LotusLanternX vs Smart Night Light
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.
Smart Night Light
Control a variety of lighting effects, including color, white, and laser lights. Customize scenes, sync with music or sound, and set timers for a personalized ambiance.
- Color and white light control
- Laser light effects
- Music and sound synchronization
- Customizable scenes
- Timer and countdown functions
- Remote control integration
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Smart Night Light, a feast in the light world, make your life full of excitement Diversity, diversification, revel in the world of different lighting anytime, anywhere Color light, white light, laser, music, sound control, recommended scenes, more cool custom scenes, rich functions, easy to enjoy life Simple operation, fast link, seamless connection between the remote control and App, and enjoy a fast experience Timer, countdown, accompany you to sleep, accompany you every moment of your life
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Night Light at 3.1 against LotusLanternX's 2.5. Smart Night Light also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 28%). LotusLanternX's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 343) and chart position (#37 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Smart Night Light holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LotusLanternX has 6K ratings behind it against 343, 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 46% of Smart Night Light's.
LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, Smart Night Light every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LotusLanternX | Smart Night Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6K ratings) | 3.1 (343 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.7% of reviews | 46.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 343 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #37 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Bolong Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LotusLanternX
Smart Night Light
User reviews
LotusLanternX
From 6K 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
Smart Night Light
From 343 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🎨 Variety of color options
- 🔊 Good speaker quality
- 👍 Convenient app control
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔄 Frequent app updates
- ⏱️ Auto-off feature too short
- 🔇 Loud Bluetooth mode announcement
- 🌟 Limited star color options
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
Smart Night Light
Reported bugs
3 issues- Wave/motion effect stops working
- App fails to connect to device
- Lights/animations stop functioning after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save custom color settings
- Add alarm/timer functionality
- Allow changing star color
- Improve Bluetooth music integration
In-app purchases
LotusLanternX
No in-app purchases
Smart Night Light
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LotusLanternX free?
Is Smart Night Light free?
Which has better reviews, LotusLanternX or Smart Night Light?
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