Comparison

tzumiLED vs iStrip Duo

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

Head to head
About

tzumiLED

Easily connect and control your smart LED lights from your mobile device. Manage colors, brightness, and create custom lighting scenes for any mood or occasion.

Highlights
  • Connect smart LED lights
  • Control colors
  • Adjust brightness
  • Create custom scenes
Features
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This is convenient to connect your smart LED lights

About

iStrip Duo

Control smart light bars with unlimited color customization and dynamic effects like strobes and breathing. Group multiple devices and sync lights to music for an immersive, joyful experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited color customization
  • Stroboscopic and breathing effects
  • Group control for multiple devices
  • Music rhythm synchronization
  • Mobile and hardware microphone rhythm
Features
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iStrip Duo 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! iStrip Duo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

tzumiLED4 screens
iStrip Duo2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: tzumiLED at 2.5 against iStrip Duo's 1.8. tzumiLED also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 8%) and ratings volume (704 vs 37). iStrip Duo's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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

tzumiLED holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: tzumiLED has 704 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of tzumiLED's written reviews are positive against 8% of iStrip Duo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tzumiLED ships an update every 5 months, iStrip Duo weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
tzumiLED versus iStrip Duo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertzumiLEDiStrip Duo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (704 ratings) — better1.8 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings704 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTzumi Electronics LLC.Shenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

tzumiLED

All ratings703 ratings
Positive29.6%
Neutral14.9%
Negative55.5%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative61.1%

iStrip Duo

All ratings37 ratings
Positive16.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative78.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

Bugs and requests

tzumiLED

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Music feature crashes the app
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • Blank settings menu
  • Scheduling feature not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom color patterns
  • Improved music integration
  • Compatibility with smart home platforms
  • Better scheduling/automation options

iStrip Duo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

tzumiLED

No in-app purchases

None

iStrip Duo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tzumiLED free?
tzumiLED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iStrip Duo free?
iStrip Duo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, tzumiLED or iStrip Duo?
tzumiLED is rated higher. tzumiLED averages 2.5 out of 5 from 704 ratings, while iStrip Duo averages 1.8 from 37 ratings.
Do tzumiLED or iStrip Duo have ads?
Neither tzumiLED nor iStrip Duo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tzumiLED or iStrip Duo?
tzumiLED ships an update every 5 months, and iStrip Duo weekly. Most recently, tzumiLED was updated on November 3, 2026 and iStrip Duo on November 7, 2026.

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