Magic Lumen vs Magic Home Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Lumen
Control your smart lights with a variety of interactive features. Adjust colors based on music, set timers, and even change lighting by shaking your phone or using voice commands. Enjoy remote control up to 15 meters away.
- Color recognition based on rotation
- Music rhythm color synchronization
- Scheduled on/off timer
- Multiple color scene modes
- Shake to change color
- Voice control for color changes
- Remote control up to 15m
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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；
Magic Home Pro
Control your smart LED lighting with this Wi-Fi controller app. Easily set up lights to your router, group devices, and manage them locally or remotely. View light status and color at a glance with a refreshed user interface.
- Faster start without scanning
- Easier router setup
- Group different device types
- Add devices to multiple groups
- Local and remote control
- Light status and color display
- New UI design
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Magic Home Pro is a wifi controller APP for smart led lighting. New feature: 1. Faster Start without scanning 2. Easier to set light to router 3. Different type of device can be added to same group 4. One device can be added to multi-group 5. Local and remote control can be displayed automatically 6. List shows the light status and color 7. New UI design
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Home Pro at 2.8 against Magic Lumen's 2.3. Magic Home Pro also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 0%) and ratings volume (931 vs 4). Magic Lumen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Magic Home Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Lumen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Home Pro holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Home Pro has 931 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Magic Lumen's written reviews are positive against 26% of Magic Home Pro's.
Magic Lumen ships an update every 8 days, Magic Home Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Lumen | Magic Home Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 2.8 (931 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 931 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 274 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 兴魁 胡 | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
Magic Lumen
Magic Home Pro
Bugs and requests
Magic Lumen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Magic Home Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes or freezes frequently
- Lights won't connect to WiFi
- Timers and schedules not working as expected
- Incorrect color representation in the app
- Lights randomly changing colors or turning on/off
Requested features
5 requests- Add sunrise/sunset timer functionality
- Allow custom programming of lighting effects
- Improve Alexa and Google Home integration
- Add Spotify music sync support
- Provide better troubleshooting and support
In-app purchases
Magic Lumen
No in-app purchases
Magic Home Pro
- Subscribe IFTTT for one month$1.99
- Subscribe IFTTT for one year$9.99
Questions
Is Magic Lumen free?
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