Comparison

iMagic LED 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

iMagic LED

Control your LED lights with your phone. Change colors based on music, voice commands, or phone shaking. Set timers and choose from various scene modes for a personalized lighting experience.

Highlights
  • Color recognition based on rotation
  • Music rhythm synchronization
  • Timed on/off settings
  • Multiple color scene modes
  • Shake phone to change color
  • Voice control for color changes
  • Remote control up to 15 meters
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1) 灯光可以随着你的旋转识别你常用的颜色的选择;2)灯光可以随着优美的音乐节奏来变换颜色;3)带有定时开关可以设置好对应的场景来改变灯光的颜色;4)带有多种颜色的场景模式的选择;5)手机摇一摇可以改变灯光的颜色变换;6)可以用声音控制灯光的颜色的变换;7)远程操控不受方向的限制距离可以达到15米以上;

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

iMagic LED4 screens
Hao Deng3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hao Deng at 2.7 against iMagic LED's 2.2. Hao Deng also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 13). iMagic LED's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Hao Deng holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hao Deng has 83 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of iMagic LED's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hao Deng's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMagic LED ships an update every 8 days, Hao Deng every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iMagic LED versus Hao Deng: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMagic LEDHao Deng
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (13 ratings)2.7 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews36.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1383 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer兴魁 胡JM Zengge Co., Ltd

Customer experience

iMagic LED

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Hao Deng

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

In-app purchases

None

iMagic LED

No in-app purchases

None

Hao Deng

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMagic LED free?
iMagic LED 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, iMagic LED or Hao Deng?
Hao Deng is rated higher. iMagic LED averages 2.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Hao Deng averages 2.7 from 83 ratings.
Do iMagic LED or Hao Deng have ads?
Neither iMagic LED nor Hao Deng shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMagic LED or Hao Deng?
iMagic LED ships an update every 8 days, and Hao Deng every 2 months. Most recently, iMagic LED was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hao Deng on October 26, 2026.

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