PLAYBULB M vs DreamBLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PLAYBULB M
Control multiple compatible smart lights from a single app. Adjust colors, white light levels, and manage large groups of devices. Compatible with various PLAYBULB Mesh models for indoor and outdoor use.
- Mesh control for multiple lights
- 16 million color combinations
- Full white light control
- Control portable, mains, and garden lights
- Bluetooth V4.0 compatible
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PLAYBULB Mesh App - Enhances the original PLAYBULB™ series of BLE lights by adding Mesh control. Mesh allows control of large numbers of compatible Mesh PLAYBULBs. 16 million color combinations plus full control of the white light level – all from your iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus or iPod touch (5th generation) running iOS 7 or iOS8 and utilizing Bluetooth® V4.0 or later technology. PLAYBULB Mesh App controls the following PLAYBULB device family members: "PLAYBULB candle Mesh" - battery powered portable RGBW LED light for intimate colorful settings. "PLAYBULB rainbow Mesh" - mains powered RGBW LED light for Light and Color. "PLAYBULB garden Mesh" - solar and battery powered light for external settings. PLAYBULB M is a member of MIPOW’s growing range of lighting products.
DreamBLE
Control LED lights and Bluetooth bulbs with your device. Adjust color, brightness, and set custom lighting modes, including music synchronization. Compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 and iOS 6 or later.
- Bluetooth 4.0 control
- Adjust light color and temperature
- Single color mode
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Group control for multiple lights
- Customizable lighting models
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DreamBLE application software is a Bluetooth 4.0 technology to control LED controller and Bluetooth bulb， to achieve light color, color temperature,single color, music rhythm control lamp. Set different lights model according to your preferences and create a different life experience for your own living environment. Note: Bluetooth 4.0, iOS 6 version and above. Steps: 1. Install APP 2. Turn on Bluetooth 3. Open the application click on Scan 4. Group Control Copyright feicanled.com Copyright
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PLAYBULB M at 2.9 against DreamBLE's 2.3. PLAYBULB M also leads on iOS requirement (8.2 vs 12.0). DreamBLE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 13%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PLAYBULB M holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of PLAYBULB M's written reviews are positive against 25% of DreamBLE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PLAYBULB M ships an update every 10 months, DreamBLE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PLAYBULB M | DreamBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (25 ratings) — better | 2.3 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIPOW LIMITED | 倩雯 罗 |
Customer experience
PLAYBULB M
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In-app purchases
PLAYBULB M
No in-app purchases
DreamBLE
No in-app purchases
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