Comparison

FocusRemote vs L.E.D. Lab

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

Head to head
About

FocusRemote

Control lighting systems remotely via Wi-Fi using Art-Net or sACN protocols. Manage up to 2048 channels across four universes, with options to store, play, and update lighting cues.

Highlights
  • Art-Net/sACN universe transmission
  • Ethernet Node conversion to DMX
  • Store, Play, Merge, and Update Memories
  • Control up to 2048 Channels (4 Universes)
  • Customizable Spotnumbers
  • Full commandline support
Features
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FocusRemote sends up to 4 Art-Net/sACN universes over the Wi-Fi connection. Using an Ethernet Node, Art-Net or sACN can be converted to a DMX signal. Features: - Full commandline support - Store, Play, Merge and Update Memories - Highlight at custom level! - Use your own Spotnumbers - Control up to 2048 Channels (4 Universes) - Each universe can be sACN or Art-Net - When you type @ 0 [Enter], the selected channel will be cleared

About

L.E.D. Lab

Create dynamic visual experiences for LED displays without custom programming. Animate images, videos, and particles, and synchronize them with music or external audio inputs. Ideal for artists, designers, and hobbyists looking to add animated color to various projects.

Highlights
  • Create and animate scenes with images, videos, and camera feeds
  • Animate particle color, velocity, and brightness for LED strips
  • Synchronize visuals with music from your library
  • Audio reactivity for parameter control
  • External control via MIDI, DMX, ArtNet, OSC
  • Color keying and tiling for advanced compositing
  • Supports various LED controllers and external monitors
Features
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L.E.D. Lab is the quickest, easiest, most powerful way to drive your LED display! Custom programming is no longer required to get up-and-running. It is ideal for artists, professional display designers, architects, VJs, lighting designers, hobbyists, and anyone wanting to add a little animated color to their sculpture, art car, home, business or wardrobe. L.E.D. Lab allows you to create a list of Scenes, which can be played back in order or shuffled. There are currently two kinds of Scenes: ● Pictures Scene - A montage of still images, videos, and live camera feeds is designed. The position, velocity, rotation, size, and coloring of each picture can be animated. You can use your own photos and videos, and the iPad camera. Rendering to odd-shaped displays is made possible with photographically-generated map files. ● Strips Scene - Particles of color are sent down each strip. The velocity, hue, saturation, and brightness of each particle can be animated. Other features include: ● Music - Create lists of Tracks. Each track plays a song from your music library, along with any number of Scenes. You can elaborately choreograph a song, or let the Scenes play in random order. ● Audio Reactivity - Any animatable parameter may be controlled by the amplitude of audio in a specified frequency range. ● External Control - Any animatable parameter may be controlled by MIDI, DMX, ArtNet, or OSC. ● Color Keying - An image, video file, or live video feed can be made selectively transparent, making it easy to mix in with other images. ● Tiling - Any image, video file, or live video feed can be tiled in any or all directions, with adjustable spacing and fade-out. ● Display Modes - Editing can be performed with or without the LEDs connected. The editing UI can also be hidden, allowing operation in a "kiosk" mode. So what kind of LED display can you make with L.E.D. Lab? Some Examples: http://ledlabs.co Any iOS device can be used to play Scene Lists. An iPad is best for full editing. L.E.D. Lab works with the following LED controllers: ● PixelPusher (our favorite) ● Art-Net ● sACN ● DDP/Minleon/TekLights ● RGB-123 ● FadeCandy/FCServer ● OpenPixel It can also display to an external monitor or projector, serving as a VJ app. Extensive help information is provided for the rich user-interface: ● Help Explorer - Displays help text for any knob, slider, button, popup, list, or view inside a magnifying glass you drag around the screen. (See this in the last screen shot.) ● Help Topics - Little chapters to read about some of the more detailed functionalities. ● Help Tutorials

Screenshots

FocusRemote3 screens
L.E.D. Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: L.E.D. Lab at Free against FocusRemote's $11.99. L.E.D. Lab also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). FocusRemote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

L.E.D. Lab is free to download; FocusRemote costs $11.99 up front. L.E.D. Lab sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. FocusRemote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FocusRemote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of FocusRemote's written reviews are positive against 81% of L.E.D. Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusRemote ships an update every 30 months, L.E.D. Lab every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FocusRemote versus L.E.D. Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusRemoteL.E.D. Lab
Price$11.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings415 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBart van StiphoutChristopher Schardt

Customer experience

FocusRemote

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

L.E.D. Lab

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

FocusRemote

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

L.E.D. Lab

One-time11
  • Live Microphone$9.99
  • Live Video$9.99
  • LED Display$19.99
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  • External Control$19.99
  • Music$19.99
  • External Screen$39.99
  • Authoring$49.99
  • LED Artist Pack$59.99
  • VJ Pack$79.99
  • Advanced Mapping$84.99
  • Everything Pack$209.99

Questions

Is FocusRemote free?
FocusRemote costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is L.E.D. Lab free?
L.E.D. Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FocusRemote or L.E.D. Lab?
FocusRemote is rated higher. FocusRemote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while L.E.D. Lab averages 4.6 from 15 ratings.
Do FocusRemote or L.E.D. Lab have ads?
Neither FocusRemote nor L.E.D. Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusRemote or L.E.D. Lab?
FocusRemote ships an update every 30 months, and L.E.D. Lab every 4 months. Most recently, FocusRemote was updated on September 21, 2026 and L.E.D. Lab on October 2, 2026.

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