MiBoxer Smart vs WLED+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MiBoxer Smart
Control smart lighting's color, brightness, and temperature with ease. Enjoy dynamic lighting effects that sync with music or automate based on your environment. Share control with family for a connected smart home experience.
- Color, brightness, saturation control
- Color temperature adjustment
- Music rhythm lighting effects
- Device sharing with family
- Automated lighting control (temp, location, time)
- Remote control from anywhere
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1.Easy to control color, brightness,saturation, color temperature of lighting 2.Music rhythm function, lighting changed based on music rhythm, looks like dancing 3.One button to share device with your family, make all of your family member to enjoy smart life 4.Lights will turn on/off automatically based on temperature,location, time which surround you, more intelligent control system 5.Use APP to control lighting in anywhere, remote control function to do easy control.
WLED+
Manage and control WLED devices with an enhanced interface and features. Organize devices, preview effects, and automate preset saving. Optimized for various screen sizes and compatible with WLED v0.13.3+.
- Improved user interface
- Effect previews
- Device grouping
- Layout support for segment configurations
- Automatic segment gap finding
- Playlist saving for presets
- Random preset cycling
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WLED+ is an independent, modern app for controlling WLED LED strips, matrices, and light installations from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It talks directly to your devices over your local network. Device control stays local, with no account, no cloud control, and no ad tracking. WHY WLED+ WLED+ is built as a native companion app for WLED, with a polished interface for newcomers and deeper controls for makers. FEATURES - Visual layout editor: see your segments on a canvas, tap to select them, and drag to reshape your strip or matrix. - Live preview: watch your device's real LED colors stream onto the canvas as you edit. - Animated effect previews: see what an effect looks like before you apply it. - Smart segments: automatically fill gaps in your layout or split the largest segment when you add a new one. - Device groups: organize and control multiple devices together. - Presets and playlists: save favorite looks and auto-add new presets to a playlist. - Randomizer: automatically cycle through your presets. - Full control: brightness, colors, palettes, effects, nightlight, and per-segment settings. - Sound-reactive effect support for WLED SR. PRIVACY FIRST No login. Device control stays on your local network. Crash reports are used only to improve reliability and are never sold. Works with WLED and WLED SR firmware v0.13.3 and above, and is optimized for screens of all sizes. Made by an independent husband-and-wife team from Venice, CA. WLED+ is an independent companion app for WLED and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the WLED project; all credit for the firmware goes to the WLED community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WLED+ at 88% against MiBoxer Smart's 55%. WLED+ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and device support (4 vs 2). MiBoxer Smart's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (178 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MiBoxer Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiBoxer Smart has 178 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of MiBoxer Smart's written reviews are positive against 88% of WLED+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MiBoxer Smart ships an update every 9 months, WLED+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MiBoxer Smart | WLED+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (178 ratings) — better | 4.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Xincaiyi Technology Co., Ltd. | Pixel Heart LLC |
Customer experience
MiBoxer Smart
WLED+
In-app purchases
MiBoxer Smart
No in-app purchases
WLED+
No in-app purchases
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