Comparison

Smart Ambient Lighting vs AmbilightSync

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Smart Ambient Lighting

About

Smart Ambient Lighting

Features

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This is an app dedicated to controlling a multi colour LED via your devices BLE. You can choose among 16 colors and even change the intensity leading to hundreds of possible combinations to spice up your vehicle.

About

AmbilightSync

Features

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With this app, you can effortlessly synchronize your smart home lights with any screen using your device’s camera—compatible with Apple Home and Philips Hue. When using Philips Hue, you can also sync your lights directly to the colors shown on your iOS device’s screen for an even more immersive experience.

Screenshots

Smart Ambient Lighting3 screens

AmbilightSync2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Smart Ambient Lighting at 12.0 against AmbilightSync's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Ambient Lighting ships an update monthly, AmbilightSync every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Smart Ambient Lighting versus AmbilightSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Smart Ambient Lighting	AmbilightSync
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	25 MB	4 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Chinmay Chandgude	Linus Kneser

In-app purchases

None

Smart Ambient Lighting

No in-app purchases

None

AmbilightSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Ambient Lighting free?

Smart Ambient Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is AmbilightSync free?

AmbilightSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Smart Ambient Lighting or AmbilightSync have ads?

Neither Smart Ambient Lighting nor AmbilightSync shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Smart Ambient Lighting or AmbilightSync?

Smart Ambient Lighting ships an update monthly, and AmbilightSync every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smart Ambient Lighting was updated on October 3, 2026 and AmbilightSync on October 1, 2026.