Comparison

LotusLanternX vs Hao Deng

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

Head to head
About

LotusLanternX

Control RGB(W) LED strips with your device. Adjust brightness, color, and choose from built-in transition patterns. Experience music and microphone rhythm modes for dynamic lighting effects.

Highlights
  • Control RGB(W) LED strips
  • Adjust brightness and color
  • Music rhythm function
  • Microphone rhythm function
  • Built-in transition patterns
Features
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Lotus Lantern BLE 4.0 is an intelligent APP to control RGB(W) LED strip. It can adjust the brightness and color of LED strip, also has the music and microphone rhythm function, and build in many transition patterns of color and brightness.

About

Hao Deng

Effortlessly manage your smart LED lights with a vast array of color and brightness options. Create custom scenes, group bulbs by room, and utilize security or wake-up lighting features. Sync lights to music or ambient room colors for a dynamic experience.

Highlights
  • 16 million color choices
  • Brightness control
  • Customizable scenes
  • Multi-room grouping
  • Security lighting timers
  • Wake-up/turn-down lighting
  • Music sync (MIC mode)
  • Camera color detection
Features
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Controlling your smart LED has never been easier. 16 million amazing color choices, coolwhite or warmwhite, or many other tones in between. Select any color you want, vary the brightness, store favorite scenes, or choose one of the preset color sequences. MULTI-ROOM / MULTI-SCENE Control the bulbs individually, or group them together. Create individual moods for different rooms. Full control, at your finger tip. SECURITY LIGHTING Going out of town? Set the smart LED to come on and off at certain times, and no one will know you are away. Set individual timers for daily, weekdays, weekends, or specific days. PERFECT WAKE-UP or TURN-DOWN LIGHTING Setup the smart LED to gently turn on the room lighting in the morning, or reduce brightness in the evenings. Perfect way to start the day or settle into the evening. PARTY TOOL Having a party? Set the device to MIC mode, where it’ll listen to the surrounding music and change colors to match the beat. Want lighting to match the color of the room? Easy, use the camera from the APP to detect the surrounding color, which then auto-updates the LED device to matching colors. SHARE Have you created the perfect scene using your lights? Have multiple users at home? No problem, use the email to share devices with other members of your household. SECURE Setup passwords to ensure only authorized persons have access to your smart lighting network.

Screenshots

LotusLanternX4 screens
Hao Deng3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: LotusLanternX at 6K against Hao Deng's 82. LotusLanternX also leads on chart position (#22 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hao Deng's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 28%). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for LotusLanternX against 2.7 for Hao Deng. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LotusLanternX has 6K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of LotusLanternX's written reviews are positive against 36% of Hao Deng's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, Hao Deng every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LotusLanternX versus Hao Deng: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLotusLanternXHao Deng
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6K ratings)2.7 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews36.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better82
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developershenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd.JM Zengge Co., Ltd

Customer experience

LotusLanternX

All ratings5,845 ratings
Positive32.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative56.6%
Written reviews1,341 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral16.1%
Negative56.2%

Hao Deng

All ratings83 ratings
Positive38.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative55.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative56.5%

Bugs and requests

LotusLanternX

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bluetooth connection problems
  • Lights randomly turning on/off
  • Inconsistent color output

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom color and pattern creation
  • Integration with smart home platforms
  • Ability to play own music
  • Improved scheduling options

Hao Deng

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LotusLanternX

No in-app purchases

None

Hao Deng

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LotusLanternX free?
LotusLanternX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hao Deng free?
Hao Deng is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LotusLanternX or Hao Deng?
Hao Deng is rated higher. LotusLanternX averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while Hao Deng averages 2.7 from 82 ratings.
Do LotusLanternX or Hao Deng have ads?
Neither LotusLanternX nor Hao Deng shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LotusLanternX or Hao Deng?
LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hao Deng every 2 months. Most recently, LotusLanternX was updated on October 26, 2026 and Hao Deng on October 25, 2026.

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