WSwitch for WeMo vs PAL Color Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSwitch for WeMo
Control your smart switches and LED bulbs directly from your iPhone, Widgets, and Apple Watch. Manage individual devices, all devices, or groups, and even set up new devices. This app provides a streamlined way to manage your smart home devices without relying on the original manufacturer's app.
- Control Wemo switches and LED bulbs
- Turn devices on/off individually
- Dim LED bulbs
- Control all devices with one button
- Set up new Wemo devices
- Create and control device groups
- Local network search or manual IP addition
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WSwitch is an app to control your Wemo switches with your iPhone, Widgets and Apple Watch. Now you can control your WeMo devices without the need for the discontinued WeMo app You can turn On or Off any device and dim your LED Bulbs. You can also turn On or Off all devices by pressing a button. You can set up the WiFi for new Wemo devices. You can create and control groups of devices. The app can search your local network for devices or you can add devices manually with IP. To use the app you have to be connected to the same wifi network as your smart devices. Also available for Mac: https://macappsto.re/us/Jnu27
PAL Color Touch
Control your PAL™ Light wirelessly with fingertip touches. This app uses RF and Wi-Fi to change colors and modes on your light, and can integrate with home automation systems.
- Wireless color transfer
- Fingertip touch control
- RF and Wi-Fi connectivity
- Home automation linking
- Smartphone control
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Countless amounts of colours wirelessly transfer to your PAL™ Light by the subtle touch of your fingertip. No more clicking buttons or flicking switches on/off to find a specific colour or mode.Our wireless touch technology lets you have the control of your PAL™ Light through RF and Wi-Fi by downloading the app to use your smartphone, it can also link up to home automation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WSwitch for WeMo at 47% against PAL Color Touch's 0%. WSwitch for WeMo also leads on ratings volume (216 vs 10) and device support (4 vs 2). PAL Color Touch's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (3.8 vs 3.5). On update cadence, 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
PAL Color Touch is free to download; WSwitch for WeMo costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PAL Color Touch holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WSwitch for WeMo has 216 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of WSwitch for WeMo's written reviews are positive against 0% of PAL Color Touch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WSwitch for WeMo ships an update every 6 weeks, PAL Color Touch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WSwitch for WeMo | PAL Color Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (216 ratings) | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Georgios Trigonakis | PAL Lighting |
Customer experience
WSwitch for WeMo
PAL Color Touch
Bugs and requests
WSwitch for WeMo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Devices sometimes disappear from the app
- Watch app not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add scheduling and timer functionality
- Implement dimmer controls
- Allow renaming of devices
- Improve remote access capabilities
PAL Color Touch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSwitch for WeMo
No in-app purchases
PAL Color Touch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WSwitch for WeMo free?
Is PAL Color Touch free?
Which has better reviews, WSwitch for WeMo or PAL Color Touch?
Do WSwitch for WeMo or PAL Color Touch have ads?
Which is updated more often, WSwitch for WeMo or PAL Color Touch?
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