PLAYBULB M vs My smartLED
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.
My smartLED
Control compatible Bluetooth lighting products with features like device grouping, color and brightness adjustments, and dynamic lighting effects. It offers music-reactive lighting and an AI assistant for intuitive control. Basic functions work offline, while advanced features require an internet connection.
- Device and group organization
- Color and brightness control
- Customizable lighting effects
- Music-reactive lighting
- AI assistant for lighting needs
- Local data import/export
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MySmartLED controls compatible Bluetooth lighting products. • Devices and groups: organise lights by room or group, view connection status and control multiple lights together. • Colour and brightness: choose your colours, adjust brightness and save favourites. • Lighting effects: explore fades, breathing, jumps and flashing presets. • Music-reactive lighting: import local music or use your phone microphone to make lighting respond to sound. • AI assistant: describe your lighting needs with text or voice and confirm proposed actions when required. • Account and settings: email and Sign in with Apple, account linking, light/dark themes, and local data import and export. Basic Bluetooth control works offline without an account. AI and cloud services require an Internet connection. On-device speech recognition is preferred when supported, with cloud fallback. Available controls depend on the capabilities of your connected lighting hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PLAYBULB M at 2.9 against My smartLED's 2.3. PLAYBULB M also leads on iOS requirement (8.2 vs 17.0). My smartLED's advantage is ratings volume (498 vs 25) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 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.
PLAYBULB M holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My smartLED has 498 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of PLAYBULB M's written reviews are positive against 26% of My smartLED'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, My smartLED every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PLAYBULB M | My smartLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (25 ratings) — better | 2.3 (498 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 498 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIPOW LIMITED | 光奇 李 |
Customer experience
PLAYBULB M
My smartLED
Bugs and requests
PLAYBULB M
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
My smartLED
Reported bugs
5 issues- Twinkle mode not working
- Meteor control stopped working
- Light 1 and Light 2 buttons not functioning
- App not connecting to Bluetooth
- Lights revert to static settings when app is closed
Requested features
5 requests- Add custom color modes
- Integrate with Apple CarPlay
- Add ability to control individual lights
- Improve music sync functionality
- Slower twinkle mode options
In-app purchases
PLAYBULB M
No in-app purchases
My smartLED
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PLAYBULB M free?
Is My smartLED free?
Which has better reviews, PLAYBULB M or My smartLED?
Do PLAYBULB M or My smartLED have ads?
Which is updated more often, PLAYBULB M or My smartLED?
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