Hao Deng vs Keepsmile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hao Deng
Effortlessly manage your smart LED lights with a vast array of color and brightness options. Create custom scenes, group bulbs by room, and utilize security or wake-up lighting features. Sync lights to music or ambient room colors for a dynamic experience.
- 16 million color choices
- Brightness control
- Customizable scenes
- Multi-room grouping
- Security lighting timers
- Wake-up/turn-down lighting
- Music sync (MIC mode)
- Camera color detection
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Controlling your smart LED has never been easier. 16 million amazing color choices, coolwhite or warmwhite, or many other tones in between. Select any color you want, vary the brightness, store favorite scenes, or choose one of the preset color sequences. MULTI-ROOM / MULTI-SCENE Control the bulbs individually, or group them together. Create individual moods for different rooms. Full control, at your finger tip. SECURITY LIGHTING Going out of town? Set the smart LED to come on and off at certain times, and no one will know you are away. Set individual timers for daily, weekdays, weekends, or specific days. PERFECT WAKE-UP or TURN-DOWN LIGHTING Setup the smart LED to gently turn on the room lighting in the morning, or reduce brightness in the evenings. Perfect way to start the day or settle into the evening. PARTY TOOL Having a party? Set the device to MIC mode, where it’ll listen to the surrounding music and change colors to match the beat. Want lighting to match the color of the room? Easy, use the camera from the APP to detect the surrounding color, which then auto-updates the LED device to matching colors. SHARE Have you created the perfect scene using your lights? Have multiple users at home? No problem, use the email to share devices with other members of your household. SECURE Setup passwords to ensure only authorized persons have access to your smart lighting network.
Keepsmile
Control a wide range of smart lighting products, including strip lights, bulbs, and lamps. Adjust colors, brightness, and settings for various lighting types like pool lamps and car lights.
- Control strip lights
- Manage LED bulbs
- Operate floor lamps
- Adjust wake lights
- Control star lights
- Manage car lights
- Operate pool lamps
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Keepsmile app makes it easy to take full advantage of Keepsmile products: Strip lights,Led bulb,Floor lamp,Wake light, Stars Light, Car light,Ceiling light(RGBCW),Flood light,Magic Ball light,Ceiling light(CCT),Ceiling light(RGB+CW),Pool lamp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hao Deng at none against Keepsmile's shown. Hao Deng also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 20%) and rating (2.7 vs 2.5). Keepsmile's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 78). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Hao Deng holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keepsmile has 4.8K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Hao Deng's written reviews are positive against 20% of Keepsmile's.
Hao Deng ships an update every 6 weeks, Keepsmile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hao Deng | Keepsmile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (78 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better | 20.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | 深圳市优智达科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Hao Deng
Keepsmile
Bugs and requests
Hao Deng
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Keepsmile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights randomly change color
- App crashes or freezes
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Inability to log in or register
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options
- Ability to create custom light patterns
- Integration with smart home platforms
- Option to disable ads
In-app purchases
Hao Deng
No in-app purchases
Keepsmile
No in-app purchases
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