BanlanX vs WayToLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BanlanX
Control a series of LED controllers with a wide range of features. Enhance your LED products with more lighting effects and unlock new creative possibilities.
- Control series of LED controllers
- Enhanced user experience
- More lighting effects
- Unlock new possibilities
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BanlanX is an App designed for a series of LED controllers, with a wide range of features to provide user a better experience for LED products, more lighting effects, and more possibilities.
WayToLight
Control your car's LED underglow lights via Bluetooth. Offers unique features like welcome mode, magic color, and automatic start/stop. Customize lighting effects, brightness, and speed, and save presets.
- Bluetooth control
- Welcome mode
- Magic color
- Automatic start/stop
- Customizable lighting effects
- Save presets
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WayToLight APP can control WayToLight Bluetooth enabled LED Underglow car lights through Bluetooth connection. WayToLight underglow car lights has three special function which other brands do not have, they are welcome mode, magic color and automatic start and stop function. Create and save up to 6 preset Multiple lighting modes including chasing,running,music,magic color and more. Adjustable brightness,lighting effect and speed Group control function Rename each LED light Require Bluetooth 4.0 and above
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BanlanX at 2.5 against WayToLight's 1.7. BanlanX also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 0%) and ratings volume (258 vs 10). WayToLight's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BanlanX holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BanlanX has 258 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of BanlanX's written reviews are positive against 0% of WayToLight's.
BanlanX ships an update every 6 weeks, WayToLight weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BanlanX | WayToLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (258 ratings) — better | 1.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Sperll Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. | 冬慧 蒋 |
Customer experience
BanlanX
WayToLight
Bugs and requests
BanlanX
Reported bugs
16 issues- Power button dims the light instead of shutting off
- White turns more purple
- Timer function will not work
- Settings are removed when power is removed
- App freezes and crashes or doesn't save last known info
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- App won't connect to controller
- App doesn't detect SP107E controller
- App doesn't detect SP611E controller on MacOS
- App loses the schedule that was set
- App can't connect when not in close proximity to the device
- App says connected when lamp is unplugged
- App bypasses the remote and makes it impossible to use
- App no longer recognizes lights after software update
- App won't load past the start screen after name change
- App takes out features like color customization in latest update
- App doesn't allow custom colors despite advertising it
Requested features
13 requests- Add Bluetooth music playback capability
- Add more color schemes like specific holiday schemes
- Add ability to save DIY color combos
- Add music mode feature that moves with the music
- Add ability to choose colors in chasing modes
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- Add more customization options like custom light patterns, background lights with overlay, custom colors for each setting
- Add ability to integrate with Alexa for voice control
- Add ability to set number of lights in section
- Add ability to make white a warmer tone without making it look pink
- Add ability to save a specific DIY setup for a specific holiday
- Add preset holiday or seasonal themes
- Add ability to control multiple controllers as one
- Add ability to edit playlists more easily
WayToLight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BanlanX
No in-app purchases
WayToLight
No in-app purchases
