nLights vs My smartLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nLights
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Use this app with the nLights software from GitHub to control your Raspberry Pi Led Strip lights. To download the software for the Raspberry Pi, please visit: https://github.com/snul/nlights
My smartLED
Control your wireless LED lights via Bluetooth. Adjust colors, brightness, and dynamic lighting effects like jump, fade, and strobe. Explore unique modes such as voice, twinkle, and meteor for personalized ambiance.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Color adjustment
- Brightness control
- Dynamic light modes (jump, fade, strobe)
- Special modes (voice, twinkle, meteor)
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This is an LED Bluetooth lighting control software. Connect to our wireless devices. You can adjust the color of the lights as needed, such as red, green, blue, yellow, purple, cyan, white, etc. It can also adjust the brightness. You can also adjust the light change mode, such as jump, fade, strobe, etc. You can set the light voice mode, twinkle mode, Meteor mode and so on. This software is relatively simple to use, first open our Bluetooth light fixtures, make sure that the mobile phone Bluetooth is turned on, open our software, our software automatically links to our Bluetooth light fixtures. If the connection is successful, you can control the lighting effects through your phone. Thank you
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: nLights at monthly against My smartLED's every 3 months. My smartLED's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.3). On price, ads, 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.
nLights ships an update monthly, My smartLED every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nLights | My smartLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.4 (456 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 456 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukas Lins | 光奇 李 |
Bugs and requests
nLights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
My smartLED
Reported bugs
5 issues- Twinkle mode not working
- Meteor control stopped working
- Light 1 and Light 2 buttons not functioning
- App not connecting to Bluetooth
- Lights revert to static settings when app is closed
Requested features
5 requests- Add custom color modes
- Integrate with Apple CarPlay
- Add ability to control individual lights
- Improve music sync functionality
- Slower twinkle mode options
In-app purchases
nLights
No in-app purchases
My smartLED
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is nLights free?
Is My smartLED free?
Do nLights or My smartLED have ads?
Which is updated more often, nLights or My smartLED?
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