WLED vs ScratchOn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WLED
Control your smart LED lights directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app automatically discovers your WLED devices on Wi-Fi, allowing you to manage power, brightness, colors, and effects. It also supports voice commands and one-tap software updates for your controllers.
- Automatic Wi-Fi Discovery
- Live Status & Controls
- Home Screen Widgets
- Siri & Shortcuts Integration
- One-Tap Device Updates
- Customizable Device Organization
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Take full control of your WLED light devices from your iPhone or iPad. This is the official companion app for devices running the free and open-source WLED firmware (such as ESP32 and ESP8266 controllers). The WLED app automatically finds your lights on your home Wi-Fi and brings them together in one simple, fast dashboard. Toggle power, adjust brightness, pick colors and effects, or keep your lights up to date in just a few taps. Key Features: • Automatic Wi-Fi Discovery: Finds your WLED lights on your local network automatically with no complicated setup required. • Live Status & Controls: See your lights' current colors, brightness, and online status update instantly right from the device list. • Home Screen Widgets: Turn lights on or off, see their current state at a glance, or jump straight to a device from your Home Screen. • Siri, Shortcuts & Action Button: Toggle your lights or set their brightness using Siri voice commands, the Shortcuts app, or your iPhone's Action button. • One-Tap Device Updates: Get notified when new WLED software is available and update your controllers directly from the app (supports official WLED, QuinLED, and MoonModules). • Made for iPhone & iPad: Adapts cleanly to any screen size with a split-screen layout on iPad, plus Light and Dark modes. • Easy Organization: Give your lights custom names and hide seasonal or offline controllers until you need them again. Completely free and open-source.
ScratchOn
This app helps users track scratch-off lottery tickets, compare remaining prizes and odds, and record winnings. It uses AI for photo scanning and provides a catalog assistant for game information. Users can organize their tickets and explore retailer data.
- Compare remaining top prizes and odds
- Scan tickets with AI photo analysis
- Catalog assistant for game information
- Track individual tickets and outcomes
- Explore retailer locations
- Save favorite games
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Check which scratch-off games still have top prizes left. Compare tickets at your price, look up published odds, and keep track of what you bought and won. You scratch. We math. Compare before you buy Browse your state's supported games by name, game number or ticket price. Put tickets side by side to compare remaining top prizes, published odds and available prize data. Source dates help you see how recent the information is. Scan the display Take a photo instead of typing every game name. Review the suggested matches, correct any mistakes, and compare the tickets in your shortlist. Photo analysis uses AI credits; recognition can make mistakes. Ask about the numbers Ask the catalog assistant to compare selected games or explain their odds and prizes in plain English. Answers stay grounded in the available catalog data, with sources and limits shown. Keep your tickets organized Save favorites, track individual tickets and record their outcomes. Explore listed retailers and community sightings, or share a submitted win using your chosen privacy settings. A past sighting does not confirm current stock. Know what the data can tell you Coverage and available fields vary by state and game. SmartScore compares available ticket data; it is not your chance of winning. Missing data is identified, not guessed. ScratchOn is an independent information app. It does not sell lottery tickets, take bets, redeem prizes or officially validate winners. Published odds and remaining prizes do not guarantee a win. For adults of legal lottery age. Play responsibly. Free to download. Optional subscriptions and AI credit packs are available in the app. Privacy: https://scratchon.com/privacy Support: https://scratchon.com/support Terms: https://scratchon.com/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScratchOn at 100% against WLED's 51%. ScratchOn also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). WLED's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. ScratchOn sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WLED asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScratchOn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of WLED's written reviews are positive against 100% of ScratchOn's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLED | ScratchOn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Christophe Gagnier | Validus Business Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
WLED
ScratchOn
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
ScratchOn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WLED
No in-app purchases
ScratchOn
- Basic Subscription$1.991 Month
- Pro Subscription$3.991 Month
- Purchase Additional Credits$0.99









