Magic Home Pro vs FzRemote Universal Control
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
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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
FzRemote Universal Control
This app allows you to control various home devices using a compatible remote. It offers universal control for over a million devices, voice control via Siri shortcuts, and activity control to manage multiple devices with a single click.
- Universal control for over a million devices
- Voice control with Siri shortcut
- Activity control for multiple devices
- Supports amplifiers, TVs, receivers, and more
- Easy remote setup
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FzRemote works with ZRC compatible remote control, if you don't have such a remote, please don't download this App and review it as useless. With FzRemote you can easily setup a remote control for all your home device. if you already have a iPhone IR blaster and you are looking for universal remote app work with it, you may have a look at my another app EzRemote. •UNIVERSAL control over one million devices. •VOICE control with Siri shortcut. •ACTIVITY control multiple device with one click. Supported device - Amplifier, Audio, BluRay, Cable, CD, DVD, DVR, FAN, HTiB, IPTV, Projector, Receiver, Satellite, STB, TV, VCR.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Home Pro at 2.8 against FzRemote Universal Control's 2.3. Magic Home Pro also leads on ratings volume (933 vs 24) and review sentiment (26% vs 15%). FzRemote Universal Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. FzRemote Universal Control 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 24, 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 15% of FzRemote Universal Control's.
Magic Home Pro ships an update every 2 months, FzRemote Universal Control every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Home Pro | FzRemote Universal Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (933 ratings) — better | 2.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 933 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Zheng Fang |
Customer experience
Magic Home Pro
FzRemote Universal Control
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
FzRemote Universal Control
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
FzRemote Universal Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magic Home Pro free?
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