smartctr vs Magic CarLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
smartctr
This app provides intelligent remote control for pickup truck roller shutters and carriage LED lights. It enables automatic switching of these features for convenient operation.
- Remote control for roller shutters
- Automatic roller shutter switch
- Control carriage LED lights
- Automatic LED light switch
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Smartctr is an intelligent remote control app that controls the roller shutter equipment of pickup truck. It can control the automatic switch of roller shutter and the automatic switch of LED light in the carriage
Magic CarLight
Control your smart LED car lights with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and choose from pre-set or DIY light modes. Sync your lights with music or your voice for an immersive experience.
- Color and brightness control
- Multiple gorgeous light modes
- DIY custom light modes
- Music synchronization
- Microphone control
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Magic CarLight is a smart LED control software. It can control the color and brightness of the light, and there are multiple gorgeous light modes to choose from, and you can also DIY your favorite light mode. You can also control the lights through music and microphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: smartctr at 3.3 against Magic CarLight's 2.5. Magic CarLight's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
smartctr holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of smartctr's written reviews are positive against 37% of Magic CarLight's.
smartctr ships an update every 2 months, Magic CarLight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | smartctr | Magic CarLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) — better | 2.5 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 37.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 爽 余 | shenzhen ELK Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
smartctr
Magic CarLight
In-app purchases
smartctr
No in-app purchases
Magic CarLight
No in-app purchases
