SG Lighting vs Marvelight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SG Lighting
Control your smart lights with a variety of intuitive methods. Adjust colors based on music, photos, or voice commands. Schedule lighting changes and enjoy remote control up to 15 meters away.
- Color recognition based on rotation
- Music rhythm color synchronization
- Scheduled on/off timer
- Multiple color scene modes
- Shake phone to change color
- Voice control for color changes
- Remote control up to 15m+
- Photo color picking
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1) 灯光可以随着你的旋转识别你常用的颜色的选择；2）灯光可以随着优美的音乐节奏来变换颜色；3）带有定时开关可以设置好对应的场景来改变灯光的颜色；4）带有多种颜色的场景模式的选择；5）手机摇一摇可以改变灯光的颜色变换；6）可以用声音控制灯光的颜色的变换；7）远程操控不受方向的限制距离可以达到15米以上；8）照片取色灯光可以从手机上的照片中取色进行灯光的变换；
Marvelight
Control your smart mood lights and fixtures with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and lighting modes. Sync lights with music or sound, pick colors from your camera, and set timers for automated lighting.
- Set up to 16 million colors
- Adjust brightness
- Various light modes and scenes
- Color change with music/sound
- Pick color from camera
- Set light on/off timers
- Shake phone to change color
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Marvelight is a smart light APP. It controls mood lights and other light fixtures. With the APP and compatible light fixtures, you will enjoy a marvelous time! Its features: 1. Set color, max to 16 million colors ; 2. Tune brightness ; 3. Set various light modes and scenes ; 4. Change light color with music or sound ; 5. Pick color from camera to light ; 6. Set timer for light on/off ; 7. Shake phone to change light color ;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marvelight at 2.8 against SG Lighting's 2.0. Marvelight also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 9%) and ratings volume (440 vs 65). SG Lighting's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marvelight holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marvelight has 440 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of SG Lighting's written reviews are positive against 25% of Marvelight's.
SG Lighting ships an update every 3 days, Marvelight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SG Lighting | Marvelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (65 ratings) | 2.8 (440 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.7% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 440 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Broom Company of California, Inc. | Shenzhen Wanshun Zhilian Technology Co. LTD |
Customer experience
SG Lighting
Marvelight
Bugs and requests
SG Lighting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Marvelight
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights not responding to app commands
- Bluetooth connection frequently lost
- Timer feature not working as expected
- Certain colors not displaying properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Spotify and other music apps
- Improve music sync functionality
- Provide better instructions and troubleshooting guides
- Expand color and scene options
In-app purchases
SG Lighting
No in-app purchases
Marvelight
No in-app purchases
