AppLights Personalized vs WLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AppLights Personalized
Create personalized holiday messages to project onto any flat surface, indoors or outdoors. Easily customize text, choose icons, and select colors for a unique festive display. Perfect for adding a special touch to your Christmas decorations.
- Custom message projection
- Holiday icons selection
- Color customization
- Adjustable scroll speed
- Preset options
- No character limit
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Customize a personal holiday message to project on any flat surface—inside or outside. The Personalized ProjectionTM app works exclusively with Personalized ProjectionTM holiday lighting to create unique messages for holidays and celebrations. It’s super easy to set up and manage. Just type in your custom message, choose from a selection of holiday icons, select your color preference and you’re ready to go. Perfect for adding a personal touch to indoor or outdoor Christmas decorating. Includes preset options. • App-controlled • Projects custom holiday messages • 12 preset colors • Cool and warm white selections • Loops continuously • Scroll speed adjustment • Includes preset options • No character limit • Projects up to 10 feet wide • Displays on any flat surface • Easy setup • Energy-efficient LED
WLED
Control and manage all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This companion app works with the open-source WLED software for microcontrollers, offering automatic device detection, customizable names, and software update assistance.
- Automatic device detection
- Centralized light list
- Software update assistant
- Customizable device names
- Hide or delete devices
- Light and dark mode
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With the WLED app, you can easily and efficiently manage and control all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This is a companion app for the free and open source WLED software for ESP8266/32 microcontrollers. WLED automatically detects and updates the device list, and offers customizable names, a hide or delete feature, and a light and dark mode. It can also help you install new software updates to your devices. Plus, it supports both phones and tablets. Main Features: - Automatic device detection (mDNS) - All lights are accessible from one list - Software Update Assistant - Custom names - Hide or delete devices - Light and dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WLED at 51% against AppLights Personalized's 0%. WLED also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months). AppLights Personalized's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AppLights Personalized ships an update every 35 months, WLED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppLights Personalized | WLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gemmy Industries Corporation | Christophe Gagnier |
Customer experience
AppLights Personalized
WLED
Bugs and requests
AppLights Personalized
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WLED
Reported bugs
42 issues- Unable to connect to LEDs
- Lights randomly turn on
- Connectivity issues, needs re-pairing
- App doesn't work, glitchy
- Brightness control issues
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- Lights flicker after update
- Cannot find discover lights option
- Not connected to iPhone, setup issues
- App won't load, vanishes
- None of my devices show up
- Shows up blank, manual add only
- No longer finds WLED devices
- App doesn't work, no devices showing
- Confusing app, turns off
- App is unusable after update, errors
- App stopped picking up signal
- Only connects when at home
- Doesn't pick up esp8266
- Sound react option missing
- Time and macros section not working
- Update won't update
- Goes offline from time to time
- Update breaks app, beta works
- Drops connection, cannot adjust lights
- Latest release freezes, unstable wifi
- Loading WLED UI stuck
- Inconsistent connection after new update
- Lost all config after update
- Lost all presets after update
- Devices missing and disappearing
- Update ruined everything, random disconnects
- App constantly crashes, won't load
- Stopped working after update
- New upgrade feature killed device
- Inconsistent, can't find boards
- Cannot connect lights, IP address doesn't work
- Missing schedule function
- App doesn't work at all
- Doesn't work properly with WLED 0.14
- App won't allow changing anything, freezes
- Hidden devices reappear
- App goes offline and never connects again
Requested features
6 requests- User-friendly interface
- Simple interface with advanced option
- Widget features for Home Screen
- Sound react option
- Remote control when away from WiFi
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- Timer or schedule function
In-app purchases
AppLights Personalized
No in-app purchases
WLED
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AppLights Personalized free?
Is WLED free?
Do AppLights Personalized or WLED have ads?
Which is updated more often, AppLights Personalized or WLED?
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