Comparison

Far Sight vs iDeal LED

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

Head to head
About

Far Sight

Features
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Far Sight lets you create custom layouts with flexible grids displaying webcams, websites, images, and other web-based information. Each view can be refreshed automatically at intervals you choose. It is ideal for monitoring road conditions, your home surroundings, weather conditions anywhere in the world, multiple surveillance sources, stock market information, mountain weather, or current VFR flight conditions along your route. Originally designed for organising web-accessible webcam views, Far Sight can also bring information from multiple online sources together and display it in clean, easy-to-monitor grids. Create multiple layouts for different purposes and open any panel in full-screen mode. Swipe or use the on-screen arrows to move quickly between its views. Create a Far Sight account to keep your layouts synchronised across all your devices. Changes are synchronised automatically in the background, so your latest layouts are always available wherever you sign in.

About

iDeal LED

Control smart light bars with unlimited color customization. Create dynamic lighting effects like strobes and breathing patterns, and group multiple devices for a vibrant atmosphere. Enjoy music synchronization for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited color customization
  • Stroboscopic effects
  • Breathing effects
  • Group control for multiple devices
  • Music rhythm synchronization
  • Microphone rhythm sync
Features
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iDeal LED is an intelligent light bar controller. Unlimited customization of light bar color you need. It provides rich and colorful stroboscopic, breathing and other effects. It can control multiple devices in groups and give you a colorful world. In addition, it also provides music rhythm effect, and mobile phone or hardware microphone rhythm. He can satisfy all your needs for lights and give you endless joy. Enjoy it! iDeal LED是一款智能灯条控制器。无限定制您所需要的灯条颜色。他提供丰富多彩的频闪、呼吸等效果。更能分组管控多个设备,给你一个五彩斑斓的世界。此外,还提供了音乐律动效果,和手机或硬件麦克风律动。他能满足你所有对灯的需要,给你无尽的欢乐。尽情享受吧!

Screenshots

Far Sight4 screens
iDeal LED3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iDeal LED at Free against Far Sight's $7.99. iDeal LED also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

iDeal LED is free to download; Far Sight costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Far Sight ships an update every 36 months, iDeal LED every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Far Sight versus iDeal LED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFar SightiDeal LED
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating—2.4 (356 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—19.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—356 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB267 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDavor PleskinaChun Chung LO

Bugs and requests

Far Sight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iDeal LED

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • Timer function not working as expected
  • Inconsistent color display
  • Lights not responding to app commands

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to upload custom images/GIFs
  • Improve animation speed controls
  • Allow grouping/syncing of multiple devices
  • Provide more preset lighting effects and themes
  • Add voice control or smart home integration

In-app purchases

None

Far Sight

No in-app purchases

None

iDeal LED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Far Sight free?
Far Sight costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iDeal LED free?
iDeal LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Far Sight or iDeal LED have ads?
Neither Far Sight nor iDeal LED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Far Sight or iDeal LED?
Far Sight ships an update every 36 months, and iDeal LED every 2 weeks. Most recently, Far Sight was updated on November 1, 2026 and iDeal LED on November 7, 2026.

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