Magic Home Pro vs Stellar Lighting
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
Stellar Lighting
Control your holiday and accent lights with custom programs or hundreds of presets. Easily change colors, patterns, and special effects to transform your home for any occasion throughout the year.
- Custom light programs
- Hundreds of preset programs
- 16 million+ color options
- Modify patterns and effects
- Year-round accent lighting control
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The Stellar Lighting app allows you to control your exterior holiday and accent lights. Create your own custom programs or use the 100s of preset programs that come with the app. Easily modify colors (16 million+), patterns, special effects, and accent programs to transform your home for different occasions. Effortlessly manage your lights using this app and create the experience you’re looking for throughout the whole year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stellar Lighting at 5.0 against Magic Home Pro's 2.8. Stellar Lighting also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Magic Home Pro's advantage is ratings volume (933 vs 2). 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. Stellar Lighting asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stellar Lighting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Home Pro has 933 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Home Pro | Stellar Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (933 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 933 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Garrett Forsgren |
Customer experience
Magic Home Pro
Stellar Lighting
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
Stellar Lighting
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
Stellar Lighting
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magic Home Pro free?
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