Comparison

Mesh Lamp vs Hao Deng

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mesh Lamp

Control mesh networking lamps with ease. Customize lighting styles including cold, warm, and color. Supports up to 200 lamps with relay transmission and group functions for convenient management.

Highlights
  • Customizable lighting styles (cold, warm, color)
  • Supports up to 200 lamps
  • Relay transmission function
  • Group control functions
  • Paired remote and software control
Features
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Mesh Lamp is an application for mesh networking lamps, simple and easy to control; Users can type a custom page style lamps (cold, warm, color); The application can support about 200 lighting network, lamps having a relay transmission function, as well as group functions; Paired remote control and software combination that allows more convenient control.

About

Hao Deng

Effortlessly manage your smart LED lights with a vast array of color and brightness options. Create custom scenes, group bulbs by room, and utilize security or wake-up lighting features. Sync lights to music or ambient room colors for a dynamic experience.

Highlights
  • 16 million color choices
  • Brightness control
  • Customizable scenes
  • Multi-room grouping
  • Security lighting timers
  • Wake-up/turn-down lighting
  • Music sync (MIC mode)
  • Camera color detection
Features
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Controlling your smart LED has never been easier. 16 million amazing color choices, coolwhite or warmwhite, or many other tones in between. Select any color you want, vary the brightness, store favorite scenes, or choose one of the preset color sequences. MULTI-ROOM / MULTI-SCENE Control the bulbs individually, or group them together. Create individual moods for different rooms. Full control, at your finger tip. SECURITY LIGHTING Going out of town? Set the smart LED to come on and off at certain times, and no one will know you are away. Set individual timers for daily, weekdays, weekends, or specific days. PERFECT WAKE-UP or TURN-DOWN LIGHTING Setup the smart LED to gently turn on the room lighting in the morning, or reduce brightness in the evenings. Perfect way to start the day or settle into the evening. PARTY TOOL Having a party? Set the device to MIC mode, where it’ll listen to the surrounding music and change colors to match the beat. Want lighting to match the color of the room? Easy, use the camera from the APP to detect the surrounding color, which then auto-updates the LED device to matching colors. SHARE Have you created the perfect scene using your lights? Have multiple users at home? No problem, use the email to share devices with other members of your household. SECURE Setup passwords to ensure only authorized persons have access to your smart lighting network.

Screenshots

Mesh Lamp4 screens
Hao Deng3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hao Deng at 2.7 against Mesh Lamp's 1.9. Hao Deng also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 11%). Mesh Lamp's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hao Deng holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Mesh Lamp's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hao Deng's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mesh Lamp ships an update every 3 months, Hao Deng every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mesh Lamp versus Hao Deng: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMesh LampHao Deng
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (142 ratings)2.7 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.6% of reviews36.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings142 — better83
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer茂林 李JM Zengge Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Mesh Lamp

All ratings140 ratings
Positive15.0%
Neutral10.7%
Negative74.3%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive10.6%
Neutral16.5%
Negative72.9%

Hao Deng

All ratings83 ratings
Positive38.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative55.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative56.5%

Bugs and requests

Mesh Lamp

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App frequently crashes or becomes unresponsive
  • Bluetooth connection issues, device not found
  • Timer/scheduling features not working as intended
  • Music sync and playback not functioning properly
  • Inconsistent or missing color/lighting options

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom color/animation options
  • Improve music integration (Spotify, etc.)
  • Implement WiFi connectivity
  • Add remote control functionality
  • Provide better app stability and reliability

Hao Deng

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mesh Lamp

No in-app purchases

None

Hao Deng

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mesh Lamp free?
Mesh Lamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hao Deng free?
Hao Deng is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mesh Lamp or Hao Deng?
Hao Deng is rated higher. Mesh Lamp averages 1.9 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while Hao Deng averages 2.7 from 83 ratings.
Do Mesh Lamp or Hao Deng have ads?
Neither Mesh Lamp nor Hao Deng shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mesh Lamp or Hao Deng?
Mesh Lamp ships an update every 3 months, and Hao Deng every 2 months. Most recently, Mesh Lamp was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hao Deng on October 26, 2026.

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