WLED vs Tune2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WLED
Control and manage all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This companion app works with the open-source WLED software for microcontrollers, offering automatic device detection, customizable names, and software update assistance.
- Automatic device detection
- Centralized light list
- Software update assistant
- Customizable device names
- Hide or delete devices
- Light and dark mode
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With the WLED app, you can easily and efficiently manage and control all your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This is a companion app for the free and open source WLED software for ESP8266/32 microcontrollers. WLED automatically detects and updates the device list, and offers customizable names, a hide or delete feature, and a light and dark mode. It can also help you install new software updates to your devices. Plus, it supports both phones and tablets. Main Features: - Automatic device detection (mDNS) - All lights are accessible from one list - Software Update Assistant - Custom names - Hide or delete devices - Light and dark mode
Tune2
Experience synchronized audio for personalized light shows with this platform. It enables unique audio and visual experiences for events like Christmas light displays, drive-throughs, and walk-throughs, allowing individual control via mobile devices.
- Synchronized light show audio
- Personalized event experiences
- Supports commercial and DIY lighting
- Mobile device audio control
- Unique audio/visual experiences
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Listen to synchronized light show audio on your phone with Tune2. Tune2 is a new generation audio platform for supporting mass audience audio synchronization for personalized events, including synchronized and static Christmas lighting shows whether commercial or residential/DIY; including drive-throughs, walk-throughs, drive-ins, etc. Tune2 is the world's first and only lights show audio synchronization and native mobile device app of its kind that allows guests driving their own vehicles or are being transported in trams, trains, or trolleys to have their own unique lights show and audio experience through Tune2 app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tune2 at 100% against WLED's 51%. Tune2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tune2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of WLED's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tune2's.
WLED ships an update every 2 months, Tune2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLED | Tune2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Gagnier | Tune2 Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
WLED
Tune2
Bugs and requests
WLED
Reported bugs
42 issues- Unable to connect to LEDs
- Lights randomly turn on
- Connectivity issues, needs re-pairing
- App doesn't work, glitchy
- Brightness control issues
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- Lights flicker after update
- Cannot find discover lights option
- Not connected to iPhone, setup issues
- App won't load, vanishes
- None of my devices show up
- Shows up blank, manual add only
- No longer finds WLED devices
- App doesn't work, no devices showing
- Confusing app, turns off
- App is unusable after update, errors
- App stopped picking up signal
- Only connects when at home
- Doesn't pick up esp8266
- Sound react option missing
- Time and macros section not working
- Update won't update
- Goes offline from time to time
- Update breaks app, beta works
- Drops connection, cannot adjust lights
- Latest release freezes, unstable wifi
- Loading WLED UI stuck
- Inconsistent connection after new update
- Lost all config after update
- Lost all presets after update
- Devices missing and disappearing
- Update ruined everything, random disconnects
- App constantly crashes, won't load
- Stopped working after update
- New upgrade feature killed device
- Inconsistent, can't find boards
- Cannot connect lights, IP address doesn't work
- Missing schedule function
- App doesn't work at all
- Doesn't work properly with WLED 0.14
- App won't allow changing anything, freezes
- Hidden devices reappear
- App goes offline and never connects again
Requested features
6 requests- User-friendly interface
- Simple interface with advanced option
- Widget features for Home Screen
- Sound react option
- Remote control when away from WiFi
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- Timer or schedule function
Tune2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WLED
No in-app purchases
Tune2
No in-app purchases
