Comparison

Switch panel vs Pipedream Lighting

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

Head to head
About

Switch panel

Control Bluetooth-enabled LED lights, including RGB, from your smartphone. Manage individual lights, groups, and their colors. Rename your lights for easier organization.

Highlights
  • Control Bluetooth LED lights
  • Manage RGB LED colors
  • Control single lamps
  • Control multiple lights together
  • Group control functionality
  • Rename LED lights
Features
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Switch pane can control WM-LED of Bluetooth-enabled LED Lights,RGB LED。Switch pane can Control a single lamp and multiple lights together control, can control the lamp group, lamp group color, etc Group control function rename each led Light require Bluetooth 4.0 and above

About

Pipedream Lighting

Features
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RGB LED controller uses Bluetooth technology and operates RGB LED light strips with your smartphone. Choose from numerous dynamic color change modes with adjustable speed and brightness levels or from static color modes. Additional features include a color selection wheel, 6 timer settings, music control, mode / color change through phone movement, and photo color matching (matches specific colors in photos). This indoor LED driver has a maximum load capacity of 5 amps per channel and is compatible with LED light strips that operate within a 5-12 VDC range.

Screenshots

Switch panel4 screens
Pipedream Lighting3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Switch panel at every 2 months against Pipedream Lighting's every 17 months. Switch panel also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Switch panel ships an update every 2 months, Pipedream Lighting every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Switch panel versus Pipedream Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitch panelPipedream Lighting
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer兆文 谭OKURA USA, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Switch panel

No in-app purchases

None

Pipedream Lighting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Switch panel free?
Switch panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pipedream Lighting free?
Pipedream Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Switch panel or Pipedream Lighting have ads?
Neither Switch panel nor Pipedream Lighting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Switch panel or Pipedream Lighting?
Switch panel ships an update every 2 months, and Pipedream Lighting every 17 months. Most recently, Switch panel was updated on September 2, 2026 and Pipedream Lighting on September 20, 2026.

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