Smart Elfin vs MG Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Elfin
Control smart home devices like lights and fans via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Manage power, brightness, color temperature, and fan speed. Schedule automatic turn-off times for convenience.
- Device power on/off
- Adjust light brightness
- Adjust color temperature
- Control fan speed
- Scheduled shutdown timers
- Quick device setup
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# Bluetooth 2.4G Devices For successful pairing, click the Pairing button within 5 seconds after powering on the device. Key Features: 1. Device Control: Turn on/off, adjust light brightness/color temperature & fan speed levels 2. Scheduled Shutdown: Set custom timers for automatic turn-off 3. Quick Setup: Add devices instantly in Settings or via "Add Device > Manual Setup" # WiFi+Bluetooth Dual-Mode Devices For successful pairing, go to "Add Device > Discover Devices" within 1 minute after power-on. Key Features: 1. Device Control: Turn on/off, adjust light brightness/color temperature & fan speed levels 2. Scheduled Shutdown: Set custom timers for automatic turn-off
MG Light
Wirelessly control smart lights and luminaires via Bluetooth. Adjust color, brightness, and create custom scenes. Supports individual lights, groups, and music synchronization.
- Wireless Bluetooth control
- Individual and group light management
- Variable color and brightness adjustment
- Scene creation and recall
- Music synchronization
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This Magic light is an app that wirelessly controls smart luminaires via Bluetooth, allowing for luminaires, single lights, groupings, scenes, and music controls. Simultaneous control of multiple wireless luminaires for variable color, brightness adjustment, on/off luminaires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MG Light at 50% against Smart Elfin's 5%. MG Light also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.4). Smart Elfin's advantage is ratings volume (139 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
MG Light holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Elfin has 139 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Smart Elfin's written reviews are positive against 50% of MG Light's.
Smart Elfin ships an update fortnightly, MG Light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Elfin | MG Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (139 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quspeed Future Artificial Intelligence Technology Guangzhou Co., Ltd. | 成旭 刘 |
Customer experience
Smart Elfin
MG Light
Bugs and requests
Smart Elfin
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes on startup
- Bluetooth not detected or enabled
- App says update needed but none available
- Language changes to Chinese/Japanese unexpectedly
- Cannot register or log in
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- App loses connection to devices
- Buttons/controls unresponsive
- Device control functions backwards
- Fan on/off non-functional
- Lights blinking/changing colors on their own
- App doesn't sync with devices
- Privacy policy screen blank or buttons not working
- App requests excessive permissions
- Brightness reverts to full in pulsating mode
- Cannot control two lights independently
- Remount control mixes with TV functions
Requested features
6 requests- Adjust brightness in pulsating mode
- Lighter/darker color options
- Improve app for US market
- Provide clear instructions/tutorials
- Fix language issues (English support)
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- Allow control of multiple lights independently
MG Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Elfin
No in-app purchases
MG Light
No in-app purchases
