Comparison

Home Linking vs WLED+

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

Head to head
About

Home Linking

This application acts as a central hub for managing your smart home devices. Connect your phone to various smart hardware and control them all through a single, intuitive interface for a more connected living experience.

Highlights
  • Smart hardware hub
  • Connect phone to devices
  • Control smart gear
  • Seamless device management
Features
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HomeLinking is your household's smart hardware hub. Connect your phone to devices via the app and control all your smart gear seamlessly.

About

WLED+

Manage and control WLED devices with an enhanced interface and features. Organize devices, preview effects, and automate preset saving. Optimized for various screen sizes and compatible with WLED v0.13.3+.

Highlights
  • Improved user interface
  • Effect previews
  • Device grouping
  • Layout support for segment configurations
  • Automatic segment gap finding
  • Playlist saving for presets
  • Random preset cycling
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WLED+ is an independent, modern app for controlling WLED LED strips, matrices, and light installations from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It talks directly to your devices over your local network. Device control stays local, with no account, no cloud control, and no ad tracking. WHY WLED+ WLED+ is built as a native companion app for WLED, with a polished interface for newcomers and deeper controls for makers. FEATURES - Visual layout editor: see your segments on a canvas, tap to select them, and drag to reshape your strip or matrix. - Live preview: watch your device's real LED colors stream onto the canvas as you edit. - Animated effect previews: see what an effect looks like before you apply it. - Smart segments: automatically fill gaps in your layout or split the largest segment when you add a new one. - Device groups: organize and control multiple devices together. - Presets and playlists: save favorite looks and auto-add new presets to a playlist. - Randomizer: automatically cycle through your presets. - Full control: brightness, colors, palettes, effects, nightlight, and per-segment settings. - Sound-reactive effect support for WLED SR. PRIVACY FIRST No login. Device control stays on your local network. Crash reports are used only to improve reliability and are never sold. Works with WLED and WLED SR firmware v0.13.3 and above, and is optimized for screens of all sizes. Made by an independent husband-and-wife team from Venice, CA. WLED+ is an independent companion app for WLED and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the WLED project; all credit for the firmware goes to the WLED community.

Screenshots

Home Linking4 screens
WLED+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WLED+ at 88% against Home Linking's 16%. WLED+ also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Home Linking's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 12). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Home Linking sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. WLED+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WLED+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Home Linking's written reviews are positive against 88% of WLED+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Linking ships an update every 2 months, WLED+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Home Linking versus WLED+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome LinkingWLED+
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (44 ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.3% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB53 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIDEALLUX INC.Pixel Heart LLC

Customer experience

Home Linking

All ratings44 ratings
Positive20.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive16.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative76.7%

WLED+

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Home Linking

One-time9
  • 7D STD PLAN (M1)$0.99
  • 7D STD PLAN (M1)2 variants$2.99
  • 7D STD PLAN (M1)$3.99
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  • 30D STD PLAN (M1)$5.99
  • 30D STD PLAN (M1)$6.99
  • 30D STD PLAN(M6)$13.99
  • 30D STD PLAN(Y1)$23.99
  • 7D STD PLAN (Y1)$29.99
  • 30D STD PLAN (Y1)$59.99
None

WLED+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Linking free?
Home Linking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WLED+ free?
WLED+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Linking or WLED+?
WLED+ is rated higher. Home Linking averages 2.0 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while WLED+ averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do Home Linking or WLED+ have ads?
Neither Home Linking nor WLED+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Linking or WLED+?
Home Linking ships an update every 2 months, and WLED+ fortnightly. Most recently, Home Linking was updated on October 15, 2026 and WLED+ on October 16, 2026.

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