Magio Lights vs Bosso Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magio Lights
Control architectural and holiday lights remotely with a smart Wi-Fi controller. Schedule daily illumination or switch to full-color RGB animations for special occasions. The app allows for anywhere access to manage your lighting system.
- Remote light control
- Weatherproof IP68 rating
- Customizable daily schedules
- Full-color RGB holiday animations
- Wi-Fi cloud connectivity
- Anywhere access via iOS app
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Magio Lights are designed for architectural and holiday illumination and can withstand various weather conditions, including snow, rain, storms, and hot weather, thanks to their IP68 protection. The lighting schedule can be adjusted to turn on at sunset and turn off after midnight for everyday use. During holidays, the lights switch to a full-color RGB animation. The Magio Home is a smart Wi-Fi controller that connects to the Cloud. The iOS mobile app allows you to control your lights from anywhere.
Bosso Lights
Control and customize your home's accent, security, and festive lighting. Create unique ambiances for any occasion, from game days to holidays, with extensive color options and scheduling features.
- Accent, security, and festive lighting control
- 16+ million color customization
- Schedule and preset creation
- Remote control from anywhere
- Multiple zone control
- Preview feature for lights
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Enhance your home with accent, security, festive lighting, and more with Bosso Smart Lighting. Showcase your home with Bosso, the top choice for permanent home lighting. We've created a brand that puts your experience first and where every detail is carefully considered. Whether you want to show off on game day, celebrate the holidays, or provide an illuminating ambiance, you'll be able to customize your lights however you like, whenever you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magio Lights at 5.0 against Bosso Lights's 3.4. Bosso Lights's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Magio Lights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bosso Lights has 174 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Magio Lights | Bosso Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (174 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Average Quality LLC | Boss Lighting LLC |
Customer experience
Magio Lights
Bosso Lights
Bugs and requests
Magio Lights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bosso Lights
Reported bugs
14 issues- Schedule settings fail to execute properly
- Lights turn on/off inconsistently or partially
- App requires re-entering WiFi credentials after updates
- Manual button presses require multiple attempts to register
- App freezes intermittently
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- End date validation allows invalid date ranges
- Lights malfunction after 2 months of use
- Rogue light programs run without user scheduling
- SSID entry screen causes login failures
- Save button cut off on phone screens
- Schedule presets not applying correctly across multiple systems
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive
- Lights display wrong preset than scheduled
- Default scene settings removed in recent update
Requested features
14 requests- Music synchronization feature
- Virtual linking of multiple controllers
- Face ID or biometric login option
- Save login credentials functionality
- Advanced effects similar to Light-O-Rama
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- More preset designs and patterns
- Default scene settings restoration
- Priority scheduling for overlapping events
- Lower brightness level settings
- Copy/paste functionality between zones
- Custom preset folder organization
- Ability to modify existing schedules
- Skip button for tutorial videos
- Automatic login persistence
In-app purchases
Magio Lights
No in-app purchases
Bosso Lights
No in-app purchases
Questions
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