Comparison

GVM LED vs Ulanzi Creator

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

Head to head
About

GVM LED

Control photography lamps via Bluetooth connection. Adjust settings and manage your lighting equipment directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth lamp control
  • Photography lighting management
  • App-controlled lighting
  • GVM product integration
Features
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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.

About

Ulanzi Creator

This app offers smart control for lighting devices with customizable modes and effects. It also features a teleprompter for easy script reading and management, supporting various file formats and orientation changes.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth smart device control
  • Adjustable bi-colour and RGB lighting
  • Multiple light effects and custom adjustments
  • Teleprompter with script import
  • Portrait/landscape orientation support
  • Customizable script display settings
Features
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Ulanzi Creator provides creators with a smart, professional, and convenient all-in-one device control experience, helping you work more efficiently throughout the shooting and creative process. With Ulanzi Creator, you can quickly connect and manage Ulanzi smart devices, adjust device settings in real time, and easily create your ideal creative environment with multi-device control. Smart Connectivity • Fast Bluetooth device connection • Automatic discovery of nearby devices • Easy addition and management of smart devices Intelligent Control • Individual device control • Real-time device parameter adjustment • Multi-device control and coordination Professional Lighting & Ambience Control • Control bi-color and RGB lighting devices • Adjust brightness, color temperature, hue, saturation, and more • Multiple lighting effects for different scenes • Control fog machines to create a variety of shooting atmospheres • Adjust fog effects and duration Smart Teleprompter • Flexible teleprompter display settings • Quickly switch between teleprompter scripts • Supports image recognition and fast file import Ulanzi Creator will continue to expand its range of creative tools and smart devices, building a more complete smart creative ecosystem for creators.

Screenshots

GVM LED4 screens
Ulanzi Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GVM LED at 3.2 against Ulanzi Creator's 2.0. GVM LED also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Ulanzi Creator's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 22%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

GVM LED holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of GVM LED's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ulanzi Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GVM LED ships an update every 2 months, Ulanzi Creator every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GVM LED versus Ulanzi Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGVM LEDUlanzi Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丹丹 陈Shenzhen VIJIM Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

GVM LED

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative73.9%

Ulanzi Creator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Ulanzi Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GVM LED

No in-app purchases

None

Ulanzi Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GVM LED free?
GVM LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ulanzi Creator free?
Ulanzi Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GVM LED or Ulanzi Creator?
GVM LED is rated higher. GVM LED averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Ulanzi Creator averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do GVM LED or Ulanzi Creator have ads?
Neither GVM LED nor Ulanzi Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GVM LED or Ulanzi Creator?
GVM LED ships an update every 2 months, and Ulanzi Creator every 3 months. Most recently, GVM LED was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ulanzi Creator on October 24, 2026.

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