Magic Home Pro vs iLUX Mesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
iLUX Mesh
Control your smart lighting with your smartphone via Bluetooth. Manage up to 50 smart lamps, create groups, and set custom scenes for various scenarios. Adjust colors, lighting modes, and set timers for a personalized lighting experience.
- Smartphone Bluetooth control
- Manage up to 50 smart lamps
- Create lamp groups
- Setup custom lighting scenes
- Change colors and lighting modes
- Time-delayed switching off
- Control within 15 meters
Read full descriptionHide full description
Give your light intelligence. With the iLUX Mesh APP you will reach a new level of intelligent lighting control using your Smartphone via Bluetooth. Have the power to manage up to 50 iLUX Mesh Smart Lamps, create lamp groups and setup different scenes for different scenarios using your lamps to full capacity whether it is changing colors, lighting modes or time-delayed switching off. Connect to and be in command of the lamps surrounded by you within 15 meters. Setup and use different kinds of additional remote controls to switch on/off and adjust lights more comfortable than ever before.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Home Pro at 2.8 against iLUX Mesh's 2.3. Magic Home Pro also leads on ratings volume (933 vs 50). iLUX Mesh's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. iLUX Mesh 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 933 ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Magic Home Pro's written reviews are positive against 23% of iLUX Mesh's.
Magic Home Pro ships an update every 2 months, iLUX Mesh every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Home Pro | iLUX Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (933 ratings) — better | 2.3 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better | 22.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 933 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Home EVER Inc. |
Customer experience
Magic Home Pro
iLUX Mesh
Bugs and 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
iLUX Mesh
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic Home Pro
- Subscribe IFTTT for one month$1.99
- Subscribe IFTTT for one year$9.99
iLUX Mesh
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magic Home Pro free?
Is iLUX Mesh free?
Which has better reviews, Magic Home Pro or iLUX Mesh?
Do Magic Home Pro or iLUX Mesh have ads?
Which is updated more often, Magic Home Pro or iLUX Mesh?
Other comparisons
