Comparison

AmbientLight+ vs LED Hue

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

Head to head
About

AmbientLight+

Control your vehicle's interior lighting with this application. Adjust the atmosphere lamp's color, brightness, and various modes to customize your driving environment.

Highlights
  • Control vehicle atmosphere lamp
  • Adjust lamp color
  • Adjust lamp brightness
  • Select lamp modes
Features
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An app used to control the vehicle atmosphere lamp, through the APP can adjust the atmosphere lamp, mode, etc.

About

LED Hue

Control full-color LED strips via Bluetooth with this app. Select from over 120 effects, customize colors, speed, and brightness. Supports a wide range of LED driver ICs for versatile lighting setups.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LED control
  • 120+ effect presets
  • Customizable colors
  • Adjustable speed and brightness
  • Supports numerous LED driver ICs
  • Device name modification
Features
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LED Hue is an APP designed for full color LED controller as a remote controller via Bluetooth. It supports many LED driver IC: SM16703,TM1804,UCS1903,WS2811,WS2801,SK6812,SK6812_RGBW,LPD6803,LPD8806,APA102,APA105,TM1814,TM1914,TM1913,P9813,INK1003,P943S,P9411,P9412,P9413,P9414,TX1812,TX1813,GS8206,GS8208,SK9822,DMX512. When connected the controller, there are amount 120 kinds of effect for user to select. Main function: Modifying device's name; Selecting different chipset; Setting RGB order; Setting pixels number; Selecting effects; Picking static colors; Modifying speed for effect; Modifying brightness.

Screenshots

AmbientLight+4 screens
LED Hue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LED Hue at none against AmbientLight+'s shown. LED Hue also leads on ratings volume (487 vs 17) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). AmbientLight+'s advantage is rating (3.1 vs 2.6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AmbientLight+ holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LED Hue has 487 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of AmbientLight+'s written reviews are positive against 33% of LED Hue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AmbientLight+ ships an update monthly, LED Hue every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AmbientLight+ versus LED Hue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmbientLight+LED Hue
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (17 ratings) — better2.6 (487 ratings)
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17487 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海均 敖Shenzhen Sperll Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

AmbientLight+

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral19.0%
Negative36.2%

LED Hue

All ratings479 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative52.2%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.3%
Negative50.3%

Bugs and requests

AmbientLight+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LED Hue

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lights get stuck on certain colors
  • Bluetooth connection frequently lost
  • Colors don't match what's selected in app
  • App fails to detect and connect to lights

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add music sync mode
  • Allow creating custom color patterns
  • Improve color selection and naming
  • Add timer and scheduling features
  • Implement multi-light group control

In-app purchases

None

AmbientLight+

No in-app purchases

None

LED Hue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AmbientLight+ free?
AmbientLight+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LED Hue free?
LED Hue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AmbientLight+ or LED Hue?
AmbientLight+ is rated higher. AmbientLight+ averages 3.1 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while LED Hue averages 2.6 from 487 ratings.
Do AmbientLight+ or LED Hue have ads?
AmbientLight+ shows ads; LED Hue does not.
Which is updated more often, AmbientLight+ or LED Hue?
AmbientLight+ ships an update monthly, and LED Hue every 5 months. Most recently, AmbientLight+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and LED Hue on October 24, 2026.

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