Comparison

Sengled Home vs Fanlight Sync

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sengled Home

Control and manage all your smart home devices from a single app. Adjust colors, set schedules, and automate actions based on sensor events. Integrate with voice assistants for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart devices
  • Customizable color and temperature settings
  • Room and device grouping
  • Sensor-triggered automation
  • Scheduling and scene creation
  • Wake-up and sleep routines
  • Integration with voice assistants
Features
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Sengled Home is the latest smart home control app that replaces the earlier version -- Element Home. Sengled Home is a residential smart-products management platform, which provides you with an integrated mobile app to control, manage and monitor your Sengled smart products. With easy set-up, Sengled Home is able to quickly connect your smart products to the Internet, implement real-time communication between your cell phone and household devices through the cloud platform, and achieve remote controlling and monitoring. Moreover, it is able to customize a fully automatic control system based on your personal habits. CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS FROM ANYWHERE ON THIS PLANET Either 1 foot away from your Sengled smart device, or 10,000 miles away from your home, as long as you have internet, you can control or check the status of your devices. COLOR, COLOR TEMPERATURE AND BEYOND Transform your mobile device into a color palette, and your bulbs, your canvas. Choose from 16 million colors—or choose from Warm White to Day Light—and change the colors of your bulbs to match any mood you have. ROOM ARRANGEMENT AND GROUPING Sengled Home App enables you to easily bundle your smart LED lightbulbs into pre-set rooms, or create your own user defined rooms for grouping purposes. FRONT PAGE OR WIDGET CONTROLS MOST OF YOUR DEVICES With a simplified and optimized UI design, you can access and control most of the functions from the front page of the Sengled Home App. Scene control and Mobile home page Widget control even makes this process easier. SMART LED GETS SMARTER WITH SENSORS Sengled smart LED lights with built-in motion sensor can not only push notifications for any motion event, but also setup actions after detecting motion events. For example, turn on the lights in your bedroom when motion is detected in your backyard in the middle of the night. Sengled smart door sensor can also be used to link with your smart LED lights for event triggered actions. SCHEDULES, SCENES AND ROUTINES Either setup daily routines, such as waking or sleeping routines, for the convenience, or setup automation routines, such as turning lights on/off when sensor events were detected. Scenes can be created for multi bulb or multi room control. WAKE UP & SLEEP Sengled smart LED bulbs can be programmed for gradual brightening and wake you up with lights naturally. Sleep schedule will control the Sengled smart LED bulbs in night light for delayed dimming. LIGHT EFFECTS Six light effects would help users to have more fun with their Sengled products during parties or holidays like Halloween and Christmas. 3rd PARTY PROGRAM: After configuring the Sengled Home App, all the settings can be easily ported over to 3rd party programs, like IFTTT. You can expand your home automation with many more capabilities. HELP WITH ALEXA, GOOGLE ASSISTANT, APPLE HOMEKIT AND MORE: In-app help page can walk you through the process of setting up Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and more. SAVE ENERGY Every time you turn your Sengled smart device on or off, an event will be logged. You can check the performance page to see your cumulative power consumption for different devices. Contact us: Our development needs your support. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated. Want to know more about Sengled smart products? Follow us on: Official Site: sengled.com Facebook: @Sengled Twitter: @SengledUSA Instagram: sengled YouTube: Sengled WeChat: Sengled生迪

About

Fanlight Sync

Control your fan and light kit remotely. Adjust fan speed, dim lights, and set schedules. Integrates with voice assistants and smart home systems for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • Fan on/off and speed control
  • Light dimming
  • Real-time scheduling
  • Group control for multiple devices
  • Smart mode for home security
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google)
  • IFTTT support for automation
Features
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After pairing with Satellite Wi-Fi Controller, you can turn your fan on/off, change speeds and control your light kit including dimming feature from your app. In addition, there are many features we support. ◎Schedule : Real‐time fan and light schedule ◎Group Control : Add your fans as ''favorite' group and turn it all ON/OFF. ◎Smart Mode for Home Security : Put your smart lights on/off randomly when you go on vacation, simulating someone being home. ◎Alexa and Google Voice Assistant Support : Turn your voice into a convenient remote control for your ceiling fan or lights. ◎IFTTT support (Beta) : Integrate Fanlight Sync with other home automation system as like Wink, SmartThings...etc. For example, setting the fan to work with Nest Learning Thermostat for more efficient functionality. Save energy by turning your fans and lights on automatically with motion sensor when you enter the room and off when you leave. Satellite Electronic (Zhongshan) has now grown to be one of the leading manufacturers of ceiling fan remote control and wall control system. We provide solutions for remote control. If you are interested in our products, please contact us anytime. Web Site : http://www.fan-light.com Facebook Fan Page : https://www.facebook.com/fanlight1991

Screenshots

Sengled Home4 screens
Fanlight Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sengled Home at 2.7 against Fanlight Sync's 2.0. Sengled Home also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (8.9K vs 4). Fanlight Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). 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

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

Sengled Home holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sengled Home has 8.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Sengled Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fanlight Sync's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sengled Home ships an update monthly, Fanlight Sync every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sengled Home versus Fanlight Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSengled HomeFanlight Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (8.9K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews9.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.9K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSengled Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.Fan Remote

Customer experience

Sengled Home

All ratings6,825 ratings
Positive52.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews1,472 reviews
Positive9.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative88.5%

Fanlight Sync

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Sengled Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent disconnection from WiFi
  • Inability to add or control new devices
  • Incorrect error messages and failed operations
  • Syncing issues between app and physical bulbs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved app UI and UX
  • More granular control over lighting
  • Restore missing widget functionality
  • Better integration with third-party platforms
  • Reliable customer support

Fanlight Sync

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sengled Home

No in-app purchases

None

Fanlight Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sengled Home free?
Sengled Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fanlight Sync free?
Fanlight Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sengled Home or Fanlight Sync?
Sengled Home is rated higher. Sengled Home averages 2.7 out of 5 from 8.9K ratings, while Fanlight Sync averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Sengled Home or Fanlight Sync have ads?
Neither Sengled Home nor Fanlight Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sengled Home or Fanlight Sync?
Sengled Home ships an update monthly, and Fanlight Sync every 7 months. Most recently, Sengled Home was updated on October 27, 2026 and Fanlight Sync on October 15, 2026.

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