XKchrome LED Light vs LEDambient® CONNECT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XKchrome LED Light
Enhance your vehicle's appearance with dynamic, customizable LED lighting. Choose from millions of colors, sync lights with music or your camera, and enjoy safety features like brake lights and parking spot reminders.
- 16 million color options
- Music and microphone sync
- Camera color capture
- Customizable animation themes
- Parking spot locator
- Brake light activation
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XKchrome is an innovative app-enabled light system that completely changes the look of your night rides. It casts dynamic light that highlights the beauty of your vehicle with any color you picked. You can sync its light with your camera and music, or choose from 15 hand-picked, fully-customizable animation themes. XKchrome can also remember your parking spot, and help you find the way back to your vehicle. In addition, the whole system can be turned into a bright red light when you brake, significantly increase the night driving safety. FUN: - 16 million vivid colors at your finger tip. - Sync light with the music in your phone or the microphone. - Sync light with your vehicle's speed or acceleration. - Capture a color with camera and paint your vehicle with it. - Choose from 15 holiday themes with full customization. - Control multiple zones simultaneously, and group/ungroup zones at your will. CONVENIENCE: - Remember where you parked your vehicle. SAFETY: - Turn the entire lighting kit into RED color when you brake. REQUIREMENTS: XKchrome controller or light system is required for using this app. DEVICE COMPATIBILITY: - iPhone: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XR - iPad†: iPad (3rd gen), iPad (4th gen), iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad Pro - iPod touch†: iPod touch 5th gen DISCLAIMER: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. To provide best user experience, "find my vehicle" feature only activates the GPS in the background for about 10 seconds when the phone is disconnected from the controller. The power consumption is similar to opening the Maps App briefly to find your current location. You can also turn off this feature at any time.
LEDambient® CONNECT
Control OSRAM LEDambient CONNECT car lighting products easily via Bluetooth. Adjust interior and exterior vehicle lighting with individual color settings and ambient lighting options. Features a Party Mode that syncs color changes to music.
- Bluetooth control for LEDambient products
- Individual color and ambient lighting adjustments
- Music-synced color changing (Party Mode)
- Wide selection of colors
- Universal vehicle compatibility
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The LEDambient® CONNECT App from OSRAM allows a control of OSRAM LEDambient CONNECT car lighting products. The communication works very easy via Bluetooth LED controller. The app allows for quick access to color settings of the LEDambient CONNECT PULSE, HYBRID or TUNING LIGHTS devices. Thus, you can adjust the interior and exterior lighting of your vehicle quickly and individually. Top features: • Easy control of LEDambient CONNECT products via Bluetooth • Individual color adjustments and ambient lighting • Party Mode allows color changing synced to music • Many colors to choose from • Universal for use on any vehicle Important notes: • Connect the LEDambient devices directly through the app. Do NOT pair your Android device with the LEDambient devices through Bluetooth settings For more information about the OSRAM LEDambient CONNECT car lighting products, please check: • https://www.osram.com/automotive/light-for/stylish-light/app-based-styling-lights More links from OSRAM Automotive: • https://www.facebook.com/osramautomotive • https://www.carlightblog.com For any support inquiry, please contact: • automotive-service@osram.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XKchrome LED Light at 3.6 against LEDambient® CONNECT's 2.0. XKchrome LED Light also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (48% vs 19%). LEDambient® CONNECT's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). 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.
XKchrome LED Light holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XKchrome LED Light has 83 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of XKchrome LED Light's written reviews are positive against 19% of LEDambient® CONNECT's.
XKchrome LED Light ships an update every 5 weeks, LEDambient® CONNECT every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XKchrome LED Light | LEDambient® CONNECT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (83 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews — better | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XKGLOW LLC | OSRAM GmbH |
Customer experience
XKchrome LED Light
LEDambient® CONNECT
Bugs and requests
XKchrome LED Light
Reported bugs
22 issues- Disconnects from Bluetooth when using Music feature on iOS
- App updates randomly turn on lights and lose paired controllers
- App prompts for update but none available in App Store
- White color randomly changes to light green and won't revert
- Cannot sync music due to 'restriction by Apple'
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- Music sync only works with downloaded songs, not streaming services
- App glitches when adding songs to gallery
- Color defaults back to white when using Apple CarPlay with GPS
- DRM protected content prevents music playback
- App requires uninstalling and reinstalling for iOS 14.4
- Bluetooth connection is unreliable, disconnects frequently
- Headlights won't pair with iPhone but pair with Android tablet
- Cannot use microphone for music sync when Spotify is playing in background
- Lights turn off when phone goes into sleep mode
- Lights turn on by themselves and require app to turn off
- Cannot sync songs from Spotify
- Music feature doesn't allow access to Apple Music content
- Cannot set brightness by default
- Speed mode shuts down when using other GPS apps
- App does not rotate
- Favorites menu lost after update, app freezes and crashes
- App no longer works after June 17th update, cannot delete/reinstall
Requested features
19 requests- Add timer feature
- Make usable for CarPlay
- Random color selection beyond presets
- Lower speed sensitivity setting
- Save theme as default
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- Lights move to streamed music (not just microphone)
- Configure different brake light modes
- Set color/theme for individual units
- CarPlay compatibility
- Integration with Spotify, Pandora, etc. for music sync
- Add favorite color/theme Dropbox
- Landscape mode
- Apple Watch integration
- Widget support
- Add microphone to controller for music sync
- Design app for XK SILVER
- Electronic eye to turn system on at dusk
- Set brightness by default
- Fix speed mode glitch with GPS apps
LEDambient® CONNECT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XKchrome LED Light
No in-app purchases
LEDambient® CONNECT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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