Monster Smart App vs My smartLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Smart App
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members. The app offers a simple and quick connection process to your smart devices.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Automated timer functions
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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Monster Smart, Always Lead. Never Follow 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
My smartLED
Control compatible Bluetooth lighting products with features like device grouping, color and brightness adjustments, and dynamic lighting effects. It offers music-reactive lighting and an AI assistant for intuitive control. Basic functions work offline, while advanced features require an internet connection.
- Device and group organization
- Color and brightness control
- Customizable lighting effects
- Music-reactive lighting
- AI assistant for lighting needs
- Local data import/export
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MySmartLED controls compatible Bluetooth lighting products. • Devices and groups: organise lights by room or group, view connection status and control multiple lights together. • Colour and brightness: choose your colours, adjust brightness and save favourites. • Lighting effects: explore fades, breathing, jumps and flashing presets. • Music-reactive lighting: import local music or use your phone microphone to make lighting respond to sound. • AI assistant: describe your lighting needs with text or voice and confirm proposed actions when required. • Account and settings: email and Sign in with Apple, account linking, light/dark themes, and local data import and export. Basic Bluetooth control works offline without an account. AI and cloud services require an Internet connection. On-device speech recognition is preferred when supported, with cloud fallback. Available controls depend on the capabilities of your connected lighting hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monster Smart App at 4.6 against My smartLED's 2.3. Monster Smart App also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 498) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monster Smart App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Smart App has 26K ratings behind it against 498, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
Monster Smart App ships an update every 5 months, My smartLED every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Monster Smart App | My smartLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26K ratings) — better | 2.3 (498 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 498 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monster Inc. | 光奇 李 |
Customer experience
Monster Smart App
My smartLED
User reviews
Monster Smart App
From 26K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Decent functionality
- 💡 Customizable scenes
- 🔒 Works with Alexa
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Glitchy app
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 🔋 Poor adhesive quality
My smartLED
From 498 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 App works great
- 🚀 App connects quickly to lights
- 💡 Lots of customization options
- ⭐ Starlights work well
Room to improve
- 🐛 Twinkle/meteor effects not working
- 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 Dual color function not working
- 🐛 App not responsive/crashing
Bugs and requests
Monster Smart App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights disappearing from app
- Incorrect on/off status
- Frequent disconnections
- Incompatible with 5GHz WiFi
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Ability to control individual LEDs
- Improved music sync features
My smartLED
Reported bugs
5 issues- Twinkle mode not working
- Meteor control stopped working
- Light 1 and Light 2 buttons not functioning
- App not connecting to Bluetooth
- Lights revert to static settings when app is closed
Requested features
5 requests- Add custom color modes
- Integrate with Apple CarPlay
- Add ability to control individual lights
- Improve music sync functionality
- Slower twinkle mode options
In-app purchases
Monster Smart App
No in-app purchases
My smartLED
No in-app purchases
Questions
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