GVM LED vs SmallGoGo
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.
SmallGoGo
Control your photography fill lights wirelessly from your smartphone. Adjust parameters automatically via app instructions, improving efficiency for photography enthusiasts. Frees you from traditional manual equipment adjustments.
- Wireless control of fill lights
- Automated parameter adjustment
- Improved work efficiency
- Manual adjustment alternative
- Smartphone control
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SmallGoGo APP is a convenient control tool for photography enthusiasts. The advantage is based on the wireless control operation of photography fill light, freeing the trouble of traditional manual adjustment equipment. Users only need to send instructions through the APP, and the device will automatically set parameters according to the instructions of the APP, so as to improve the work efficiency of photography enthusiasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GVM LED at 3.2 against SmallGoGo's 1.0. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
GVM LED holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of GVM LED's written reviews are positive against 15% of SmallGoGo's.
GVM LED ships an update every 2 months, SmallGoGo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GVM LED | SmallGoGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews — better | 15.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丹丹 陈 | Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
GVM LED
SmallGoGo
User reviews
GVM LED
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive control interface
- 🚀 Fast Bluetooth connection when working
- 🎨 Good color control and lighting customization
- 💡 Responsive developers who implement feature requests
- 🔧 Ability to rename lights for easy identification
Room to improve
- 🔐 Mandatory account registration and login requirement
- 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connection failures
- 📧 Verification code delivery delays and failures
- ❌ Cannot control multiple lights independently at once
- 📱 App crashes during device syncing
SmallGoGo
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with RC60c
- 👍 Works with RM75 (after update)
- 👍 Controls multiple lights
- 👍 App controls FX presets
- 👍 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Difficult to control multiple lights
- 🐛 Poor user interface
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
SmallGoGo
Reported bugs
25 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when adjusting intensity
- App crashes when adding equipment
- App crashes when changing from CCT to FX
- App crashes when connecting to RM75
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- App crashes when trying to access control
- App crashes when syncing with lights
- 'Add Equipment' button unresponsive
- Lights not connecting
- Lights disconnecting frequently
- Settings not saving
- Settings carrying over between lights
- Login code timed out
- App not recognizing lights after reset
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Brightness slider not scaling
- Multiple Bluetooth connections cause crashes
- App closes immediately after opening
- Equipment not showing up in list
- App requires login every time
- App requires internet access for use
- App not working after update
- App not showing lights after update
- App stuck on loading screen
- RGB graph inaccurate
Requested features
8 requests- Complete overhaul of the app
- Fix bugs
- Improve stability and speed
- Better UI/UX design
- Easier control of multiple lights
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- Allow connection without account
- Improve login process
- Make app more intuitive
In-app purchases
GVM LED
No in-app purchases
SmallGoGo
No in-app purchases
