ziLight vs MagicStrip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ziLight
Control smart Bluetooth music lights with your phone. Adjust colors, brightness, and effects, or sync lights with music. Offers features like timers and DIY color modes for a personalized lighting experience.
- Bluetooth music lighting control
- 16 million color options
- Brightness dimming
- Jump and blink effects
- Music player synchronization
- DIY color modes
- Timer ON/OFF
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ziLight is a smart bluetooth music-lighting control total solution. It has a unique and exclusive two-in-one design ,use smart phone with BLE4.0 and Bluetooth2.0 can control multiple ziLight devices at the same time, such as 16million colors,brightness dimming,jump and blink function, music player,Micro detecting ,DIY color mode, timer ON/OFF etc.
MagicStrip
Control LED lights with vibrant colors and adjustable brightness. Synchronize your lights with music or sound using built-in modes. Explore dynamic lighting effects to enhance your environment.
- 16 million color choices
- 256 brightness levels
- Music synchronization
- Microphone sound mode
- Adjustable speed
- Multi-language support
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MagicStrip is an LED control APP dedicated to making music full of colors. Its functions are as follows: 1. Free choice of 16 million colors and 256 levels of brightness. 2. Simple control in fixed mode, support speed adjustment. 3. Play music and let the lights move with the music. 4. Microphone mode, combining sound and light. 5. The way of action, the way of dancing, youth is no longer monotonous. 6. Support multiple languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ziLight at 3.3 against MagicStrip's 2.6. ziLight also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 35%). MagicStrip's advantage is ratings volume (988 vs 9). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ziLight holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicStrip has 988 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ziLight's written reviews are positive against 35% of MagicStrip's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ziLight | MagicStrip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better | 2.6 (988 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 35.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 988 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祚文 陶 | 玲玉 代 |
Customer experience
ziLight
MagicStrip
Bugs and requests
ziLight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MagicStrip
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when playing music
- Lights disconnect randomly
- Inconsistent color display
- Remote control not working
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add Spotify support
- Allow custom gradients and patterns
- Implement timer/scheduling feature
- Improve music integration
- Add more preset color options
In-app purchases
ziLight
No in-app purchases
MagicStrip
No in-app purchases
