Color Control vs DS18 LC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Control
Easily manage your Bluetooth RGBW lamps. Scan for devices, turn lights on/off, and customize colors using a slider or personal preference module.
- Scan for RGBW lights
- Turn lights on/off
- Custom color ring control
- Personalized color module
- Bluetooth device connection
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Color Control is an application that can help us control intelligent Bluetooth RGBW lamp devices. 1. Color control can help scan your RGBW lights. 2. When the mobile phone connects to RGBW devices, the corresponding lights can be turned on and off by selecting the button. 3. There is a custom color ring, and the color of the lamp can be controlled by slider. 4. There is a custom color module, according to personal preferences to choose the color of the lamp.
DS18 LC
Control LED lights with customizable color, frequency, and mode settings. Synchronize lighting effects with music or microphone input for dynamic visual experiences.
- Magic mode lighting control
- RGB mode lighting control
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Microphone signal synchronization
- Customizable color, frequency, and modes
- Multiple lighting modes (Fixed, Gradient, Rainbow, etc.)
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Under Magic mode, the app can operate by changing the light color, frequency, modes options, led quantity and wire order settings. The light can also change by music rhythm and microphone signals. The modes include: Fixed, Gradient, Circling, Beat, Running Water, Rainbow and Flashing. Under RGB mode, the app can operate by changing the light color, frequency, modes options, led quantity and wire order settings. The modes include: Fixed, Gradient, Flashing, and Breathing. The light can also change by music rhythm and microphone signals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Color Control at 1.6 against DS18 LC's 1.0. Color Control also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Color Control holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Control has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Color Control ships an update every 5 months, DS18 LC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Control | DS18 LC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 滔 蒋 | 建斌 陈 |
Customer experience
Color Control
DS18 LC
In-app purchases
Color Control
No in-app purchases
DS18 LC
No in-app purchases
