WLED vs Your Slate
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
Your Slate
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Your upcoming slate of entertainment. Your Slate keeps everything you're looking forward to in one app — the games, films, shows, concerts, comedy tours, theater dates and books you actually care about, and nothing you don't. Four trackers, each with its own calendar, each built for what it tracks. A season of fixtures and a year of book releases don't belong in the same list, so they don't share one. SPORTS Follow your teams across football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, college sports, tennis, golf, F1, NASCAR and MMA. Fixtures, results and championship history, without the noise of a full sports app. MOVIES & TV Track what you're watching and what's coming. See where a film is streaming, follow directors and actors, and keep a watchlist that's actually yours. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Follow artists, comedians and venues, and know when they announce a date near you. Keep a log of the shows you've been to — who played, who opened, who you saw it with. BOOKS Track what you're reading, follow authors, and see when their next book lands. AWARDS & HISTORY Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Tonys and the major book awards, plus championship results going back decades. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • No account. Nothing to sign up for. • No ads, no analytics, no tracking of any kind. • Your data stays on your device — and you can export it whenever you like. • Reminders before something starts, if you want them. Your Slate is an independent app. It isn't affiliated with any of the leagues, studios, venues or publishers whose information it displays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Your Slate at every 2 weeks against WLED's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WLED ships an update every 2 months, Your Slate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WLED | Your Slate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christophe Gagnier | Matthew Goodman |
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
Your Slate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WLED
No in-app purchases
Your Slate
No in-app purchases
