Mi vs Magic CarLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mi
Control your Mi-Light 2.4GHz series smart lighting with a refreshed, user-friendly interface. This app offers enhanced operation for your compatible smart bulbs and fixtures.
- New UI design
- Easy operation
- Compatible with Mi-Light 2.4GHz series
- Supports new WiFi IBox1
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Mi-Light 3.0 APP, new UI; more beautiful and easy operation. Compatible with all Mi-Light 2.4GHz series. This new app cannot work on Mi.light2.0 wifi box.It's compatible with new WiFi IBox1.
Magic CarLight
Control your smart LED car lights with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and choose from pre-set or DIY light modes. Sync your lights with music or your voice for an immersive experience.
- Color and brightness control
- Multiple gorgeous light modes
- DIY custom light modes
- Music synchronization
- Microphone control
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Magic CarLight is a smart LED control software. It can control the color and brightness of the light, and there are multiple gorgeous light modes to choose from, and you can also DIY your favorite light mode. You can also control the lights through music and microphone.
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Verdict
Mi and Magic CarLight both sit at 2.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 37% of Magic CarLight's written reviews are positive against 23% of Mi's. Mi's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Mi against 2.5 for Magic CarLight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Mi's written reviews are positive against 37% of Magic CarLight's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mi | Magic CarLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (27 ratings) | 2.5 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | 37.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Xincaiyi Technology Co., Ltd. | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mi
Magic CarLight
In-app purchases
Mi
No in-app purchases
Magic CarLight
No in-app purchases
