LotusLanternX vs Apollo Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Control RGB(W) LED strips
- Adjust brightness and color
- Music rhythm function
- Microphone rhythm function
- Built-in transition patterns
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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.
Apollo Lighting
Control your smart lights with intuitive features. Set schedules, sync colors to music, and change hues with sound or phone shakes. Personalize your lighting experience from photos on your device.
- Recognizes usual color choices
- Changes color with music rhythm
- Timer for scheduled on/off
- Scenario modes with multiple colors
- Shake phone to change color
- Sound-controlled color changes
- Remote control up to 15 meters
- Change light color from photos
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1) Lights can recognize your usual color choices as you operate; 2) Lights can change color with beautiful music rhythm; 3) With timers switch, can be setting lights turn on off on time; 4) Selection of scenario modes with multiple colors; 5) A shake of the mobile phone can change the color of the light; 6) The color change of light can be controlled by sound; 7) The distance of remote control without direction limitation can reach more than 15 meters; 8) Lights can be changed from the photo on the mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Apollo Lighting at 3.2 against LotusLanternX's 2.6. Apollo Lighting also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 28%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). LotusLanternX's advantage is chart position (#26 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Apollo Lighting holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.8K and 6.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of LotusLanternX's written reviews are positive against 39% of Apollo Lighting's.
LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, Apollo Lighting every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | LotusLanternX | Apollo Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5.8K ratings) | 3.2 (6.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.7% of reviews | 39.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K | 6.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Wanshun Zhilian Technology Co. LTD |
Customer experience
LotusLanternX
Apollo Lighting
User reviews
LotusLanternX
From 5.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to control lights
- 💡 Variety of color options
- 🎨 Customizable lighting effects
- ⏰ Scheduling feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔌 Lights stop working over time
- 🎵 Limited music integration
- 🌈 Inaccurate color representation
Apollo Lighting
From 6.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Variety of color options
- 🌈 Cool lighting effects
- ⏰ Useful timer feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔌 Music sync not working
- 🎨 Limited color customization
- 🔀 Accidental connection to other users' lights
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
Apollo Lighting
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lights randomly turning off
- Colors not displaying correctly
- App freezing and crashing
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save custom colors
- Music sync support for Spotify
- More advanced lighting modes and patterns
- Separate user profiles to avoid interfering with others
In-app purchases
LotusLanternX
No in-app purchases
Apollo Lighting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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