SmartLit vs Slingshot LED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLit
Control smart music lights via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, color, and set custom lighting modes like music sync or sleep dimming. Compatible with select iPhone models and iOS 7.0+.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Music player integration
- Adjustable brightness and color
- Music-reactive lighting modes
- Sleep mode with timed dimming
- Camera-based color selection
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SmartLit: An App for smart music lights(based on the Bluetooth protocol). Application: 1 Bluetooth connection: iPhone/iPad to open the settings - > Bluetooth > turn on Bluetooth, Bluetooth device connectivity (SMART-LAMP/SMART-BULB)". 2 open SmartLit App. 3 If the equipment can not be controlled, please proceed with the following: Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Mono Audio and turn it off. Product functions: 1 music player (music list, music play). 2 light adjustment (brightness, color adjustment, turn on/off). 3 music mode (according to the changes of light music, only for RGB products). 4 sleep mode (light dimmed until being off within the setted time). 5 camera mode (light changes according to color picked by camera, only for RGB products). Applicable models: IPhone4, iPhone4S, iPhone5/5C/5S, iPhone6/6plus IOS system version: Above IOS7.0 version.
Slingshot LED
Control your vehicle's interior LED lighting with dynamic color and animation options. Sync lights with music, camera, or vehicle speed for a personalized experience. Customize themes and manage multiple lighting zones.
- 16 million color options
- Music and microphone sync
- Vehicle speed sync
- Camera color capture
- 15 customizable animation themes
- Multi-zone control
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Slingshot LED is an innovative app-enabled light system that completely changes the look of your Slingshot. 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. - 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slingshot LED at 5.0 against SmartLit's 2.0. SmartLit's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 10.0). 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.
Slingshot LED holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
SmartLit ships an update every 6 weeks, Slingshot LED every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLit | Slingshot LED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 健成 李 | Polaris Industries |
Customer experience
SmartLit
Slingshot LED
In-app purchases
SmartLit
No in-app purchases
Slingshot LED
No in-app purchases
