Comparison

Magic Home Pro vs Spectrum Light

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Spectrum Light

Control RGB LED lights via Bluetooth to customize colors and modes. Set schedules for automatic on/off and sync with your music library.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LED light connection
  • Customizable color wheel
  • Multiple lighting modes
  • Adjustable speed for multicolor effects
  • Music synchronization from iTunes
  • Automatic ON/OFF timers
Features
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This App is only works on device that are running iOS 7.0 or higher, it will work if you are using an iphone 4S,5,5C,5S,6 or newer, or an iPad3, iPads air or newer device. Connect your smart device with this RGB LED light by bluetooth, you may assign renamed this light, this App has "the uncilor steady ", "color choose wheel", "change mode" can show from the unicolor choose with per color and offer 6 functions and multicolor with 7 functions. "Speed "slide is applicable if you choose multicolor , "Music" can add from iOS device by iTunes. "Timer" are two timers available, set the light ON and OFF automaticaly at the prefernce time.

Screenshots

Magic Home Pro3 screens
Spectrum Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spectrum Light at none against Magic Home Pro's 2. Spectrum Light also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Magic Home Pro's advantage is review sentiment (26% vs 8%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Home Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Spectrum Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Home Pro ships an update every 2 months, Spectrum Light every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Magic Home Pro versus Spectrum Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Home ProSpectrum Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (931 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews — better8.2% of reviews
Number of ratings931 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer明长 周Taizhou Zhengda Decoration Lights Co,.LTD

Customer experience

Magic Home Pro

All ratings931 ratings
Positive40.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative48.8%
Written reviews554 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral12.3%
Negative61.7%

Spectrum Light

Written reviews49 reviews
Positive8.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative87.8%

User reviews

Magic Home Pro

From 931 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options
  • ⏱️ Timers and schedules work well
  • 🤖 Compatible with Alexa and other smart home platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and reconnection issues
  • 🤔 Confusing setup process
  • 🔌 Unreliable WiFi connectivity
  • 🤯 Lights behaving erratically or turning on/off randomly
  • 🤖 Poor integration with smart home platforms

Spectrum Light

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 💡 Lights are great
  • 👍 Easy to set up (initially)
  • 👍 Lots of color options (when working)
  • 👍 Many speed options (when working)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App frequently doesn't connect
  • 🐛 Timers don't work or save
  • 🐛 Music sync doesn't work
  • 🐛 App unusable in dark mode
  • 🐛 Settings not remembered after power off

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

Spectrum Light

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Lights do not connect to the app after updates
  • App searches for lights but fails to connect
  • App times out before connecting to lights
  • Update stopped lights connecting
  • Timers default to current time or 0:00
Show 11 more
  • App never remembers timers
  • Turning off lights at the switch deletes settings
  • App doesn't sync to Apple Music library
  • App doesn't work in dark mode
  • Timer screen shows no times or defaults to midnight
  • Music function doesn't work
  • Bluetooth is temperamental
  • Color selector doesn't show on screen
  • App doesn't see any music
  • App doesn't allow control of multiple sets independently
  • Spelling errors on the app

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix music sync for Spotify
  • Improve timer functionality
  • Allow saving custom colors
  • Add more color combinations
  • Improve app compatibility with dark mode
Show 3 more
  • Allow control of multiple light sets independently
  • Provide better support resources
  • Allow music mode to pick colors

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Magic Home Pro

One-time2
  • Subscribe IFTTT for one month$1.99
  • Subscribe IFTTT for one year$9.99
None

Spectrum Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Home Pro free?
Magic Home Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spectrum Light free?
Spectrum Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Home Pro or Spectrum Light have ads?
Neither Magic Home Pro nor Spectrum Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Home Pro or Spectrum Light?
Magic Home Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Spectrum Light every 4 months. Most recently, Magic Home Pro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Spectrum Light on October 14, 2026.

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