Comparison

My smartLED vs Alpine DVR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Color adjustment
  • Brightness control
  • Dynamic light modes (jump, fade, strobe)
  • Special modes (voice, twinkle, meteor)
Features
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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

About

Alpine DVR

Connect to your Alpine dashcam via Wi-Fi to view live video, adjust settings, capture photos, and review recordings. This utility app provides seamless control over your dashcam's features.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi connection to dashcam
  • Live video preview
  • Menu function settings
  • Online photo capture
  • Historical playback
Features
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适用于阿尔派记录仪机器,Wi-Fi连接下可以查看实时视频预览,菜单功能设置,在线抓拍,历史回放等。

Screenshots

My smartLED4 screens
Alpine DVR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Alpine DVR at weekly against My smartLED's every 3 months. My smartLED's advantage is review sentiment (26% vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My smartLED ships an update every 3 months, Alpine DVR weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My smartLED versus Alpine DVR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy smartLEDAlpine DVR
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (443 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings443 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer光奇 李路远 仇

Customer experience

My smartLED

All ratings429 ratings
Positive29.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative59.9%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral20.2%
Negative54.1%

Alpine DVR

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Alpine DVR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

My smartLED

No in-app purchases

None

Alpine DVR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My smartLED free?
My smartLED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alpine DVR free?
Alpine DVR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My smartLED or Alpine DVR have ads?
Neither My smartLED nor Alpine DVR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My smartLED or Alpine DVR?
My smartLED ships an update every 3 months, and Alpine DVR weekly. Most recently, My smartLED was updated on September 21, 2026 and Alpine DVR on August 20, 2026.

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