Colorful Lights vs xDelete
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colorful Lights
Control your lights wirelessly via Bluetooth. Adjust color and brightness, sync with music, or set patterns for dynamic lighting effects.
- Bluetooth wireless control
- Adjustable color
- Adjustable brightness
- Music synchronization
- Sound-reactive lighting
- Pattern-based color changes
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Colorful Lights, through Bluetooth wireless technology, you can adjust the color and brightness of light, you can play with APP music changes in color and brightness, according to the surrounding sound changes in color and brightness, according to a certain pattern change color and brightness.
xDelete
This app allows you to switch between AWD, AWD Sport, and RWD modes in your BMW xDrive vehicle. You can also customize power distribution. It's a safe and reversible process that doesn't trigger fault codes or require hardware installation.
- Switch between AWD, AWD Sport, and RWD
- Customize power distribution
- Supports most BMWs (2004-2021)
- No hardware installation required
- 100% safe and reversible
- Not detectable by dealers
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xDelete will enable you to switch between AWD, AWD Sport and RWD in your xDrive equipped car! Or go custom and change the power distribution with an easy slider! With xDelete Live, you can now switch your xDrive mode instantly while driving! Flash once and then switch between 4WD, 2WD and 4WD Sport on the fly — directly from your smartphone or with a simple in-car gesture. You can even choose individual presets for every DSC mode (ON, OFF and Traction) and view real-time data and your current AWD mode directly in xDelete. xDelete Live is currently available for BMW E and F-Series, with support for G-Series in development. xDelete supports most BMW from MY 2004 up to MY 2021! (E, F and G-Series BMW) Please go to https://www.xautomotive.com/pages/supported-cars for details! Facts: * Smartphone/Tablet App to configure your xDrive-System * Switch between 4WD, 2WD and 4WD Sport * xDelete Live: Switch modes instantly while driving * Individual xDrive presets for every DSC mode * 100% safe for your car * Not detectable by the dealer * No additional hardware to install * No fault codes triggered * Steering Assist, ABS & DSC stay fully functional * You can leave your car in RWD mode forever, or change between AWD and RWD whenever you like * You can manage unlimited vehicles on one device (Licenses are per vehicle) More Information on our website: https://www.xautomotive.com/products/xdelete
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: xDelete at 73% against Colorful Lights's 16%. xDelete also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). Colorful Lights's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
xDelete holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xDelete has 499 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Colorful Lights's written reviews are positive against 73% of xDelete's.
Colorful Lights ships an update every 6 months, xDelete every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colorful Lights | xDelete |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (26 ratings) | 4.7 (499 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 499 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 265 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓勇 何 | xAutomotive GmbH |
Customer experience
Colorful Lights
xDelete
Bugs and requests
Colorful Lights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
xDelete
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- App becomes completely unresponsive until reinstalled
- Cannot switch back to xdrive after flashing to rwd
Requested features
3 requests- Add 2WD only setting
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Colorful Lights
No in-app purchases
xDelete
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Colorful Lights free?
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