Comparison

LotusLanternX vs 360LED

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
Currently charting
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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

360LED

Control and adjust various LED lighting products from your smart mobile devices. Change brightness for wall washers, floodlights, bulbs, and outdoor fixtures.

Highlights
  • Connect and control 360LED products
  • Adjust LED brightness
  • Control LED wall washers
  • Control LED floodlights
  • Control LED light bulbs
  • Control LED outdoor lighting
Features
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With 360LED App, all products from 360LED, LLC can be linked and controlled through smart mobile phones & tablets. Users can change the brightness of the products like LED wall washers, LED floodlights, LED light bulbs, LED outdoor lighting fixtures by using the 360LED app.

Screenshots

LotusLanternX4 screens
360LED3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 360LED at 100% against LotusLanternX's 28%. 360LED also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). LotusLanternX's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 1) and chart position (#30 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

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

360LED holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LotusLanternX has 6K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of 360LED's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, 360LED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LotusLanternX versus 360LED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLotusLanternX360LED
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developershenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd.360 LED LLC

Customer experience

LotusLanternX

All ratings5,845 ratings
Positive32.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative56.6%
Written reviews1,330 reviews
Positive27.7%
Neutral16.2%
Negative56.0%

360LED

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

360LED

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LotusLanternX

No in-app purchases

None

360LED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LotusLanternX free?
LotusLanternX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 360LED free?
360LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LotusLanternX or 360LED?
360LED is rated higher. LotusLanternX averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while 360LED averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LotusLanternX or 360LED have ads?
Neither LotusLanternX nor 360LED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LotusLanternX or 360LED?
LotusLanternX ships an update every 5 weeks, and 360LED every 2 months. Most recently, LotusLanternX was updated on October 22, 2026 and 360LED on October 8, 2026.

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