Comparison

MESHLE vs ECS

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

Head to head
About

MESHLE

Control and customize your LED strips with a wide range of colors, brightness levels, and dynamic animations. Schedule lighting changes, create custom scenes, and sync lights with music. Manage multiple strips and groups easily.

Highlights
  • Full control of 16 million colors
  • Customizable scenes and animations
  • Timers for scheduled lighting changes
  • Sound visualization for music sync
  • 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

ECS

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EBELONG concentrates on energy harvesting and smart home solutions. Our revolutionary wireless and battery-free energy harvesting technology provides effective solutions for various smart home. We have designed a whole range of wireless products to make a building or home smart, including * Different standard self-powered switches, * sensors, relay switches, smart plugs for automatic or remote control of lights, * heating, roller blinds, home access and so on. This app pairs hardware devices via Bluetooth. * Easy and quick pairing * Debugging device function * Save device info on local

Screenshots

MESHLE4 screens
ECS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MESHLE at fortnightly against ECS's every 6 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MESHLE ships an update fortnightly, ECS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MESHLE versus ECS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMESHLEECS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMESHLE GmbHShenzhen Ebelong Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

MESHLE

No in-app purchases

None

ECS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MESHLE free?
MESHLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECS free?
ECS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MESHLE or ECS have ads?
Neither MESHLE nor ECS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MESHLE or ECS?
MESHLE ships an update fortnightly, and ECS every 6 weeks. Most recently, MESHLE was updated on September 1, 2026 and ECS on September 18, 2026.

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