uLamp vs MeRGBW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uLamp
Control your LED light strips with your phone. Adjust color, brightness, and color temperature. Create dynamic flashing patterns and sync lights to music.
- Intelligent color control
- Brightness adjustment
- Color temperature settings
- Flashing pattern presets
- Music synchronization
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Timing tasks
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Through the mobile phone APP, you can intelligently control the color, brightness and color temperature of the LED light strip, and you can also set various flashing patterns, and you can make the LED light strip rhythm with the rhythm of the music. Just keep the Symphony LED light strip powered on, open the mobile phone uLamp APP intelligent control software, and connect one or more LED light strips through Bluetooth, so as to realize various settings and control of multiple LED light strips,and set timing tasks. The operation is very simple, easy to learn and use!
MeRGBW
Control your smart Bluetooth lighting fixtures with this app. Easily manage lamps by room or area, adjust brightness, temperature, and color. Transform your space with pre-designed lighting scenes or create personalized automations for your daily schedule.
- Room and area lighting management
- Adjust brightness, temperature, and color
- Pre-designed lighting scenes
- Customizable light formulas
- Personalized daily automations
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Looking for a MeRGBW Bluetooth app? You can now control your MeRGBW smart Bluetooth fixtures with this stand-alone app! Manage smart lighting as you wish Whether you have just a few MeRBGW fixtures in your home or a whole house of MeRGBW fixtures, you can easily manage these smart lights the way you want. Manage lamps by room or area grouping (such as lamps for an entire floor or all lamps in a living room) and easily control lamps anytime, anywhere. You can use the MeRGBW app to adjust brightness, temperature and color of multiple lamps in each room or area anytime, anywhere and other controls. Lighting experience Our lighting scenes are carefully designed by professional lighting designers to instantly transform the mood of a room. You can use scene tones, various scenes, etc. to create a unique and appropriate atmosphere. Browse the MeRGBW scene library and click on the scene to set it up. Light formula for everyday life Use four light formulas designed by lighting experts to help you spend every day in a healthy way. Start your day with the cool daylight setting to help you feel energized in the morning, while the brighter Focus setting helps you get work done efficiently. The "Relax and Rest" setting presents a darkening golden halo to accompany you into a soothing rest time. Personalized automation Set up smart lighting around your daily schedule. Whether you want your lights to provide a gentle wake-up call in the morning or a warm greeting when you come home, setting up these custom automations is fun and easy in the MeRBGW app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MeRGBW at 2.2 against uLamp's 1.7. uLamp's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
MeRGBW holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 151 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 16% and 16% positive.
uLamp ships an update every 2 months, MeRGBW monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uLamp | MeRGBW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (78 ratings) | 2.2 (151 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews — better | 15.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 151 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universal Ascent Holdings Limited | Shenzhen Dingyun Future Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
uLamp
MeRGBW
Bugs and requests
uLamp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MeRGBW
Reported bugs
15 issues- Bluetooth won't connect or frequently disconnects
- App fails to recognize nearby devices
- Scenes don't work or change colors as described
- Music feature non-functional despite permissions
- Colors glitch or revert unexpectedly
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- Scheduling doesn't turn lights off at set time
- Time drift causes inaccurate scheduling
- App requires restart to reconnect to device
- Connection fails after midnight
- Lights randomly change color on their own
- Some color options (blue, pink) cause glitches
- Group connectivity issues with multiple devices
- Phishing ads disguised as legitimate advertisements
- Privacy policy link broken
- App support returns 403 Forbidden errors
Requested features
12 requests- Remove or significantly reduce ads from paid product
- Add brightness control in app
- Implement Alexa/Siri voice control compatibility
- Allow custom preset saving
- Add animation speed adjustment controls
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- Enable different on/off schedules for different days
- Implement fade/smooth transition options
- Add ability to edit and delete DIY dynamics
- Improve color wheel with HSV sliders
- Add more scene options and customization
- Implement default color memory on power-on
- Better tutorial for creating custom sequences
In-app purchases
uLamp
No in-app purchases
MeRGBW
No in-app purchases








