ILS vs Magic CarLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ILS
This app allows users to control smart LED lighting systems for automotive and motorsport applications. Customize colors, animations, and various settings for your LED controller.
- Control smart LED lighting
- Select colors
- Choose animations
- Customize settings
- Automotive applications
- Motorsport applications
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Companion App for Intelligent Lighting System’s LED controller for automotive and motorsport applications. Select colors, animations, and many other options on our smart LED controller.
Magic CarLight
Control your smart LED car lights with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and choose from pre-set or DIY light modes. Sync your lights with music or your voice for an immersive experience.
- Color and brightness control
- Multiple gorgeous light modes
- DIY custom light modes
- Music synchronization
- Microphone control
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Magic CarLight is a smart LED control software. It can control the color and brightness of the light, and there are multiple gorgeous light modes to choose from, and you can also DIY your favorite light mode. You can also control the lights through music and microphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ILS at 100% against Magic CarLight's 37%. ILS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Magic CarLight's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 6). 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.
ILS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ILS's written reviews are positive against 37% of Magic CarLight's.
ILS ships an update every 41 months, Magic CarLight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ILS | Magic CarLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.5 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INTELLIGENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ILS
Magic CarLight
In-app purchases
ILS
No in-app purchases
Magic CarLight
No in-app purchases
