LED BLE vs BanlanX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LED BLE
Control RGBW LED lights via Bluetooth 4.0. Adjust color, brightness, and model with various modes like music sync and DIY. Schedule lighting changes with timing functions.
- RGBW lighting control
- Color and brightness adjustment
- Music synchronization
- DIY and custom modes
- Timing functions
- Color temperature control
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LED BLE Bluetooth 4.0 is an intelligent LED control software, which supports RGBW lighting control. It can control the light color, brightness, etc. as well as model; it has a color control, color temperature control, color control, music control and timing functions; which has a built-mode, DIY mode, custom mode, microphone and so on.
BanlanX
Control a series of LED controllers with a wide range of features. Enhance your LED products with more lighting effects and unlock new creative possibilities.
- Control series of LED controllers
- Enhanced user experience
- More lighting effects
- Unlock new possibilities
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BanlanX is an App designed for a series of LED controllers, with a wide range of features to provide user a better experience for LED products, more lighting effects, and more possibilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BanlanX at 2.5 against LED BLE's 2.0. LED BLE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
BanlanX holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 695 and 258 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of LED BLE's written reviews are positive against 26% of BanlanX's.
LED BLE ships an update every 3 weeks, BanlanX every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LED BLE | BanlanX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (695 ratings) | 2.5 (258 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 695 — better | 258 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 桂兴 谭 | Shenzhen Sperll Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LED BLE
BanlanX
User reviews
LED BLE
From 695 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works as expected
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Bright and colorful lights
- 👍 Great for parties and events
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 🐛 Unresponsive app
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices
BanlanX
From 258 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great
- 👍 Lots of options
- 🚀 Impressive amount of fine tuning and options
- 👍 Good app for LED lights
- 👍 Love the lights, they're really amazing
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is horrible
- 🐛 Timer doesn't work
- 🐛 App is not working properly
- 🐛 Lights are junk
- 🐛 App is truly awful
Bugs and requests
LED BLE
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Lights won't connect to app
- Lights get stuck on one color
- Music sync feature doesn't work
- Microphone function causes app to freeze
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sync with Spotify and other music apps
- Custom playlists and music integration
- More lighting modes and effects
- Improved timer and scheduling features
- Better brightness/dimming controls
BanlanX
Reported bugs
16 issues- Power button dims the light instead of shutting off
- White turns more purple
- Timer function will not work
- Settings are removed when power is removed
- App freezes and crashes or doesn't save last known info
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- App won't connect to controller
- App doesn't detect SP107E controller
- App doesn't detect SP611E controller on MacOS
- App loses the schedule that was set
- App can't connect when not in close proximity to the device
- App says connected when lamp is unplugged
- App bypasses the remote and makes it impossible to use
- App no longer recognizes lights after software update
- App won't load past the start screen after name change
- App takes out features like color customization in latest update
- App doesn't allow custom colors despite advertising it
Requested features
13 requests- Add Bluetooth music playback capability
- Add more color schemes like specific holiday schemes
- Add ability to save DIY color combos
- Add music mode feature that moves with the music
- Add ability to choose colors in chasing modes
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- Add more customization options like custom light patterns, background lights with overlay, custom colors for each setting
- Add ability to integrate with Alexa for voice control
- Add ability to set number of lights in section
- Add ability to make white a warmer tone without making it look pink
- Add ability to save a specific DIY setup for a specific holiday
- Add preset holiday or seasonal themes
- Add ability to control multiple controllers as one
- Add ability to edit playlists more easily
In-app purchases
LED BLE
No in-app purchases
BanlanX
No in-app purchases
