Comparison

Hao Deng vs DIY LAMP

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

DIY LAMP

Control LED strip lights and lamps via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, color, dynamic modes, and scenes. Features include DIY mode, microphone sync, and a timer function for personalized lighting experiences.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LED control
  • Brightness and color adjustment
  • Dynamic modes and scenes
  • DIY mode
  • Microphone mode
  • Timer function
Features
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DIY LAMP is APP that can control LED strip light and LED lamp through Bluetooth. Users can control the lamp through APP. Such as brightness and color adjustment, dynamic mode and scenes, DIY mode, as well as microphone mode and timer function and so on.

Screenshots

Hao Deng3 screens
DIY LAMP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DIY LAMP at 5.0 against Hao Deng's 2.7. DIY LAMP also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Hao Deng's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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

DIY LAMP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hao Deng has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hao Deng ships an update every 2 months, DIY LAMP every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hao Deng versus DIY LAMP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHao DengDIY LAMP
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (83 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJM Zengge Co., Ltd奇勇 颜

Customer experience

Hao Deng

All ratings83 ratings
Positive38.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative55.4%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative56.5%

DIY LAMP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hao Deng

No in-app purchases

None

DIY LAMP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hao Deng free?
Hao Deng is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIY LAMP free?
DIY LAMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hao Deng or DIY LAMP?
DIY LAMP is rated higher. Hao Deng averages 2.7 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while DIY LAMP averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hao Deng or DIY LAMP have ads?
Neither Hao Deng nor DIY LAMP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hao Deng or DIY LAMP?
Hao Deng ships an update every 2 months, and DIY LAMP every 4 months. Most recently, Hao Deng was updated on November 2, 2026 and DIY LAMP on November 3, 2026.

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