ACL vs SmartLoop Firmware Utility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACL
Control LED lighting systems via Wi-Fi using your iPhone or iPad. Offers multiple modes including RGB, color temperature, and dimming, with customizable scenes and dynamic effects.
- Wi-Fi lighting control
- RGB, CT, and DIM modes
- Scene saving and loading
- Dynamic lighting effects
- Static color adjustment
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The software is used to control lighting through the iPhone or iPad by connecting the corresponding WiFi. The software only support ACL-WIFI-103 series LED controller products, using AP or STA network mode. The software integrates three kinds mode: RGB mode, CT mode(color temperature mode), DIM mode(single color mode).RGB mode have nine scenes to save or load. CT mode have three scenes to save or load. RGB mode support static color adjust and many dynamic styles select.the user even can make any jump,gradual or strobe dynamic styles.
SmartLoop Firmware Utility
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SmartLoop Firmware Utility is used to scan your regions in any SmartLoop Control system to identify if there are any Firmware updates available. This simple process will keep your system running with the most current firmware, patching any bugs and implementing security improvements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ACL at 8.0 against SmartLoop Firmware Utility's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ACL ships an update every 4 months, SmartLoop Firmware Utility every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACL | SmartLoop Firmware Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allanson International Inc | Keystone Technologies, LLC |
In-app purchases
ACL
No in-app purchases
SmartLoop Firmware Utility
No in-app purchases
