Stellar BLE vs ALS Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stellar BLE
Wirelessly control smart lights via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness and select from millions of colors to set the perfect ambiance for any room. Effortlessly manage your lighting experience.
- Bluetooth Low Energy control
- Turn lights on/off
- Adjust brightness
- Choose from millions of colors
- Wireless operation
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Stellar BLE - The smart way to control your Sansi bulbs. The Stellar Blue app allows you to turn your Sansi smart lights on and off wirelessly through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), adjust brightness smoothly and choose your favorite color among millions.
ALS Control
This tool simplifies the setup and management of Bluetooth Mesh lighting networks in commercial settings. It allows for automatic device discovery, naming, grouping, scene creation, and scheduling. Users can also monitor energy consumption and share control permissions.
- Manage Bluetooth Mesh devices
- Discover, name, and group lights
- Set up lighting scenes
- Automate tasks with timers
- Monitor energy consumption
- Share control permissions
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ALS control is a tool for commissioning Bluetooth Mesh lighting networks in commercial spaces. With the ALS control APP, you can -manage bluetooth self-organizing network devices -automatically search for wireless devices,name and group lights -set up scenes -set the timer to handle tasks automatically -understand the electricity consumption and energy saving information of each fixture with sensors -share control permissions with other phones For more information about ALS control and our commissioning process, visit https://www.alslighting.us/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ALS Control at 5.0 against Stellar BLE's 3.0. ALS Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
ALS Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Stellar BLE ships an update every 3 months, ALS Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stellar BLE | ALS Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Sansi Electronic Engineering Co., Ltd | Advantage Lighting Solutions |
Customer experience
Stellar BLE
ALS Control
In-app purchases
Stellar BLE
No in-app purchases
ALS Control
No in-app purchases
