My smartLED vs NX Smart
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.
NX Smart
Control your intelligent home products with your smartphone. Easily pair devices, set schedules, and manage multiple scenes. Share control with family members and integrate with voice assistants.
- Smartphone control
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
- Quick and easy setup
- Schedules and timers
- Multiple device control scenes
- Family member sharing
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Enhance your life with intelligent NX Smart Home products. - Use this app to pair your product and control it with your Smartphone and/or with Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. - Quick and easy set up. - Set schedules, timers and miltilple device control scenes easily. - Share device control between family members. - Australian based support office.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My smartLED at 2.4 against NX Smart's 1.0. My smartLED also leads on ratings volume (489 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). NX Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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.
My smartLED holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My smartLED has 489 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
My smartLED ships an update every 3 months, NX Smart every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My smartLED | NX Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (489 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 489 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 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 | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 光奇 李 | Directed Electronics Australia |
Customer experience
My smartLED
NX Smart
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
NX Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My smartLED
No in-app purchases
NX Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My smartLED free?
Is NX Smart free?
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Do My smartLED or NX Smart have ads?
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