Widgets for Alexa vs WLED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widgets for Alexa
Easily create custom widgets for your Amazon Alexa devices. Add these widgets to your phone's desktop for quick and direct control of your smart home assistant. The intuitive process allows you to record commands and test them before adding them to your home screen.
- Create custom Alexa widgets
- Add widgets to phone desktop
- Instant control of Alexa devices
- Record and test Alexa commands
- Simple widget creation process
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Create great widgets for the Amazon Alexa! This great app allows you to create widgets for your Amazon Alexa. These widgets can then be added to you phones desktop, allowing instant control of your Amazon Alexa device. Creating a widget could not be easier; 1. Press the + symbol to show the widget creation screen 2. Give the widget a name 3. Press the "Record" button and speak the Alexa command into your phone 4. Press the "Alexa Test" button 5. All DONE! Now, from the your phones desktop, swipe left to access the widgets screen, hold your finger on the screen, then press the + button to add the widget that you've just created. ** NOTE: This App is NOT sponsored, authorised or affiliated with Amazon ** RTA Apps Ltd
WLED
Control and manage all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This companion app works with the open-source WLED software for microcontrollers, offering automatic device detection, customizable names, and software update assistance.
- Automatic device detection
- Centralized light list
- Software update assistant
- Customizable device names
- Hide or delete devices
- Light and dark mode
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With the WLED app, you can easily and efficiently manage and control all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This is a companion app for the free and open source WLED software for ESP8266/32 microcontrollers. WLED automatically detects and updates the device list, and offers customizable names, a hide or delete feature, and a light and dark mode. It can also help you install new software updates to your devices. Plus, it supports both phones and tablets. Main Features: - Automatic device detection (mDNS) - All lights are accessible from one list - Software Update Assistant - Custom names - Hide or delete devices - Light and dark mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WLED at 3.5 against Widgets for Alexa's 2.7. WLED also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 26%). Widgets for Alexa's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WLED holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Widgets for Alexa's written reviews are positive against 51% of WLED's.
Widgets for Alexa ships an update every 4 days, WLED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgets for Alexa | WLED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (15 ratings) | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 50.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RTA Apps Ltd | Christophe Gagnier |
Customer experience
Widgets for Alexa
WLED
Bugs and requests
Widgets for Alexa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WLED
Reported bugs
42 issues- Unable to connect to LEDs
- Lights randomly turn on
- Connectivity issues, needs re-pairing
- App doesn't work, glitchy
- Brightness control issues
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- Lights flicker after update
- Cannot find discover lights option
- Not connected to iPhone, setup issues
- App won't load, vanishes
- None of my devices show up
- Shows up blank, manual add only
- No longer finds WLED devices
- App doesn't work, no devices showing
- Confusing app, turns off
- App is unusable after update, errors
- App stopped picking up signal
- Only connects when at home
- Doesn't pick up esp8266
- Sound react option missing
- Time and macros section not working
- Update won't update
- Goes offline from time to time
- Update breaks app, beta works
- Drops connection, cannot adjust lights
- Latest release freezes, unstable wifi
- Loading WLED UI stuck
- Inconsistent connection after new update
- Lost all config after update
- Lost all presets after update
- Devices missing and disappearing
- Update ruined everything, random disconnects
- App constantly crashes, won't load
- Stopped working after update
- New upgrade feature killed device
- Inconsistent, can't find boards
- Cannot connect lights, IP address doesn't work
- Missing schedule function
- App doesn't work at all
- Doesn't work properly with WLED 0.14
- App won't allow changing anything, freezes
- Hidden devices reappear
- App goes offline and never connects again
Requested features
6 requests- User-friendly interface
- Simple interface with advanced option
- Widget features for Home Screen
- Sound react option
- Remote control when away from WiFi
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- Timer or schedule function
In-app purchases
Widgets for Alexa
No in-app purchases
WLED
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Widgets for Alexa free?
Is WLED free?
Which has better reviews, Widgets for Alexa or WLED?
Do Widgets for Alexa or WLED have ads?
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