BRmesh vs Retro Arcade ICB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRmesh
Control your Bluetooth smart lights with an intuitive app. Manage individual lights, groups, or all lights simultaneously. Create custom lighting scenes and schedule automatic on/off times for daily use or ambiance.
- Area-based light control
- Individual and group control
- Customizable scenes
- Scheduled on/off timers
- Control up to 240 lights
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Bluetooth smart light with APP control. Can be used for daily lighting and atmosphere lighting. Concise and practical control page: the lights can be divided into areas, the whole, individual or selective control of the light can be achieved through shortcut keys, which is very convenient and quick. Can control up to 240 lights. Built-in Newly Developed Timing Chips: You can set your favorite color to turn on and off on time everyday automatically. Scene: You can individually set the color or mode for each light, combine it into your favorite scene and save it, and one key to start when you need.
Retro Arcade ICB
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The Retro Arcade ICB application is the companion software to the Ice Cold Beer mechanical arcade game by Retro Arcade, LLC. The application allows the user to change settings on their Ice Cold Beer game cabinet, install firmware updates, and perform diagnostics and troubleshooting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BRmesh at fortnightly against Retro Arcade ICB's every 4 months. Retro Arcade ICB's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BRmesh ships an update fortnightly, Retro Arcade ICB every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BRmesh | Retro Arcade ICB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (294 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 294 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 坤明 杨 | Aaron Reid |
Bugs and requests
BRmesh
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when selecting individual lights
- Sharing and QR code functionality not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance after app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom colors for DIY modes
- More granular control over lighting effects and speed
- Integration with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Home
- Improved music sync and rhythm modes
Retro Arcade ICB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BRmesh
No in-app purchases
Retro Arcade ICB
No in-app purchases
