My smartLED vs Marvelight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My smartLED
Control your wireless LED lights via Bluetooth. Adjust colors, brightness, and dynamic lighting effects like jump, fade, and strobe. Explore unique modes such as voice, twinkle, and meteor for personalized ambiance.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Color adjustment
- Brightness control
- Dynamic light modes (jump, fade, strobe)
- Special modes (voice, twinkle, meteor)
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This is an LED Bluetooth lighting control software. Connect to our wireless devices. You can adjust the color of the lights as needed, such as red, green, blue, yellow, purple, cyan, white, etc. It can also adjust the brightness. You can also adjust the light change mode, such as jump, fade, strobe, etc. You can set the light voice mode, twinkle mode, Meteor mode and so on. This software is relatively simple to use, first open our Bluetooth light fixtures, make sure that the mobile phone Bluetooth is turned on, open our software, our software automatically links to our Bluetooth light fixtures. If the connection is successful, you can control the lighting effects through your phone. Thank you
Marvelight
Control your smart mood lights and fixtures with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and lighting modes. Sync lights with music or sound, pick colors from your camera, and set timers for automated lighting.
- Set up to 16 million colors
- Adjust brightness
- Various light modes and scenes
- Color change with music/sound
- Pick color from camera
- Set light on/off timers
- Shake phone to change color
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Marvelight is a smart light APP. It controls mood lights and other light fixtures. With the APP and compatible light fixtures, you will enjoy a marvelous time! Its features: 1. Set color, max to 16 million colors ; 2. Tune brightness ; 3. Set various light modes and scenes ; 4. Change light color with music or sound ; 5. Pick color from camera to light ; 6. Set timer for light on/off ; 7. Shake phone to change light color ;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marvelight at 2.8 against My smartLED's 2.4. Marvelight also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Marvelight holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 443 and 440 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 26% and 25% positive.
My smartLED ships an update every 3 months, Marvelight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My smartLED | Marvelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (443 ratings) | 2.8 (440 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 443 — better | 440 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 光奇 李 | Shenzhen Wanshun Zhilian Technology Co. LTD |
Customer experience
My smartLED
Marvelight
User reviews
My smartLED
From 443 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
Marvelight
From 440 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🚀 Quick connection
- 💡 Customizable colors and scenes
- 🎨 Great lighting features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔥 App crashes and bugs
- 💔 Music feature not working
- 🤯 Inconsistent performance
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
Marvelight
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights not responding to app commands
- Bluetooth connection frequently lost
- Timer feature not working as expected
- Certain colors not displaying properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Spotify and other music apps
- Improve music sync functionality
- Provide better instructions and troubleshooting guides
- Expand color and scene options
In-app purchases
My smartLED
No in-app purchases
Marvelight
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My smartLED free?
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