Magic Home Pro vs LotusCloud
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
LotusCloud
This lighting control software connects to various lighting devices, automatically recognizing them and downloading the appropriate control panel from the cloud. It offers intelligent configuration, cloud-based customizable panels, and broad compatibility for home, business, and entertainment lighting needs.
- Intelligent device recognition
- Automatic control panel download
- Cloud-based customizable panels
- Remote panel updates
- Multi-device compatibility
- Full scene lighting coverage
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LotusCloud APP is a lighting control software that supports cloud panels, subverting traditional lighting controllers and supporting multiple lighting devices. After connecting devices, it automatically recognizes the corresponding control panel and downloads it from the cloud. [Core Function] Intelligent recognition, one click configuration: Simply connect the lighting device, and the app will automatically recognize the model and match the best control solution, without the need for complicated settings, ready to use. Cloud panel, infinite possibilities: All control panels are stored in the cloud and support remote updates and personalized customization, ensuring that your lighting control always maintains the latest and coolest interactive experience. Multi device compatibility, full scene coverage: Whether it's smart LED light strips, RGB bulbs, stage lighting, or home lighting, the LotusCloud app can perfectly adapt to meet the needs of various scenarios such as home, business, and entertainment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Home Pro at 2.8 against LotusCloud's 2.0. Magic Home Pro also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 0%) and ratings volume (931 vs 1). LotusCloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none 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. LotusCloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Home Pro holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Home Pro has 931 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of LotusCloud's.
Magic Home Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, LotusCloud every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Home Pro | LotusCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (931 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 931 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Magic Home Pro
LotusCloud
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
LotusCloud
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
LotusCloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Magic Home Pro free?
Is LotusCloud free?
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