GVM LED vs Light Control
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.
Light Control
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Light Control is an intelligent control system for our company's photographic lighting, which is applicable for our series products. This intelligent system can control various functions of the photographic light off-camera; in particular, it can achieve more creative functions when RGB camera light is used like color temperature mode, RGB color mode, various light effect modes, custom mode, color picking mode and so on. Create whatever you want in this intelligent era.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Light Control at every 3 weeks against GVM LED's every 2 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GVM LED ships an update every 2 months, Light Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GVM LED | Light Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丹丹 陈 | 绚丽 钟 |
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
Light Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GVM LED
No in-app purchases
Light Control
No in-app purchases
