My smartLED vs Ambien Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Ambien Light
Control your light bars with this application. Adjust single colors, combined colors, and select from various default modes. Explore a wide range of custom display options for your lighting.
- Single color adjustment
- Combined color control
- Default lighting modes
- Custom display methods
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This App is used to control the lights, which can adjust the single color, combined color, default mode of the light bar, and a wealth of custom display methods
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My smartLED at 26% against Ambien Light's 0%. Ambien Light's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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.
My smartLED ships an update every 3 months, Ambien Light every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My smartLED | Ambien Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (498 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 光奇 李 | 奇勇 颜 |
Customer experience
My smartLED
Ambien Light
Bugs and requests
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
Ambien Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My smartLED
No in-app purchases
Ambien Light
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My smartLED free?
Is Ambien Light free?
Do My smartLED or Ambien Light have ads?
Which is updated more often, My smartLED or Ambien Light?
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