Mini HKI vs DS18 LC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini HKI
Manage your MINI HKI audio processor through a Bluetooth connection. Optimize and protect your sound system with features like channel routing, gain control, equalization, and limiting. Save and recall custom configurations with presets.
- Channel Routing
- General and Channel Gain Control
- Polarity Inversion
- Input and Channel Equalizer
- Crossover Settings
- Limiter
- Delay
- Configurable Presets
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Application for managing the MINI HKI processor via bluetooth. MINI HKI processors have everything you need to optimize and protect your sound system. - Channel Routing - General gain - Channel gain - Polarity Inversion - Input Equalizer - Channel Equalizer - Crossover - Limiter - Delay - Configurable presets
DS18 LC
Control LED lights with customizable color, frequency, and mode settings. Synchronize lighting effects with music or microphone input for dynamic visual experiences.
- Magic mode lighting control
- RGB mode lighting control
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Microphone signal synchronization
- Customizable color, frequency, and modes
- Multiple lighting modes (Fixed, Gradient, Rainbow, etc.)
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Under Magic mode, the app can operate by changing the light color, frequency, modes options, led quantity and wire order settings. The light can also change by music rhythm and microphone signals. The modes include: Fixed, Gradient, Circling, Beat, Running Water, Rainbow and Flashing. Under RGB mode, the app can operate by changing the light color, frequency, modes options, led quantity and wire order settings. The modes include: Fixed, Gradient, Flashing, and Breathing. The light can also change by music rhythm and microphone signals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini HKI at 3.1 against DS18 LC's 1.0. Mini HKI also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). 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.
Mini HKI holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini HKI has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mini HKI ships an update weekly, DS18 LC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini HKI | DS18 LC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (15 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Expert Electronics Comercio e Fabricacao de Produtos Eletronicos Ltda | 建斌 陈 |
Customer experience
Mini HKI
DS18 LC
In-app purchases
Mini HKI
No in-app purchases
DS18 LC
No in-app purchases
