Comparison

WLED+ vs Badger Solar Racing

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

Head to head
About

WLED+

Manage and control WLED devices with an enhanced interface and features. Organize devices, preview effects, and automate preset saving. Optimized for various screen sizes and compatible with WLED v0.13.3+.

Highlights
  • Improved user interface
  • Effect previews
  • Device grouping
  • Layout support for segment configurations
  • Automatic segment gap finding
  • Playlist saving for presets
  • Random preset cycling
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WLED+ is an independent, modern app for controlling WLED LED strips, matrices, and light installations from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It talks directly to your devices over your local network. Device control stays local, with no account, no cloud control, and no ad tracking. WHY WLED+ WLED+ is built as a native companion app for WLED, with a polished interface for newcomers and deeper controls for makers. FEATURES - Visual layout editor: see your segments on a canvas, tap to select them, and drag to reshape your strip or matrix. - Live preview: watch your device's real LED colors stream onto the canvas as you edit. - Animated effect previews: see what an effect looks like before you apply it. - Smart segments: automatically fill gaps in your layout or split the largest segment when you add a new one. - Device groups: organize and control multiple devices together. - Presets and playlists: save favorite looks and auto-add new presets to a playlist. - Randomizer: automatically cycle through your presets. - Full control: brightness, colors, palettes, effects, nightlight, and per-segment settings. - Sound-reactive effect support for WLED SR. PRIVACY FIRST No login. Device control stays on your local network. Crash reports are used only to improve reliability and are never sold. Works with WLED and WLED SR firmware v0.13.3 and above, and is optimized for screens of all sizes. Made by an independent husband-and-wife team from Venice, CA. WLED+ is an independent companion app for WLED and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the WLED project; all credit for the firmware goes to the WLED community.

About

Badger Solar Racing

Features
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Badger Solar Racing brings live telemetry from Sunburst, our solar car to your iPhone or iPad — a dashboard for chase-car crews, pit-side engineers, team members, and anyone following BSR’s solar racing program. Built by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badger Solar Racing team, the app connects to the car’s telemetry stream and shows speed, battery state of charge, solar power, motor temperatures, fault flags, GPS position, and hundreds of engineering signals organized by subsystem. LIVE DASHBOARD • Real-time metrics and system health with color-coded alerts • Interactive 3D model of the Sunburst solar car body • Auto-refreshing data for track-side use SYSTEMS & SIGNALS • Browse telemetry by category: battery, solar, motor, safety, and more • Search individual signals with units and status MAP & STRATEGY • Track the car’s GPS on interactive maps • Route overlays and weather forecasts for race planning • Shows the car’s location from telemetry, not your device’s location IPAD FEATURES • Infotainment-style dashboard and fullscreen telemetry views • Optional USB backup camera preview • Optional Spotify for authorized team accounts ACCOUNT • Sign in with Apple, Google, or GitHub for member features • In-app account deletion in Settings IMPORTANT: This is a read-only monitoring app. It does not control the vehicle. Live data requires the car to be online and publishing telemetry. Privacy policy: https://dashboard.badgersolarracing.org/PRIVACY/

Screenshots

WLED+4 screens
Badger Solar Racing4 screens

Verdict

The call

WLED+ and Badger Solar Racing are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WLED+ versus Badger Solar Racing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWLED+Badger Solar Racing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPixel Heart LLCUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps

In-app purchases

None

WLED+

No in-app purchases

None

Badger Solar Racing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WLED+ free?
WLED+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Badger Solar Racing free?
Badger Solar Racing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WLED+ or Badger Solar Racing have ads?
Neither WLED+ nor Badger Solar Racing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WLED+ or Badger Solar Racing?
WLED+ ships an update fortnightly, and Badger Solar Racing fortnightly. Most recently, WLED+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Badger Solar Racing on October 14, 2026.

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