H8 Control vs WLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
H8 Control
Control your ZOOM H8 audio recorder wirelessly from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Manage recording, playback, and input levels remotely. Requires a BTA-1 wireless adapter.
- Wireless control of ZOOM H8
- Remote recording, playback, and stopping
- Search forward functionality
- Input level monitoring
- iOS device compatibility
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H8 Control is an app that enables wireless control of the ZOOM H8. An iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be used as a remote control for an H8. Key functions, including recording, playback, stopping and searching forward, are possible. Input levels can also be monitored. Note: A BTA-1 wireless adapter is necessary to operate an H8 with H8 Control.
WLED
Control and manage all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This companion app works with the open-source WLED software for microcontrollers, offering automatic device detection, customizable names, and software update assistance.
- Automatic device detection
- Centralized light list
- Software update assistant
- Customizable device names
- Hide or delete devices
- Light and dark mode
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With the WLED app, you can easily and efficiently manage and control all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This is a companion app for the free and open source WLED software for ESP8266/32 microcontrollers. WLED automatically detects and updates the device list, and offers customizable names, a hide or delete feature, and a light and dark mode. It can also help you install new software updates to your devices. Plus, it supports both phones and tablets. Main Features: - Automatic device detection (mDNS) - All lights are accessible from one list - Software Update Assistant - Custom names - Hide or delete devices - Light and dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WLED at 3.5 against H8 Control's 1.6. WLED also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). H8 Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WLED holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of H8 Control's written reviews are positive against 51% of WLED's.
H8 Control ships an update every 8 months, WLED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | H8 Control | WLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (15 ratings) | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZOOM Corporation | Christophe Gagnier |
Customer experience
H8 Control
WLED
Bugs and requests
H8 Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WLED
Reported bugs
42 issues- Unable to connect to LEDs
- Lights randomly turn on
- Connectivity issues, needs re-pairing
- App doesn't work, glitchy
- Brightness control issues
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- Lights flicker after update
- Cannot find discover lights option
- Not connected to iPhone, setup issues
- App won't load, vanishes
- None of my devices show up
- Shows up blank, manual add only
- No longer finds WLED devices
- App doesn't work, no devices showing
- Confusing app, turns off
- App is unusable after update, errors
- App stopped picking up signal
- Only connects when at home
- Doesn't pick up esp8266
- Sound react option missing
- Time and macros section not working
- Update won't update
- Goes offline from time to time
- Update breaks app, beta works
- Drops connection, cannot adjust lights
- Latest release freezes, unstable wifi
- Loading WLED UI stuck
- Inconsistent connection after new update
- Lost all config after update
- Lost all presets after update
- Devices missing and disappearing
- Update ruined everything, random disconnects
- App constantly crashes, won't load
- Stopped working after update
- New upgrade feature killed device
- Inconsistent, can't find boards
- Cannot connect lights, IP address doesn't work
- Missing schedule function
- App doesn't work at all
- Doesn't work properly with WLED 0.14
- App won't allow changing anything, freezes
- Hidden devices reappear
- App goes offline and never connects again
Requested features
6 requests- User-friendly interface
- Simple interface with advanced option
- Widget features for Home Screen
- Sound react option
- Remote control when away from WiFi
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- Timer or schedule function
In-app purchases
H8 Control
No in-app purchases
WLED
No in-app purchases
