Comparison

BTAir vs GVM LED

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

Head to head

BTAir

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 2.488 ratingsView app →

GVM LED

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.25 ratingsView app →

About

BTAir

Control CHAUVET DJ Bluetooth™ enabled lights directly from your phone or tablet. This app offers wireless lighting control without requiring any additional hardware, leveraging Bluetooth™ technology for seamless operation.

Highlights

Bluetooth™ wireless control
Control CHAUVET DJ lights
No additional hardware needed
Direct phone/tablet control
Cutting-edge lighting technology

Features

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CHAUVET DJ has a long history of developing cutting-edge lighting technologies. Once again CHAUVET DJ ushers in a new era of wireless lighting control with the introduction of BTAir, an app that uses Bluetooth™ wireless technology to control CHUAVET DJ Bluetooth™ enabled lights directly from a phone or tablet without any additional hardware needed.

About

GVM LED

Control photography lamps via Bluetooth connection. Adjust settings and manage your lighting equipment directly from your mobile device.

Highlights

Bluetooth lamp control
Photography lighting management
App-controlled lighting
GVM product integration

Features

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This is a software that can control the photography lamp. The app controls the photography lamp product with app function under GVM through Bluetooth connection.

Screenshots

BTAir1 screens

GVM LED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GVM LED at 3.2 against BTAir's 2.4. GVM LED also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). BTAir's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

GVM LED holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BTAir has 88 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of BTAir's written reviews are positive against 22% of GVM LED's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BTAir ships an update every 7 months, GVM LED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

BTAir versus GVM LED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BTAir	GVM LED
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.4 (88 ratings)	3.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	17.6% of reviews	21.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	88 — better	5
Update frequency	Every 7 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	24 MB	49 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Chauvet Professional	丹丹陈

Customer experience

BTAir

All ratings82 ratings

Positive22.0%

Neutral20.7%

Negative57.3%

Written reviews68 reviews

Positive17.6%

Neutral22.1%

Negative60.3%

GVM LED

All ratings4 ratings

Positive50.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative50.0%

Written reviews92 reviews

Positive21.7%

Neutral4.3%

Negative73.9%

User reviews

BTAir

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Easy to use for basic control
👍 Good for static color applications
👍 Convenient Bluetooth control
👍 Free app
👍 Simple UI

Room to improve

🐛 Unreliable connectivity
🐛 Frequent disconnections
🐛 App crashes often
🐛 Difficult to pair devices
🐛 Slow connection times

GVM LED

From 5 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Simple and intuitive control interface
🚀 Fast Bluetooth connection when working
🎨 Good color control and lighting customization
💡 Responsive developers who implement feature requests
🔧 Ability to rename lights for easy identification

Room to improve

🔐 Mandatory account registration and login requirement
🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connection failures
📧 Verification code delivery delays and failures
❌ Cannot control multiple lights independently at once
📱 App crashes during device syncing

Bugs and requests

BTAir

Reported bugs

63 issues

Playback organizer is buggy
App doesn't pair properly
App doesn't work with latest OS
App crashes 80% of the time
Zone chase option not working

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App doesn't run in background
Fade option doesn't work
Cannot rename or delete saved scenes
Latency in scene changes
White text on white background for editing
Bluetooth has weak signal
App keeps shutting down or refreshing
Sometimes doesn't find fixtures
App freezes during pairing
Will not pair at all
App drops out often
Has to be rebooted every service
Always have to repair lights
Takes a long time to connect to each light
App consistently crashes
Unreliable app
App shuts down at times
Controls rarely work correctly
Can't erase colors and start fresh
App shuts down or refreshes
Doesn't find fixtures
App freezes during pairing
Will not pair at all
App drops out often
Has to be rebooted every service
Always have to repair lights
Takes a long time to connect to each light
App consistently crashes
Unreliable app
App shuts down at times
Controls rarely work correctly
Can't erase colors and start fresh
Latest update is buggy
App drops out randomly
Struggles to find lights
Does not work on Android devices
Non-responsive design on iPhone
Crops buttons at the bottom on iPhone
Not intuitive that long presses allow more info
Broke with iOS 13
Cannot pair with any fixtures after iOS 13 update
App is not compatible with iOS 13
App is not compatible with new iPad iOS
App crashes when opening
Sound activated crashes
App crashes when selecting sound activated
App keeps crashing
App immediately shuts down
Color picker does not work on iPhone 5s
Zone chases do not work
Cannot choose certain sections and mix colors
Sound activated is delayed
Three-zone functionality not working
App closes out immediately on sound activated
Zonechase selection serves no purpose
Stuck on previous selected function
App crashes when opening
App crashes on sound activated setting

Requested features

27 requests

Control EZPar-56s, Par-56s, moving heads
Slower fade speed
Save fixed colors
Back button for prior color
Crossfade between fixed colors

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Allow app to run in background
Type in BPM for speed control
Landscape mode for iPad
Edit, rename, and delete scenes
Split screen functionality
Improve playback mode for rearranging scenes
Allow scenes to be edited instead of delete or rename
Color code scene icons
Improve color picker
Add preset colors
Improve color accuracy
Add tempo tap for effects
Three-zone functionality
Display three different colors simultaneously
Fade between color combinations
Access to onboard light programs
Live color wheel reaction
Fade option for fixed tab and scene playback
Fade between function selection
Improve sound activated feature
Add fade between function selection
Video tutorial for instructions

GVM LED

Reported bugs

12 issues

Login credentials rejected despite correct password
Verification code times out before use
App crashes during device synchronization
Cannot connect more than one light at a time
Bluetooth connection drops unexpectedly

Show 7 more

App freezes on main page or navigation tabs
Password matching validation fails despite identical entries
Login fails when using non-.com email addresses
App requires WiFi for login despite Bluetooth-only operation
In-app message/problem form always returns 'FAILED' status
Incompatibility with iPad Pro color adjustment
Recent update broke previously working connections

Requested features

10 requests

Remove mandatory login requirement for local Bluetooth control
Enable independent control of multiple lights simultaneously
Expand scene customization options beyond 8 presets
Add keyboard shortcuts and Stream Deck integration for streaming
Improve color wheel with more granular color selection

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Add dark mode option
Create desktop/PC version with better controls
Allow grouping of lights for synchronized control
Implement offline mode for Bluetooth-only operation
Add light naming persistence across app sessions

In-app purchases

None

BTAir

No in-app purchases

None

GVM LED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BTAir free?

BTAir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is GVM LED free?

GVM LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, BTAir or GVM LED?

GVM LED is rated higher. BTAir averages 2.4 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while GVM LED averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.

Do BTAir or GVM LED have ads?

Neither BTAir nor GVM LED shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BTAir or GVM LED?

BTAir ships an update every 7 months, and GVM LED every 2 months. Most recently, BTAir was updated on October 21, 2026 and GVM LED on October 24, 2026.