Comparison

iCool Remote vs MeRGBW

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

Head to head
About

iCool Remote

This app connects to full-color LED screens via Bluetooth, allowing for custom text and design creation. It offers built-in animations, pictures, and dynamic music or microphone-synchronized displays to personalize your LED screen.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LED screen connection
  • Full-color text editing
  • DIY LED display design
  • Built-in animations and pictures
  • Music spectrum sync
  • Microphone rhythm display
Features
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ICool Remote is an interesting app that can connect the full-color LED screen through Bluetooth. It supports full-color text editing, high DIY LED display design, and rich and colorful built-in animation and picture display. More rhythmic music spectrum synchronous display, and microphone rhythmic display, to meet all your cool ideas. There are more and more ways to play. Please join us to create more trends. iCool Remote是一款可通过蓝牙连接全彩LED屏的趣味十足的APP。支持文字全彩编辑,提供高度diy的LED显示设计,还有提供了丰富多彩的内置动画和图片显示。更有律动十足的音乐频谱同步展示,还有麦克风律动显示,满足你所有的酷炫想法。还有更多各式各样的玩法等待着你的发掘,请和我们一起创造更多潮流。

About

MeRGBW

Control your smart Bluetooth lighting fixtures with this app. Easily manage lamps by room or area, adjust brightness, temperature, and color. Transform your space with pre-designed lighting scenes or create personalized automations for your daily schedule.

Highlights
  • Room and area lighting management
  • Adjust brightness, temperature, and color
  • Pre-designed lighting scenes
  • Customizable light formulas
  • Personalized daily automations
Features
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Looking for a MeRGBW Bluetooth app? You can now control your MeRGBW smart Bluetooth fixtures with this stand-alone app! Manage smart lighting as you wish Whether you have just a few MeRBGW fixtures in your home or a whole house of MeRGBW fixtures, you can easily manage these smart lights the way you want. Manage lamps by room or area grouping (such as lamps for an entire floor or all lamps in a living room) and easily control lamps anytime, anywhere. You can use the MeRGBW app to adjust brightness, temperature and color of multiple lamps in each room or area anytime, anywhere and other controls. Lighting experience Our lighting scenes are carefully designed by professional lighting designers to instantly transform the mood of a room. You can use scene tones, various scenes, etc. to create a unique and appropriate atmosphere. Browse the MeRGBW scene library and click on the scene to set it up. Light formula for everyday life Use four light formulas designed by lighting experts to help you spend every day in a healthy way. Start your day with the cool daylight setting to help you feel energized in the morning, while the brighter Focus setting helps you get work done efficiently. The "Relax and Rest" setting presents a darkening golden halo to accompany you into a soothing rest time. Personalized automation Set up smart lighting around your daily schedule. Whether you want your lights to provide a gentle wake-up call in the morning or a warm greeting when you come home, setting up these custom automations is fun and easy in the MeRBGW app.

Screenshots

iCool Remote4 screens
MeRGBW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iCool Remote at 2.9 against MeRGBW's 2.2. iCool Remote also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). MeRGBW's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 8) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, 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

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

iCool Remote holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeRGBW has 144 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of iCool Remote's written reviews are positive against 15% of MeRGBW's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCool Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, MeRGBW monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iCool Remote versus MeRGBW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCool RemoteMeRGBW
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (8 ratings) — better2.2 (144 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews14.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTianlang innovation Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd.Shenzhen Dingyun Future Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

iCool Remote

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MeRGBW

All ratings144 ratings
Positive25.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative70.1%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative79.8%

Bugs and requests

iCool Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MeRGBW

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Bluetooth won't connect or frequently disconnects
  • App fails to recognize nearby devices
  • Scenes don't work or change colors as described
  • Music feature non-functional despite permissions
  • Colors glitch or revert unexpectedly
Show 10 more
  • Scheduling doesn't turn lights off at set time
  • Time drift causes inaccurate scheduling
  • App requires restart to reconnect to device
  • Connection fails after midnight
  • Lights randomly change color on their own
  • Some color options (blue, pink) cause glitches
  • Group connectivity issues with multiple devices
  • Phishing ads disguised as legitimate advertisements
  • Privacy policy link broken
  • App support returns 403 Forbidden errors

Requested features

12 requests
  • Remove or significantly reduce ads from paid product
  • Add brightness control in app
  • Implement Alexa/Siri voice control compatibility
  • Allow custom preset saving
  • Add animation speed adjustment controls
Show 7 more
  • Enable different on/off schedules for different days
  • Implement fade/smooth transition options
  • Add ability to edit and delete DIY dynamics
  • Improve color wheel with HSV sliders
  • Add more scene options and customization
  • Implement default color memory on power-on
  • Better tutorial for creating custom sequences

In-app purchases

None

iCool Remote

No in-app purchases

None

MeRGBW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCool Remote free?
iCool Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeRGBW free?
MeRGBW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCool Remote or MeRGBW?
iCool Remote is rated higher. iCool Remote averages 2.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while MeRGBW averages 2.2 from 144 ratings.
Do iCool Remote or MeRGBW have ads?
Neither iCool Remote nor MeRGBW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCool Remote or MeRGBW?
iCool Remote ships an update every 3 weeks, and MeRGBW monthly. Most recently, iCool Remote was updated on September 16, 2026 and MeRGBW on September 17, 2026.

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