Comparison

i vs Smart iLamp

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

Head to head
About

i

Control smart color-changing lights wirelessly from your phone. Set different colors and sync them with music to create immersive visual experiences and vibrant atmospheres.

Highlights
  • Wireless smart light control
  • Color customization
  • Music synchronization
  • Scene creation
  • Mobile app interface
Features
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About

Smart iLamp

Control various lighting effects, including color, brightness, and speed. Offers multiple modes for seven-color and meteor lights. Integrates general magic light functions.

Highlights
  • Light color adjustment
  • Brightness control
  • Speed adjustment
  • Mode selection
  • Seven-color light integration
  • Meteor light integration
Features
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It integrates the general functions of magic lights, seven-color lights and meteor lights, including the functions of light color, brightness, speed adjustment and mode selection

Screenshots

i4 screens
Smart iLamp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart iLamp at 100% against i's 15%. Smart iLamp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). i's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

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

Smart iLamp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i has 96 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of i's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart iLamp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update monthly, Smart iLamp every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
i versus Smart iLamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSmart iLamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (96 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer涛 余小梅 苏

Customer experience

i

All ratings93 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative61.3%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative75.9%

Smart iLamp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

Smart iLamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart iLamp free?
Smart iLamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, i or Smart iLamp?
Smart iLamp is rated higher. i averages 2.6 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Smart iLamp averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do i or Smart iLamp have ads?
Neither i nor Smart iLamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or Smart iLamp?
i ships an update monthly, and Smart iLamp every 4 weeks. Most recently, i was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smart iLamp on October 24, 2026.

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