Marvelight vs DayBetter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marvelight
Control your smart mood lights and fixtures with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and lighting modes. Sync lights with music or sound, pick colors from your camera, and set timers for automated lighting.
- Set up to 16 million colors
- Adjust brightness
- Various light modes and scenes
- Color change with music/sound
- Pick color from camera
- Set light on/off timers
- Shake phone to change color
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Marvelight is a smart light APP. It controls mood lights and other light fixtures. With the APP and compatible light fixtures, you will enjoy a marvelous time! Its features: 1. Set color, max to 16 million colors ; 2. Tune brightness ; 3. Set various light modes and scenes ; 4. Change light color with music or sound ; 5. Pick color from camera to light ; 6. Set timer for light on/off ; 7. Shake phone to change light color ;
DayBetter
Control and manage your smart LED bulbs and strips. Discover new devices, apply various lighting effects, and monitor their status. Enhance your living space with intelligent lighting.
- Connect new smart devices
- Apply various lighting effects
- Monitor device status
- Manage smart lights and devices
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DayBetter is an app to help you manage your smart light and smart device. - Find and connect new device. - Choose from various effects to enjoy the smart light. - Show the status of the device. With the APP and compatible devices, you can always enjoy a better day!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DayBetter at 3.2 against Marvelight's 2.8. DayBetter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). Marvelight's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
DayBetter holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 440 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Marvelight's written reviews are positive against 33% of DayBetter's.
Marvelight ships an update every 2 months, DayBetter weekly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Marvelight | DayBetter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (440 ratings) | 3.2 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 32.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 440 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #85 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Wanshun Zhilian Technology Co. LTD | SHENZHEN DAYBETTER OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Marvelight
DayBetter
User reviews
Marvelight
From 440 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🚀 Quick connection
- 💡 Customizable colors and scenes
- 🎨 Great lighting features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔥 App crashes and bugs
- 💔 Music feature not working
- 🤯 Inconsistent performance
DayBetter
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Variety of color options
- 💡 Useful app features
- ⭐ Great product overall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔌 Unreliable app performance
- 📝 Poor instructions/documentation
- 💤 Lacking advanced features
Bugs and requests
Marvelight
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights not responding to app commands
- Bluetooth connection frequently lost
- Timer feature not working as expected
- Certain colors not displaying properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Spotify and other music apps
- Improve music sync functionality
- Provide better instructions and troubleshooting guides
- Expand color and scene options
DayBetter
Reported bugs
4 issues- Difficulty creating account
- Lights not responding to app
- Frequent app crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent Bluetooth connectivity
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve syncing between devices
- Expand color customization options
- Integrate with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
Marvelight
No in-app purchases
DayBetter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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