Comparison

Meross vs Sengled Home

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

Head to head
About

Meross

Control and manage a wide range of smart home devices remotely. Set schedules, create custom scenes, and integrate with voice assistants for automated control. Access troubleshooting guides, firmware updates, and community forums for support.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Custom schedules and scenes
  • Voice assistant integration
  • Firmware updates
  • In-app hardware guides
  • Consumer forum
Features
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Meross app can help you set up and manage smart WiFi bulb, plug, switch, garage door opener, thermostat, air purifier, sensor, humidifier and so on. Meross app offers you special value that other platform apps can not offer such as in-app hardware guide and troubleshooting, in-app setup guide and dedicated troubleshooting, firmware update, cloud service maintenance notice, digital user manual, consumer forum, and new product release information. With Meross app, you can 1. Turn on and off your devices remotely from anywhere with internet. 2. Set schedules and scenes for your devices so that they can run automatically as you wish. 3. Link your devices to your voice assistant platform. 4. Check and update your devices to the latest firmware. 5. Share great product experience with others and discuss about how to use products in Forum. 6. Find information about special offer and new product release. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sengled Home

Control and manage all your smart home devices from a single app. Adjust colors, set schedules, and automate actions based on sensor events. Integrate with voice assistants for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart devices
  • Customizable color and temperature settings
  • Room and device grouping
  • Sensor-triggered automation
  • Scheduling and scene creation
  • Wake-up and sleep routines
  • Integration with voice assistants
Features
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Sengled Home is the latest smart home control app that replaces the earlier version -- Element Home. Sengled Home is a residential smart-products management platform, which provides you with an integrated mobile app to control, manage and monitor your Sengled smart products. With easy set-up, Sengled Home is able to quickly connect your smart products to the Internet, implement real-time communication between your cell phone and household devices through the cloud platform, and achieve remote controlling and monitoring. Moreover, it is able to customize a fully automatic control system based on your personal habits. CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS FROM ANYWHERE ON THIS PLANET Either 1 foot away from your Sengled smart device, or 10,000 miles away from your home, as long as you have internet, you can control or check the status of your devices. COLOR, COLOR TEMPERATURE AND BEYOND Transform your mobile device into a color palette, and your bulbs, your canvas. Choose from 16 million colors—or choose from Warm White to Day Light—and change the colors of your bulbs to match any mood you have. ROOM ARRANGEMENT AND GROUPING Sengled Home App enables you to easily bundle your smart LED lightbulbs into pre-set rooms, or create your own user defined rooms for grouping purposes. FRONT PAGE OR WIDGET CONTROLS MOST OF YOUR DEVICES With a simplified and optimized UI design, you can access and control most of the functions from the front page of the Sengled Home App. Scene control and Mobile home page Widget control even makes this process easier. SMART LED GETS SMARTER WITH SENSORS Sengled smart LED lights with built-in motion sensor can not only push notifications for any motion event, but also setup actions after detecting motion events. For example, turn on the lights in your bedroom when motion is detected in your backyard in the middle of the night. Sengled smart door sensor can also be used to link with your smart LED lights for event triggered actions. SCHEDULES, SCENES AND ROUTINES Either setup daily routines, such as waking or sleeping routines, for the convenience, or setup automation routines, such as turning lights on/off when sensor events were detected. Scenes can be created for multi bulb or multi room control. WAKE UP & SLEEP Sengled smart LED bulbs can be programmed for gradual brightening and wake you up with lights naturally. Sleep schedule will control the Sengled smart LED bulbs in night light for delayed dimming. LIGHT EFFECTS Six light effects would help users to have more fun with their Sengled products during parties or holidays like Halloween and Christmas. 3rd PARTY PROGRAM: After configuring the Sengled Home App, all the settings can be easily ported over to 3rd party programs, like IFTTT. You can expand your home automation with many more capabilities. HELP WITH ALEXA, GOOGLE ASSISTANT, APPLE HOMEKIT AND MORE: In-app help page can walk you through the process of setting up Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and more. SAVE ENERGY Every time you turn your Sengled smart device on or off, an event will be logged. You can check the performance page to see your cumulative power consumption for different devices. Contact us: Our development needs your support. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated. Want to know more about Sengled smart products? Follow us on: Official Site: sengled.com Facebook: @Sengled Twitter: @SengledUSA Instagram: sengled YouTube: Sengled WeChat: Sengled生迪

Screenshots

Meross4 screens
Sengled Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meross at 77% against Sengled Home's 9%. Meross also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7). Sengled Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meross sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Sengled Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meross holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.9K and 8.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Meross's written reviews are positive against 9% of Sengled Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meross ships an update every 2 weeks, Sengled Home monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Meross versus Sengled Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerossSengled Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.9K ratings) — better2.7 (8.9K ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7.9K8.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Meross Technology Co.,Ltd.Sengled Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Meross

All ratings7,910 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews1,609 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.7%

Sengled Home

All ratings6,825 ratings
Positive52.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews1,489 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative88.7%

User reviews

Meross

From 7.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🚀 Reliable and stable performance
  • 💡 Useful features like power consumption monitoring
  • 🔒 Secure and private
  • 🔌 Seamless integration with smart home platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues and device disconnections
  • 🔧 Setup can be tricky at times
  • 📱 Limited customization options in the app
  • 🕰️ Routines and scheduling could be more flexible

Sengled Home

From 8.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to set up
  • 👍 Convenient scheduling and automation
  • 👍 Good value for price
  • 👍 Reliable performance
  • 👍 Integrates well with smart home platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues after updates
  • 🐛 Unreliable pairing and reconnection
  • 🐛 Limited color/brightness control
  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around location data

Bugs and requests

Meross

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unreliable garage door status reporting
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 16 updates
  • Inconsistent device discovery and pairing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more smart home platforms
  • Improve app interface and allow for more customization
  • Enhance scheduling and automation features
  • Provide more detailed energy consumption reporting

Sengled Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent disconnection from WiFi
  • Inability to add or control new devices
  • Incorrect error messages and failed operations
  • Syncing issues between app and physical bulbs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved app UI and UX
  • More granular control over lighting
  • Restore missing widget functionality
  • Better integration with third-party platforms
  • Reliable customer support

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Meross

Subscriptions6
  • 10 SMS for a month$0.991 Month
  • 优惠测试-月$1.991 Month
  • 优惠测试-年$1.991 Year
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  • 优惠测试-周$1.997 Days
  • 30 SMS for a month1 Month trial$2.491 Month
  • 100 SMS for a month$6.991 Month
One-time2
  • 30 SMS$3.49
  • 100 SMS$9.99
None

Sengled Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meross free?
Meross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sengled Home free?
Sengled Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meross or Sengled Home?
Meross is rated higher. Meross averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.9K ratings, while Sengled Home averages 2.7 from 8.9K ratings.
Do Meross or Sengled Home have ads?
Neither Meross nor Sengled Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meross or Sengled Home?
Meross ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sengled Home monthly. Most recently, Meross was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sengled Home on November 5, 2026.

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