LEDit vs GVM LED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LEDit
Transform your device's screen into a vibrant, scrolling LED banner. Ideal for making messages visible in noisy environments, expressing yourself, or creating dynamic visual displays for various events and situations.
- Live LED banner display
- Scrolling message maker
- Silent communication tool
- Attention-grabbing visuals
- Customizable text banners
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Featured by Apple in Staff Picks. #1 in more than 20 countries. Type a message and your iPhone becomes a bright, scrolling LED sign. Hold it up at a concert, cheer from the stands or find your friend at arrivals. Everyone sees it, nobody has to shout. PERFECT FOR • Concerts and festivals: cheer for your favorite artist • Sports: back your team from the stands • Airport pickups and finding each other in a crowd • Birthdays, weddings and parties • Silent messages in class, in meetings or across a loud bar MAKE IT YOURS • Pixel fonts designed for LED displays, plus classic typefaces • Any color, speed and size, with true black for a real LED look • Blink, mirror and invert effects, round or square LED dots • Haptics let you know when your message has scrolled by • Optional max brightness so it shines even in daylight SHARE IT • Export your banner as a GIF or video • Start a banner with Siri, Shortcuts or the share sheet • Save the messages you use again and again • Apple Watch app for a banner on your wrist • Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, in landscape or portrait FREE TO START Create and show LED banners for free. LEDit Pro unlocks every font, saved messages, blink, color brightness, custom app icons and exports without a watermark, with a subscription or a one-time purchase. Download LEDit and light up your next message. -- Terms of Use: https://ledit.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ledit.app/privacy
GVM LED
Control photography lamps via Bluetooth connection. Adjust settings and manage your lighting equipment directly from your mobile device.
- Bluetooth lamp control
- Photography lighting management
- App-controlled lighting
- GVM product integration
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This is a software that can control the photography lamp. The app controls the photography lamp product with app function under GVM through Bluetooth connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LEDit at 89% against GVM LED's 22%. LEDit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 5). GVM LED's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. LEDit sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GVM LED asks for nothing beyond the download.
LEDit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEDit has 4.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of LEDit's written reviews are positive against 22% of GVM LED's.
LEDit ships an update every 9 days, GVM LED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LEDit | GVM LED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wessley Roche | 丹丹 陈 |
Customer experience
LEDit
GVM LED
User reviews
LEDit
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Effective for getting attention
- 💡 Useful for various purposes (e.g. restaurants, events, driving)
- 🎨 Good selection of colors and fonts
- ⭐️ Positive user experience overall
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid app with additional in-app purchases for fonts
- 🔍 Limited customization options (e.g. font size, static display)
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes reported
- 🕒 Slow scrolling speed for some users
GVM LED
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive control interface
- 🚀 Fast Bluetooth connection when working
- 🎨 Good color control and lighting customization
- 💡 Responsive developers who implement feature requests
- 🔧 Ability to rename lights for easy identification
Room to improve
- 🔐 Mandatory account registration and login requirement
- 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connection failures
- 📧 Verification code delivery delays and failures
- ❌ Cannot control multiple lights independently at once
- 📱 App crashes during device syncing
Bugs and requests
LEDit
Reported bugs
3 issues- Vibrate function not working as expected
- Issues with sharing messages to social media
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for right-to-left text display
- Implement a static display mode
- Allow for custom font sizes
- Integrate more emojis and symbols
GVM LED
Reported bugs
12 issues- Login credentials rejected despite correct password
- Verification code times out before use
- App crashes during device synchronization
- Cannot connect more than one light at a time
- Bluetooth connection drops unexpectedly
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- App freezes on main page or navigation tabs
- Password matching validation fails despite identical entries
- Login fails when using non-.com email addresses
- App requires WiFi for login despite Bluetooth-only operation
- In-app message/problem form always returns 'FAILED' status
- Incompatibility with iPad Pro color adjustment
- Recent update broke previously working connections
Requested features
10 requests- Remove mandatory login requirement for local Bluetooth control
- Enable independent control of multiple lights simultaneously
- Expand scene customization options beyond 8 presets
- Add keyboard shortcuts and Stream Deck integration for streaming
- Improve color wheel with more granular color selection
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- Add dark mode option
- Create desktop/PC version with better controls
- Allow grouping of lights for synchronized control
- Implement offline mode for Bluetooth-only operation
- Add light naming persistence across app sessions
In-app purchases
LEDit
- LEDit Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
- LEDit Pro (1 year)3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- LEDit Pro (1 year)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- LEDit Pro (1 year)3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Game Over$0.99
- Do the Robot$0.99
- LEDit Sans HD$0.99
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- Mineworks$0.99
- Bubblegum$0.99
- Format C$0.99
- LEDit Sans Condensed$0.99
- Cathode Font$0.99
- All the Fonts$1.99
- Lifetime$14.99
- Lifetime$29.99
GVM LED
No in-app purchases
