Rhythmlightcontrol vs WLED+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythmlightcontrol
Control your smart lights with your phone via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, colors, and sync lights to music rhythms for an immersive experience.
- Bluetooth smart light control
- Brightness adjustment
- Color adjustment
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Mobile phone control
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Rhythmlightcontrol is a smart light control APP that controls the matching smart light through the mobile phone's Bluetooth to achieve functions such as dimming, color adjustment, and music rhythm.
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 update cadence: WLED+ at fortnightly against Rhythmlightcontrol's every 17 months. WLED+ also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 67%) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). Rhythmlightcontrol's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.
Rhythmlightcontrol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WLED+ has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Rhythmlightcontrol'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.
Rhythmlightcontrol ships an update every 17 months, WLED+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythmlightcontrol | WLED+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 任南 徐 | Pixel Heart LLC |
Customer experience
Rhythmlightcontrol
WLED+
In-app purchases
Rhythmlightcontrol
No in-app purchases
WLED+
No in-app purchases
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