Comparison

MESHLE vs LiFE Lighting

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

Head to head
About

MESHLE

Control your RGB, RGBW, and CCT LED strips with precision. Set hue, brightness, and create custom scenes or animations. Schedule lighting changes and enjoy sound visualization. Manage multiple strips and groups easily.

Highlights
  • Full control of 16 million colors
  • Customizable scenes and animations
  • Scheduled lighting changes (timers)
  • Sound visualization for music
  • Group management for multiple strips
  • Over-the-air firmware updates
Features
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Enjoy the simplicity of controlling your RGB-, RGBW-, CCT- or Single Color-LED strips. MESHLE app allows you to precisely set the hue and the brightness of one or multiple LED strips that are connected to MESHLE flex, MESHLE flex PLUS or MESHLE flex PRO Bluetooth LED Controller. Manage all your LED strips With MESHLE app you can easily organize all your LED strips into groups and name it the way you want. Full control of 16 million colors Set the hue and the brightness of any color you like. Choose your favorite from 16 million colors. Timers (At specified times or automatically at sunrise/sunset.) Configure the controller to enter any desired state (like on, off, specific color, animation etc.) at specified times or automatically at sunrise/ sunset based on your location. Set fade-in and fade-out time. Scenes Create your own scenes like sunset or sunrise by picking and saving specific colors and brightness of your LED strips. Change the ambience with a single tap to match your mood. Animations Enjoy lighting animation like ocean waves, candlelight, fire, polar lights and many more. Use TV-simulation to simulate presence at home when you are on a vacation. Sound Visualisation Listen to your favorite music with colorful sound visualization of your LED strips. Control all your lights with a single tap Apply light adjustments or scenes to the whole group that you have created. Control your lights simultaneously or individually. Firmware Updates Over The Air (OTA) MESHLE flex’s firmware can be easily updated via smartphone. In this way, new features and functions of the device can be made available at any time. MESHLE flex Bluetooth LED Controllers are available at https://meshle.com/product-category/controller/

About

LiFE Lighting

This app offers effortless control over your smart home lighting system. Manage your lights, create custom scenes, and set schedules to enhance your living space. Enjoy a seamless and intuitive smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Effortless smart home control
  • Manage lighting
  • Create custom scenes
  • Set schedules
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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Effortlessly Control Your Smart Home

Screenshots

MESHLE4 screens
LiFE Lighting2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LiFE Lighting at weekly against MESHLE's fortnightly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MESHLE against 5.0 for LiFE Lighting. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MESHLE ships an update fortnightly, LiFE Lighting weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MESHLE versus LiFE Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMESHLELiFE Lighting
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMESHLE GmbHTENSES LIMITED

Customer experience

MESHLE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LiFE Lighting

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

In-app purchases

None

MESHLE

No in-app purchases

None

LiFE Lighting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MESHLE free?
MESHLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiFE Lighting free?
LiFE Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MESHLE or LiFE Lighting?
MESHLE and LiFE Lighting are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MESHLE or LiFE Lighting have ads?
Neither MESHLE nor LiFE Lighting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MESHLE or LiFE Lighting?
MESHLE ships an update fortnightly, and LiFE Lighting weekly. Most recently, MESHLE was updated on October 29, 2026 and LiFE Lighting on October 30, 2026.

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