Comparison

Light Remote LED vs My smartLED

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

Head to head
About

Light Remote LED

Control and manage Bluetooth-enabled LED lighting systems. This app allows for individual lamp control, group operations, and the creation of custom lighting scenes. It supports data synchronization across multiple devices and offers a user-friendly experience without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Mono-dimmable lamp support
  • Add/delete lamps
  • Group lamp operations
  • Custom lighting scenes
  • QR code data synchronization
  • Multiple smartphone support
Features
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Light Remote is a LED lighting control APP specialised for managing the luminaires and equipments under the Bluetooth System. The main functionalities of Light Remote APP include: 1)Support mono-dimmable lamps. 2)User may add and delete lamps directly with APP. 3)Support lamp group operations such as turn on/off a group of lamps and group dimming. 4)Support lighting scenes so that users may design different lighting scenes according to their needs. 5)Different smart phones can synchronize data with specified privileges through scanning QR code. 6)Support multiple smart phones in one project. 7)Ready to use on installation, no account and password needed.

About

My smartLED

Control your wireless LED lights via Bluetooth. Adjust colors, brightness, and dynamic lighting effects like jump, fade, and strobe. Explore unique modes such as voice, twinkle, and meteor for personalized ambiance.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Color adjustment
  • Brightness control
  • Dynamic light modes (jump, fade, strobe)
  • Special modes (voice, twinkle, meteor)
Features
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This is an LED Bluetooth lighting control software. Connect to our wireless devices. You can adjust the color of the lights as needed, such as red, green, blue, yellow, purple, cyan, white, etc. It can also adjust the brightness. You can also adjust the light change mode, such as jump, fade, strobe, etc. You can set the light voice mode, twinkle mode, Meteor mode and so on. This software is relatively simple to use, first open our Bluetooth light fixtures, make sure that the mobile phone Bluetooth is turned on, open our software, our software automatically links to our Bluetooth light fixtures. If the connection is successful, you can control the lighting effects through your phone. Thank you

Screenshots

Light Remote LED4 screens
My smartLED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Light Remote LED at 3.5 against My smartLED's 2.4. Light Remote LED also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). My smartLED's advantage is ratings volume (443 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Light Remote LED holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My smartLED has 443 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Remote LED ships an update monthly, My smartLED every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Light Remote LED versus My smartLED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight Remote LEDMy smartLED
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better2.4 (443 ratings)
Positive reviews—25.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6443 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Topband Co.,Ltd光奇 李

Customer experience

Light Remote LED

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

My smartLED

All ratings429 ratings
Positive29.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative59.9%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral19.5%
Negative54.9%

Bugs and requests

Light Remote LED

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My smartLED

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Twinkle mode not working
  • Meteor control stopped working
  • Light 1 and Light 2 buttons not functioning
  • App not connecting to Bluetooth
  • Lights revert to static settings when app is closed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom color modes
  • Integrate with Apple CarPlay
  • Add ability to control individual lights
  • Improve music sync functionality
  • Slower twinkle mode options

In-app purchases

None

Light Remote LED

No in-app purchases

None

My smartLED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Remote LED free?
Light Remote LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My smartLED free?
My smartLED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Light Remote LED or My smartLED?
Light Remote LED is rated higher. Light Remote LED averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while My smartLED averages 2.4 from 443 ratings.
Do Light Remote LED or My smartLED have ads?
Neither Light Remote LED nor My smartLED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Remote LED or My smartLED?
Light Remote LED ships an update monthly, and My smartLED every 3 months. Most recently, Light Remote LED was updated on October 9, 2026 and My smartLED on October 16, 2026.

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