Qudelix vs FoldLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qudelix
This app serves as an official remote controller for the Qudelix-5K Bluetooth DAC AMP. It allows users to manage various functions, including equalizer settings, volume, and firmware updates, all via a BLE connection.
- BLE control and monitoring
- Equalizer adjustment
- Battery level display
- Firmware updates
- Volume control
- Bluetooth codec information
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Official remote controller app for Qudelix-5K Bluetooth DAC AMP - Control/Monitor 5K DAC AMP over BLE link - Equalizer Control - Battery Monitor - Device Firmware Update - Volume Control - ES9219 DAC option - Bluetooth Codec & Streaming Information *This app runs with Qudelix-5K DAC AMP HW Device.
FoldLight
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FoldLight is a widget-first controller for the lights on your own Home Assistant server. Put your lights on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in Control Center — then toggle, dim, warm, or recolor them without ever opening an app. There's no FoldLight account, no cloud, and nothing to sign up for. Paste your Home Assistant address and access token once and you're set. FoldLight talks only to the server you already run. WIDGET-FIRST CONTROL Small and medium Home Screen widgets with a power toggle, brightness steps, and preset swatches — each one acts directly on your lights, no app launch required. KNOWS EACH LIGHT Every light shows exactly the controls it supports — on/off, dimming, color temperature, or full color — detected automatically from Home Assistant. PRESETS Save Warm, Focus, Movie, or your own scenes and apply them from a widget or from Control Center. CONTROL CENTER & LOCK SCREEN Toggle your main light or apply a preset straight from the iOS system controls. LAUNCHER TILES, SIRI & SHORTCUTS One-tap tiles to Home Assistant or any page you use, plus App Intents for every action so you can automate them or ask Siri. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Demo mode is on by default and works with sample lights, so you can explore everything before connecting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FoldLight collects nothing. Your server address and token stay in your device's Keychain and traffic goes straight to your machine — over your LAN or securely over Tailscale. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation. FoldLight is an independent client and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Home Assistant project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Qudelix at 15.6 against FoldLight's 17.0. 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.
| Parameter | Qudelix | FoldLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (78 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qudelix, Inc. | Anmol Saxena |
Bugs and requests
Qudelix
Reported bugs
25 issues- App needs work
- Documentation does not provide a coherent answer
- Wont recognize any Bluetooth devices
- App is useless if you can’t connect a device to it
- Doesn’t work on iPhone 15
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- Causes iPad to lock up
- Some settings won’t apply until I disconnect and reconnect
- Causes issues when it’s running in the background and it’s become extremely bad
- Wont connect to app
- Just won’t connect to app even though it’s connect to my phone
- Thoroughly disappointed
- App kept disconnecting from the 5k at random
- Stopped reconnecting
- App still will not recognize the 5k Device
- Still got the sound, but at a near whispered volume
- App fails to recognize the connected device multiple times
- Even pressing “connect” within the app does nothing
- Rarely registers my Qudelix
- For some reason the EQ just doesn’t sound right
- No app connection
- Connects in phone; not detected in app, even in pairing mode
- Doesn’t work with FW2.0
- 5K also playing up with buttons not working correctly etc.
- Battery graph is unusable on iPadOS
- App is very frustrating to use on the iPad since it opens with gigantic black bezels
Requested features
10 requests- How to set a preset for PEQ for each headphone
- Firefox or Safari extension
- Dark mode
- Live 20 band VU meter displayed in low opacity behind EQ curve
- Update autoeq list
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- Allow importing autoeqs
- German translation
- Toggle absolute volume and volume protection
- Native iPad UI
- Enable modern iPadOS multitasking paradigms
FoldLight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Qudelix
No in-app purchases
FoldLight
No in-app purchases









