GVM LED vs eSlate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GVM LED
Control photography lamps via Bluetooth connection. Adjust settings and manage your lighting equipment directly from your mobile device.
- Bluetooth lamp control
- Photography lighting management
- App-controlled lighting
- GVM product integration
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This is a software that can control the photography lamp. The app controls the photography lamp product with app function under GVM through Bluetooth connection.
eSlate
A digital slate app for iOS devices that allows users to tap and edit slate information. It offers a lock feature to prevent accidental edits and provides nine different styling modes to customize the slate's appearance.
- Digital slate functionality
- Tap to edit slate text
- Lockable editing mode
- Nine style modes
- iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch support
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eSlate is a beautiful, useful, advanced digital slate for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.Tap the striped area on the head to clap the board, Tap the text on the board to edit the slate. If you don’t need to edit it temporarily, you can click the lock button, and it will not be editable. When the lock is opened, you can edit it again. You have nine different styles of modes to choose from, and you can choose the one you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GVM LED at Free against eSlate's $2.99. GVM LED also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). eSlate's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (50% vs 22%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
GVM LED is free to download; eSlate costs $2.99 up front. eSlate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GVM LED asks for nothing beyond the download.
eSlate holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of GVM LED's written reviews are positive against 50% of eSlate's.
GVM LED ships an update every 2 months, eSlate every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GVM LED | eSlate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丹丹 陈 | 庆猛 邓 |
Customer experience
GVM LED
eSlate
Bugs and requests
GVM LED
Reported bugs
12 issues- Login credentials rejected despite correct password
- Verification code times out before use
- App crashes during device synchronization
- Cannot connect more than one light at a time
- Bluetooth connection drops unexpectedly
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- App freezes on main page or navigation tabs
- Password matching validation fails despite identical entries
- Login fails when using non-.com email addresses
- App requires WiFi for login despite Bluetooth-only operation
- In-app message/problem form always returns 'FAILED' status
- Incompatibility with iPad Pro color adjustment
- Recent update broke previously working connections
Requested features
10 requests- Remove mandatory login requirement for local Bluetooth control
- Enable independent control of multiple lights simultaneously
- Expand scene customization options beyond 8 presets
- Add keyboard shortcuts and Stream Deck integration for streaming
- Improve color wheel with more granular color selection
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- Add dark mode option
- Create desktop/PC version with better controls
- Allow grouping of lights for synchronized control
- Implement offline mode for Bluetooth-only operation
- Add light naming persistence across app sessions
eSlate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GVM LED
No in-app purchases
eSlate
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock all modes$1.99
