MagicStrip vs fi light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicStrip
Control LED lights with vibrant colors and adjustable brightness. Synchronize your lights with music or sound using built-in modes. Explore dynamic lighting effects to enhance your environment.
- 16 million color choices
- 256 brightness levels
- Music synchronization
- Microphone sound mode
- Adjustable speed
- Multi-language support
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MagicStrip is an LED control APP dedicated to making music full of colors. Its functions are as follows: 1. Free choice of 16 million colors and 256 levels of brightness. 2. Simple control in fixed mode, support speed adjustment. 3. Play music and let the lights move with the music. 4. Microphone mode, combining sound and light. 5. The way of action, the way of dancing, youth is no longer monotonous. 6. Support multiple languages
fi light
Control your smart Bluetooth LED lights with this app. Adjust colors, color temperature, and brightness. It also offers music and sound-reactive modes, built-in dynamic effects, and scheduling.
- RGB/WWCW lighting control
- Color temperature and brightness adjustment
- Music-synchronized color changes
- Built-in dynamic modes with adjustable speed
- Sound-reactive color changes
- Timing switch functionality
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fi light is an smart Bluetooth LED control software. 1) Support RGB /WWCW lighting control 2) Adjust RGB color, WWCW color temperature and brightness 3) Change colors to the rhythm of the music 4) Built in a variety of modes, the speed of the mode can be adjusted 5) Change colors according to the rhythm of the sound 6) Support timing switch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MagicStrip at 988 against fi light's 101. MagicStrip also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 23%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
fi light holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicStrip has 988 ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of MagicStrip's written reviews are positive against 23% of fi light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MagicStrip ships an update every 2 months, fi light every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicStrip | fi light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (988 ratings) | 2.8 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 23.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 988 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 玲玉 代 | 兴魁 胡 |
Customer experience
MagicStrip
fi light
User reviews
MagicStrip
From 988 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to connect
- 👍 Customizable colors
- 🚀 Responsive app
- 👍 Reliable connection
- 👍 Good lighting quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Music feature not working
- 🐛 Lights not syncing properly
fi light
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Good color and brightness
- 💰 Affordable price
- 🚀 Connects instantly (sometimes)
- 👍 Easy to use (sometimes)
- 💡 Impressive brightness
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes/freezes
- 🐛 Bluetooth connection issues
- 🐛 App not working on newer iPhones
- 🐛 UI elements hidden/unreachable
- 🐛 Inconsistent timing/timer issues
Bugs and requests
MagicStrip
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when playing music
- Lights disconnect randomly
- Inconsistent color display
- Remote control not working
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add Spotify support
- Allow custom gradients and patterns
- Implement timer/scheduling feature
- Improve music integration
- Add more preset color options
fi light
Reported bugs
40 issues- App not connecting to device
- Settings reverting to half intensity
- Inconsistent timing option
- App buttons hidden under top menu bar
- Additional settings not accessible
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- App screen sized wrong for iPhone 15/16
- Bluetooth no longer works
- App issues causing lights to stop responding
- Unable to add more than one light
- Sensors disconnect when leaving range
- App freezes on music library selection
- Bluetooth connection is intermittent
- Lights blink off and on, cycle colors randomly
- App buttons unclickable on iPhone 15 Pro
- Device management dropdown inaccessible on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Lights don't turn off when app says so
- Timer settings deleted after light turns off
- Cannot touch icons on top of screen due to Dynamic Island
- Lights don't change color even when connected
- Last update makes it impossible to adjust brightness
- App is garbage, lights won't adjust brightness
- Lights won't connect to app
- Lights stop working
- Color not changing
- Lights don't respond to app
- Device not working properly
- Bluetooth doesn't connect
- Lights stuck in same two-color pattern
- Lights don't show in app
- Only one light connects
- Timer works but is inconsistent
- Keeps disconnecting from WiFi
- Cannot set auto timers
- Brightness adjusted to mid-level without user input
- App isn't great for syncing lights
- Second light will not connect
- Programming link breaks for turning lights on/off
- Lights have stopped working
- App controls on paper manual show external music mode, but on the app there isn’t
- App doesn't let you type specific times for timers
Requested features
14 requests- Move power button to bottom of screen
- Improve app translation/instructions
- Make app compatible with all iPhone sizes
- Add consistent timing option
- Allow contrast between colors for holidays
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- Provide more creative options for lights
- Add slider bar to dim intensity
- Fix Bluetooth pairing security
- Improve Google Home integration
- Improve Alexa integration
- Manually set on/off times for timers
- Ability to save adjusted settings
- External music mode in app
- Adjust pulsating light for brightness
In-app purchases
MagicStrip
No in-app purchases
fi light
No in-app purchases
