Comparison

iStrip+ vs Giant Home

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

Head to head
About

iStrip+

Control smart light bars with unlimited color customization and dynamic effects like stroboscopic and breathing. Group multiple devices for a synchronized, colorful experience. Enjoy music synchronization for an immersive atmosphere.

Highlights
  • Unlimited light bar color customization
  • Stroboscopic and breathing effects
  • Group control for multiple devices
  • Music rhythm synchronization
  • Mobile and hardware microphone rhythm
Features
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Istrip is an intelligent light bar controller. Unlimited customization of light bar color you need. It provides rich and colorful stroboscopic, breathing and other effects. It can control multiple devices in groups and give you a colorful world. In addition, it also provides music rhythm effect, and mobile phone or hardware microphone rhythm. He can satisfy all your needs for lights and give you endless joy. Enjoy it! iStrip是一款智能灯条控制器。无限定制您所需要的灯条颜色。他提供丰富多彩的频闪、呼吸等效果。更能分组管控多个设备,给你一个五彩斑斓的世界。此外,还提供了音乐律动效果,和手机或硬件麦克风律动。他能满足你所有对灯的需要,给你无尽的欢乐。尽情享受吧!

About

Giant Home

Control your smart lights via Bluetooth. This app recognizes fixture types, displays signal strength, and allows for dimming, color, and scene adjustments. It also features a music rhythm mode that syncs with your device or phone's microphone.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth BLE control
  • Fixture type recognition
  • Signal strength display
  • Dimming and color settings
  • Scene and mode presets
  • Music rhythm synchronization
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Giant Home is an app that controls lights through Bluetooth Ble. The APP has the ability to recognize the type of lighting fixtures and supports displaying signal strength, making it convenient for users to search for devices. The APP supports device dimming, color, scene and mode settings, and supports music rhythm mode. Music rhythm has device command mode, as well as the rhythm effect of mobile phone microphone and mobile phone music. In addition to single device control, the APP also supports setting up scenarios to achieve multi device control.

Screenshots

iStrip+4 screens
Giant Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Giant Home at 4.6 against iStrip+'s 2.8. Giant Home also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). iStrip+'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Giant Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 449 and 279 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 42% and 41% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iStrip+ ships an update every 2 months, Giant Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iStrip+ versus Giant Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriStrip+Giant Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (449 ratings)4.6 (279 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews — better41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings449 — better279
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd.Shenzhen Giant Lighting Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

iStrip+

All ratings449 ratings
Positive41.0%
Neutral10.7%
Negative48.3%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative46.3%

Giant Home

All ratings266 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral29.4%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

iStrip+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • App doesn't detect LED lights
  • Lights won't turn on or off
  • Incorrect color display
  • Timer not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add custom color options
  • Improve music sync feature
  • Add more animation effects
  • Improve timer functionality
  • Integrate with smart home platforms
Show 1 more
  • Add widget support

Giant Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iStrip+

No in-app purchases

None

Giant Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iStrip+ free?
iStrip+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Giant Home free?
Giant Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iStrip+ or Giant Home?
Giant Home is rated higher. iStrip+ averages 2.8 out of 5 from 449 ratings, while Giant Home averages 4.6 from 279 ratings.
Do iStrip+ or Giant Home have ads?
Neither iStrip+ nor Giant Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iStrip+ or Giant Home?
iStrip+ ships an update every 2 months, and Giant Home every 3 weeks. Most recently, iStrip+ was updated on October 29, 2026 and Giant Home on October 30, 2026.

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