LotusLanternX vs Asound
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.
Asound
This app helps you understand your daily noise exposure, its levels, and locations. It provides real-time decibel readings and a map of your noise journey to increase awareness and aid in planning. Users can also contribute to a broader understanding of sound exposure and its effects.
- Real-time decibel level indications
- Recorded daily noise journey on a map
- Noise exposure awareness
- Understanding of accumulated noise
- Contribution to community understanding of sound exposure
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Asound provides its users with an understanding of the accumulated noise experienced, its levels, and where it happened throughout the day. We are rarely aware of how much stress is caused due to accumulated noises we are exposed to in our surroundings. In addition to stress, there are levels of noise that can cause actual harm to the hearing, temporally or permanently. Asound provides noise exposure awareness through real-time decibel (dB) level indications as well as the recorded daily journey displayed on a map assisting with growing user awareness and daily planning. Users of Asound will be provided with the ability to contribute to the greater good and assist in general understanding of sound exposure types, how they impact people, and even how media-generated audio may influence behavior. A part of the Asound community will be invited to take an active part by registering and contributing to diverse topics of interest to them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Asound at 3.0 against LotusLanternX's 2.6. Asound also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 28%). LotusLanternX's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
Asound holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LotusLanternX has 5.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of LotusLanternX's written reviews are positive against 50% of Asound's.
LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, Asound every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LotusLanternX | Asound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5.8K ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. | Mobile Research Labs Ltd. |
Customer experience
LotusLanternX
Asound
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
Asound
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LotusLanternX
No in-app purchases
Asound
No in-app purchases
Questions
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