Comparison

Magic vs Audiolabs Audio

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

Head to head
About

Magic

Control your RGBIC LED strips with this app. Adjust brightness, colors, dynamic modes, and scenes. Sync lights to music, set timers, and customize pixel configurations for a personalized lighting experience.

Highlights
  • Color control
  • Dimming and grading
  • Dynamic modes and scenes
  • Music rhythm sync
  • Timer settings
  • Pixel and line sequence customization
Features
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MagicLantern is an App that can be used to control color RGBIC LED strip(s). You can use it to do some controls and settings , such as dimming and grading, setting various dynamic modes and scenes, music rhythms of several sound sources and optional rhythm styles, timer setting for lights on/off, pixel setting, line sequence setting, etc. MagicLantern App is designed to be fun and easy to use, with a certain degree of professionalism and ease of use.

About

Audiolabs Audio

Control your car's audio system with this app. Tune radio stations, play music from USB or Bluetooth, and adjust audio levels like bass and treble. It displays song information for both USB and Bluetooth playback.

Highlights
  • Radio station scanning and tuning
  • USB music playback with ID3 info
  • Bluetooth music playback with ID3 info
  • Play/pause/next/previous controls
  • Treble and bass level adjustment
Features
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Radio mode on APP can scan/store/channel up & down to tune necessary station frequency. USB mode can play music stored in USB and display ID3 information. AUX mode allows external audio input to head unit. APP can control play BT music through Bluetooth and display ID3 information. APP has play/pause/previous/next control and treble/bass level control. Features: .adjust USB music audio level control and treble/bass level control. .display USB music/BT music ID3 information. .adjust BT music audio level control and treble/bass level control.

Screenshots

Magic4 screens
Audiolabs Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magic at 2.3 against Audiolabs Audio's 1.3. Magic also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (819 vs 3). Audiolabs Audio's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic has 819 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Magic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Audiolabs Audio's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Magic versus Audiolabs Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicAudiolabs Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (819 ratings) — better1.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews29.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings819 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developershenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd.SIU KEUNG CHAN

Customer experience

Magic

All ratings819 ratings
Positive26.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative64.5%
Written reviews473 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral13.5%
Negative56.7%

Audiolabs Audio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Colors not displaying correctly
  • Lights not responding to app commands
  • App crashing or not connecting
  • Scheduled timers not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add holiday-themed color presets
  • Allow custom color/pattern creation
  • Improve music integration
  • Add Siri/HomeKit support
  • Provide better instructions and troubleshooting

Audiolabs Audio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Magic

No in-app purchases

None

Audiolabs Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic free?
Magic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Audiolabs Audio free?
Audiolabs Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic or Audiolabs Audio?
Magic is rated higher. Magic averages 2.3 out of 5 from 819 ratings, while Audiolabs Audio averages 1.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Magic or Audiolabs Audio have ads?
Neither Magic nor Audiolabs Audio shows ads.

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