Comparison

Magio Lights vs Daora LED

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote light control
  • Weatherproof IP68 rating
  • Customizable daily schedules
  • Full-color RGB holiday animations
  • Wi-Fi cloud connectivity
  • Anywhere access via iOS app
Features
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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.

About

Daora LED

Features
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Daora LED is compatible with Daora Lighting and also other WLED-based systems to provide full control of your lights remotely, simply, securely and from anywhere. Daora LED is also incredibly simple to use as you can download the Daora iPhone app instantly and start controlling all your Daora LED Lights. Daora allows you to Switch On/OFF, Change Power, Alter Brightness and Change Color. All of your favorite settings can be saved as a preset so you can re-use time after time for occasions such as parties, other special events and for holiday functions. Setting up your own favorite setting and saving it with your own favorite name is simple, and then you can use that setting time after time with the press of a button. Daora also has scheduling features so you can use your favorite lighting presets at any time of day, week or year. So whether it’s to turn on your lights at 8am every day, to change up the color of your lights for your birthday or Christmas, or to have your lights change up in a random pattern every night then Daora can help you control all your lighting. Daora LED is a remote control for your lights and is designed to be used with Daora Lighting and other WLED-based systems. As most typical solutions need to open up a router port to achieve remote access or even worse to change the firewall settings of a router, Daora’s LED solution uses a cloud-based method to connect the Daora app with the controller. As long as you have a Daora account which has been approved, you have a compatible controller which has been set up correctly, you have remote access turned on, you can access and control your lights from anywhere in the world. Even if you are not on the same local network as your lights. Daora LED can be used with a Daora remote control and approved Daora account for lighting installations (current or previous) as well as for WLED-based installations that require to be remotely controlled. For full lighting installations, visit daoralighting.com. If you have installed WLED based installations which you would like to access remotely, contact us: info@sqip.ninja

Screenshots

Magio Lights4 screens
Daora LED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Magio Lights at every 3 weeks against Daora LED's every 2 months. Magio Lights also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magio Lights ships an update every 3 weeks, Daora LED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Magio Lights versus Daora LED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagio LightsDaora LED
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAverage Quality LLCSQIP LLC

In-app purchases

None

Magio Lights

No in-app purchases

None

Daora LED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magio Lights free?
Magio Lights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daora LED free?
Daora LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magio Lights or Daora LED have ads?
Neither Magio Lights nor Daora LED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magio Lights or Daora LED?
Magio Lights ships an update every 3 weeks, and Daora LED every 2 months. Most recently, Magio Lights was updated on November 3, 2026 and Daora LED on October 31, 2026.

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