useable but effects are messed up with the latest update for iOS. ### 3/5 — iPhone 14 Pro Max *2023-04-27* I also have the same problem with the effects, it is very irritating. Hope you can get the effects to work correctly on it soon. ### 3/5 — Sound reactive effects messed up *2023-04-24* The WLED sound reactive app effects interface is not working properly for the last couple of weeks. I can use other WLED devices with no problem and even using the web interface works good but not in the app. Uninstalled and reinstalled and still not working. ### 3/5 — Effects page is broken *2023-04-13* Love the app, love the application but since upgrading to an iPhone 14 the effects tab has a broken layout I can’t select effects or slide the speed or intensity. Not sure if it’s my device or the app? ### 4/5 — 4 out 5 pretty good *2022-10-08, version 1.0.4* I have been wanting to get effects like flashing/running/scanning and others that are single color!! For instance, intense red flashes before a drop on a song. Overall great functionality. ### 2/5 — i Don’t know what i’m doing wrong *2021-07-16, version 1.0.4* my leds wouldn’t connect to my wifi i followed the setup video on the instagram word for word and it won’t connect ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App is basically useless *2023-08-09* App is constant alt freezing / glitching / crashing. List of effects disappears when scrolling through. You can still select effects but cannot see which one you are choosing. Same thing happens when scrolling through color scheme list. Desktop version works perfect the app is useless ### 1/5 — Effects not accessible *2023-05-30* I had been enjoying this app for over a year now until recently. I have an iPhone 14 pro max and just as others have stated, the effects screen is completely black and you can not choose any. Screen is completely distorted. I am hoping there is a fix soon ### 1/5 — Effects page is lagging *2023-05-23* When I open up the effects the none of the options are where they should be. I can’t click on any of them since the page seems to be distorted ### 1/5 — App been messing up bad after a month *2023-05-18* Love wled and been converting to use wled but my Apple iPhone 14 pro max can no longer pick effects. It’s just black screen and I can randomly pick one. At first it worked amazingly and delete the app to reinstall it and still nothing ### 1/5 — Effects Won’t Work After iOS Update *2023-04-28* The effects tab has stopped working since the latest iOS update. This is extremely disappointing. I hope there is a fix on the VERY near horizon. The lights are almost worthless without the effects. ### 1/5 — It needs help *2021-12-29, version 1.0.4* I did everything for it but it can’t find my lights I did the ip thing but when I did that the app crashes so I’m just using Wi-Fi but it gets annoying please can someone help ### 1/5 — HOW DO I SET UP MY LEDS LIGHTS *2021-09-24, version 1.0.4* I did everything right but I still cannot find my lights in the app can anyone help ### 1/5 — Trash *2021-01-30, version 1.0.4* Something went wrong with one of my led lights and is not connecting to the wifi now. And when I try to use the app it doesn’t work. I emailed the company but they never responded. ### 1/5 — Trash *2020-12-31, version 1.0.4* I got my lights up and working but the app crashes when ever I click on my lights ### 2/5 — Effects tab doesn’t work *2023-11-25* 2 stars because some parts work. I wouldn’t bother with this app though until they fix the effects section. It’s basically an app version of logging into the board from a browser. You can adjust settings which is nice. However, the effects tab hardly works. If I tap at the top of the screen, it actually selects something an inch lower. When you try to scroll down for more effects, the effects eventually disappear. Basically, it’s unusable for effects but works for adjusting settings. Easier to just use your browser and board IP. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Effects Tab has a Visual Bug on iPhone *2023-07-02* Minor fix required on the Effects Tab. Scroll and display are mucked up. ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2023-07-02* Love the app! Use it all the time. Also noticed a change that has affected the “effects” page. Luckily you can easily change some of your favorite setups to the color(s) that match the holiday, event, or the mood. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Great app! Would love mic input. *2022-12-22, version 1.0.4* Awesome app for leds. Would love to use mic to trigger presets/brightness. Thanks for your work. ### 5/5 — Genius! *2022-01-08, version 1.0.4* Christian Schwinne is a genius. The WLED firmware for the ESP series microcontollers is reliable and intense. I have scanned the code and it makes my head spin. His documentation is top notch, and the iPhone app works great. Very intuitive. Big fan.... ### 5/5 — Widget? *2021-02-11, version 1.0.4* I’d love to see and iOS widget for this app it would be super useful! ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2021-02-07, version 1.0.4* Pun intended. It isn’t easy supporting a myriad of configurations on devices that you didn’t sell. Takes just a few minutes to download, flash to your board and get it setup. For all the options and complexity on the backend, the interface is pretty intuitive. For the knuckleheads complaining and leaving bad reviews, just flash your board again. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2021-01-03, version 1.0.4* This app is amazing! There’s not a device in my home that doesn’t have it installed! Not to mention it’s the easiest way to find your newly flashed WlED devices! Thanks so much for all the hard work from the developer! ### 5/5 — Works great *2020-12-02, version 1.0.4* Works great except with multichannel output. It’s a bit goofy. Otherwise works wonderfully. ### 5/5 — WLED rocks *2020-05-07, version 1.0.4* App is amazing! After you save your Wi-Fi credentials just fire up and add your board. Auto discover is way to go. Everything is there. This developer is doing humongous work! Very recommended. ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2019-10-19, version 1.0.4* I’m using this app to run my holiday lights outside the house very easy to use. Now if I could just add music --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*