Comparison

Oelo vs MyWAC Lighting

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

Head to head
About

Oelo

Design custom holiday lighting with a multi-color system that allows infinite color mixing and movement. Save favorite patterns and schedule your lights to turn on and off automatically for convenience.

Highlights
  • Multi-color lighting system
  • Infinite color mixing
  • Add movement to lights
  • Create custom lighting programs
  • Save favorite patterns
  • Schedule automatic on/off times
Features
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Unlike other permanent holiday lights, Oelo is the only multi-color system that lets you mix and match infinite color options while adding movement to create your own custom lighting programs. With the app, you can save your favorite patterns for ease, and you can set your system to turn on (and off) by itself for added convenience.

About

MyWAC Lighting

Control your lighting devices via the cloud or locally. Group lights for unified management and create custom presets for color and tunable white. Automate lighting based on wall station triggers.

Highlights
  • Cloud or local control
  • Group lighting control
  • Custom color presets
  • Tunable white presets
  • Wall station automation
Features
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Connect your lighting devices to the cloud or choose to control locally only. Group lights across devices for unified control in the app. Custom preset pallets for full color and tunable white lights. Configure your Wi-Fi or WAC Home wallstation to trigger automatons on your devices. Currently Supported Products: CTR-WDMX-3CH - Wireless DMX LED Controller LED-WCT-WT - Wi-Fi Wallstation Colorscaping Landscape Transformer

Screenshots

Oelo4 screens
MyWAC Lighting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oelo at 60% against MyWAC Lighting's 4%. Oelo also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). MyWAC Lighting's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 16). 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

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

Oelo holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Oelo's written reviews are positive against 4% of MyWAC Lighting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oelo ships an update every 2 months, MyWAC Lighting every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Oelo versus MyWAC Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOeloMyWAC Lighting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better2.1 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better4.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1658 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOelo LLCWAC Lighting

Customer experience

Oelo

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

MyWAC Lighting

All ratings57 ratings
Positive21.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative68.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive4.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

Oelo

No in-app purchases

None

MyWAC Lighting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oelo free?
Oelo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyWAC Lighting free?
MyWAC Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oelo or MyWAC Lighting?
Oelo is rated higher. Oelo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while MyWAC Lighting averages 2.1 from 58 ratings.
Do Oelo or MyWAC Lighting have ads?
Neither Oelo nor MyWAC Lighting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oelo or MyWAC Lighting?
Oelo ships an update every 2 months, and MyWAC Lighting every 3 weeks. Most recently, Oelo was updated on October 9, 2026 and MyWAC Lighting on October 23, 2026.

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