Diode Dynamics vs Metra Heise Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diode Dynamics
Control Bluetooth-enabled LED lighting with a wide range of customization. Choose from an unlimited color palette, create dynamic lighting effects like fades and strobes, or sync your lights to music. Manage multiple controllers individually or group them for a unified look.
- Unlimited color selection
- Custom fade, strobe, and flash modes
- Music synchronization
- Control multiple controllers
- Group controllers for unified control
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With this app, you can fully control bluetooth-enabled Diode Dynamics LED Lighting! Use the color wheel to choose from an unlimited array of colors, build custom fade, strobe, and flashing modes, or sync to music. Connect to multiple Diode Dynamics Bluetooth controllers or BT-enabled LED lamps, controlling them individually or grouping together, to achieve your custom look!
Metra Heise Connect
Control Heise LED lighting products remotely from your smartphone or tablet. The app automatically detects lighting types and allows for group control of various products.
- Remote control for Heise LED lighting
- Automatic lighting type detection (RGB, RGBW, Chasing)
- Group control of multiple products
- Wireless streaming connection
- Free to download
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All-new, free downloadable app for smartphones & tablets that allows users to remotely control Heise LED lighting products. The app automatically connects via wireless streaming and detects if a product connected to the control box is RGB, RGBW, or Chasing, allowing groups of all products to be used and controlled within the same mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Diode Dynamics at 2.9 against Metra Heise Connect's 2.1. Diode Dynamics also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 14) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Metra Heise Connect's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months) and review sentiment (40% vs 26%). 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.
Diode Dynamics holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Diode Dynamics's written reviews are positive against 40% of Metra Heise Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Diode Dynamics ships an update every 34 months, Metra Heise Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diode Dynamics | Metra Heise Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (59 ratings) — better | 2.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diode Dynamics LLC | Metra Electronics Corp. |
Customer experience
Diode Dynamics
Metra Heise Connect
In-app purchases
Diode Dynamics
No in-app purchases
Metra Heise Connect
No in-app purchases
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