LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb vs LED Strip Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb
Effortlessly manage your smart LED lights with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and dynamic modes, and schedule lighting effects. Supports various LED types and offers real-time control via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- RGB/RGBW LED control
- Real-time color/brightness adjustment
- Customizable lighting scenes
- Timer and scheduling
- Group device control
- Bluetooth/Wi-Fi connectivity
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Control compatible LED lamps and other smart light devices from your phone and create the right atmosphere for any moment. Connect your lights, fine-tune the colors, organize rooms, and set simple schedules for your daily routine with an interface designed to feel fast and effortless. Key Features: - Connect and manage compatible smart lamps and LED light devices - Turn lights on or off and open individual lamp controls - Adjust lighting with color, spectrum, grid, sliders, opacity, and last used color - Create rooms, add multiple lights, and control room lighting more easily - Rename or remove rooms and devices from your setup - Set schedules with turn-on and switch-off times for selected days or every day - Add lamps, rooms, and schedules from quick actions Make everyday lighting feel more intuitive with flexible controls for color, rooms, and schedules, all in one convenient place. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I2-5cnSzfuCPPPr3q6Y_UqntJAn2eVAY-DDdi4OBCIQ/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UnUWfdUWVLxcTmdEkMsJsz0cVCqXglVO4LnbnieEyY0/edit?usp=sharing
LED Strip Controller
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Your LED strips came with a flimsy IR remote and a clunky OEM app. Glow LED replaces both: it finds your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi RGB controllers (Magic Home, Triones, LEDnetWF style) plus your HomeKit lights, and puts color, brightness, scenes and music sync in one clean remote. Unlike generic remotes, Glow LED speaks the actual Magic Home wire format over Bluetooth and your local network, and it is honest about what your hardware can do: it only offers the controls your light actually supports, and it tells you when a command could not be sent instead of pretending it worked. WHAT YOU GET • Lose the remote for good — power, a full color wheel, brightness and warm-to-cool white for every connected light, right on your phone • Works with the cheap controllers you already own: Magic Home, Triones, LEDnetWF and ELK-BLE chipsets over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi LED controllers on your network, and HomeKit bulbs • Movie night is one tap, not five sliders — 61 ready-made scenes across Party, Holiday, Sleep, Focus, Ambient, Nature and Alert • Effects that actually run on the light: breathe, pulse, strobe, rainbow, gradient and candle flicker, each at your speed • Music Sync listens through the mic and beats your lights to whatever is playing — analyzed live on-device, never recorded or uploaded • Clearly labeled demo lights let you rehearse the whole party look before you ever touch the hardware PERFECT FOR • Anyone who lost the IR remote the same week the strips went up • Bedroom and desk-setup owners who want one app for Bluetooth strips, Wi-Fi bars and HomeKit bulbs • Party hosts who want the room pulsing to the playlist within seconds of guests arriving • Renters running no-name strips who refuse to install another shady OEM app WHY NOT JUST USE THE APP THAT CAME WITH THE STRIP? Because it is usually an ad-filled account wall that routes your taps through someone else's cloud. Glow LED needs no account, shows no ads, and talks straight to the controller over your own Bluetooth or network. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no ads, no tracking. Bluetooth, local network, HomeKit and microphone access are used only to find lights, send commands and drive the live music effect. Saved scenes stay on your phone. FULL ACCESS Glow LED Pro unlocks the full app: all 61 scene presets, unlimited saved scenes and the live Music Sync effect. Choose a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase — prices and billing terms are shown by the App Store before you buy. Note: strobe and flashing effects may not be suitable for people with photosensitivity. Use them with care. Tap Scan, pick your strip, and have the room glowing before the song changes. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb and LED Strip Controller 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
Both are free to download. LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and LED Strip Controller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb ships an update every 2 months, LED Strip Controller every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb | LED Strip Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (368 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 368 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vasile Olaru | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
Bugs and requests
LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb
Reported bugs
5 issues- 🐛 App asks for permissions repeatedly
- 🐛 App doesn't recognize existing lamps
- 🐛 App claims no lamps are present
- 🐛 App crashes during tutorial
- 🐛 App sends fake password change emails
Requested features
2 requests- Allow selection from existing lamps instead of scanning Homekit code
- Provide clear indication of cost before download
LED Strip Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb
- LED Light Controller for Home3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Smart LED Light Controller3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Create a personalized lighting$5.997 Days
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- Personalize your ambiance3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- LED Lights Remote・Smart Bulb$7.997 Days
- LED Light Controller for Home3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- LED Light Controller for Home$7.997 Days
- LED Lamp Remote・Smart Light$9.997 Days
- LED Light Controller for Home7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- LED Smart Light Controller3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- LED Light Controller3 Days trial$11.997 Days
- Smart LED Light Controller$14.991 Month
- LED Light Controller for Home3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Create a personalized lighting$19.991 Month
- LED Light Controller for Home$24.991 Year
- Smart LED Lighting Remote3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- LED Smart Light Controller$29.991 Year
- Personalize your ambiance$39.991 Year
- Smart Light Remote Control3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Smart Light Remote$59.991 Year
- LED Light Controller・Lamp・Bulb$9.99
- LED Light Remote・Smart Lamp$9.99
LED Strip Controller
- RGB Remote Weekly$6.997 Days
- Light Scenes Yearly$34.991 Year
- Dimmer Lifetime$69.99
Questions
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