Comparison

LIFX vs Smart LED Light Remote Control

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

Head to head
About

LIFX

Control your smart lights with this app. Easily adjust brightness, color, and temperature. Automate schedules, create custom scenes, and explore fun lighting effects. Integrates with voice assistants and HomeKit for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Basic light control (on/off, dim, color, temperature)
  • Group lights for easy management
  • Automated schedules and scenes
  • Special lighting effects (music visualizer, fire, etc.)
  • Live color painting on compatible lights
  • Custom color palettes
  • HomeKit integration
Features
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Like you, LIFX wants smarter light. This means we care about the way you control your smart lights, as much as we do about the lights themselves. We make it easy to get started with WiFi-enabled, bright, colorful smart lights that need no hub. Yep, you can start with just one device. LIFX App 4 can not only help give you the best start, but will turn your experience “up to 11”. Automate your wake up Schedule, or set up your movie-watching Scene (then set up voice control so you don’t even have to leave the sofa), or play with Effects next time you’re entertaining. Features. The LIFX app is packed full of features like: - The Basics: on/off, dim, change color, change white temperature. - Groups: control all lights in a group easily, including on/off and dimming with one touch from the Home Dashboard. - Group personalization: choose a LIFX illustration to suit or personalize Group cards with your own pictures. - Schedules: automate your lights to fade, change color, and turn on/off, all visible in an easy calendar-style view. - Effects: play with special effects like the music visualizer, fire, move, candle flicker, strobe, color cycle & more, all in one place. - Scenes: set your lighting just the way you like it and save it for later. - Themes: a library of one click color combinations for a Group, from ‘Proud’ to ‘Soothing’. - Paint: with your finger in the app, paint color live onto your LIFX Z, Beam, Tile and Candle. - Custom color palettes: add your favorite colors to a custom color palette. - Discover Tab: find How To guides, learn about integration partners, or shop for LIFX - and much more. Example uses from our customers: - Ambiance: schedule warmer light in the evening - to calm - and whiter light in the morning - to energize. - “Moccupancy”: set irregular schedules to make it seem like you’re home when you’re not. - Sleep: set your bedroom lights to deep red just before bed to produce more melatonin which helps you get better quality sleep. - Stay put: you’ve settled into the sofa for a streaming binge but left the lights on. No need to jump up to the switch, just ask your voice assistant. - Pet owners: if you're unexpectedly late home from work, turn the lights on for your dog from wherever you are. - Silent notifications: use partner apps to give you a light flash if… your car is arriving, or the forecast says it will rain, or you are mentioned on social media, and much more. HomeKit Best color-changing smart bulb for HomeKit cnet Pairing LIFX with Apple HomeKit is easy using the HomeKit onboarding QR code available in the product packaging. Stay in touch. Need a helping hand, or want to offer us some advice? We would love to hear from you about your LIFX experience. You can reach us at support@lifx.com. LIFX lights are available at lifx.com

About

Smart LED Light Remote Control

Transform your living space with dynamic lighting. This app allows you to control smart LED lights, syncing them to music, colors from photos, or pre-designed scenes for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Universal LED light control
  • Bluetooth and hub/bridge support
  • Music sync from YouTube
  • Color sync from photos
  • Dynamic lighting scenes
  • Group and individual light management
Features
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SMART LED LIGHT REMOTE CONTROLLER support a supper easy and smooth connection between your smart led light and your phone. You can turn your house into a colorful lighting concert with smart music sync or smart color sync. Match your mood into the surrounding and get an extraordinary light experience ever now! FEATURES LIST: • Led Light Controller app can be compatible with smart light from many brands. • We can support both Bluetooth light and light with central hub/ bridge • Sync led lamp, bulb, strip to music from YouTube or popular music genres in app • Sync led lamp, bulb, strip to color, dynamic scene or color extraction from photo • Support various lighting effects • Manage smart light bulb by individual or group of light I. UNIVERSAL LED LIGHT CONTROLLER REMOTE • Easily control your smart led light with a tap • Support Bluetooth light and central hub, bridge • Customize the light bulb brightness and temperature matching with your energy • Various options to control individual light or group of light by room II. SYNC SMART LED LIGHT TO MUSIC • Sync led lamp, bulb, strip to music song from YouTube • Change light effects with the rhythm and song mood • Available variety of popular music genres like Mediation, Hiphop, Pop, Rock, Chillout III. SYNC SMART LED LAMP TO COLOR • Led Light Controller app can turn your room into a colorful space • Choose to sync light to a basic color or a dynamic scene or even the colors extracted from your photo • Hundreds of light scenes designed by professional lighting designers Terms of Use: http://smartwidgetlabs.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@smartwidgetlabs.com

Screenshots

LIFX4 screens
Smart LED Light Remote Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LIFX at 3.7 against Smart LED Light Remote Control's 2.3. LIFX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 398). Smart LED Light Remote Control's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Smart LED Light Remote Control sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. LIFX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LIFX holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LIFX has 7.1K ratings behind it against 398, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of LIFX's written reviews are positive against 12% of Smart LED Light Remote Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LIFX versus Smart LED Light Remote Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLIFXSmart LED Light Remote Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7.1K ratings) — better2.3 (398 ratings)
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews — better12.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.1K — better398
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIFXFLOWMATIC PTE. LTD

Customer experience

LIFX

All ratings7,103 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews719 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative70.7%

Smart LED Light Remote Control

All ratings398 ratings
Positive30.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative66.6%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive12.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative84.0%

User reviews

LIFX

From 7.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent color quality and brightness
  • 🔍 Customizable lighting effects and scenes
  • 🔌 Easy setup and connectivity
  • 📱 Responsive and intuitive app
  • 🤖 Good integration with smart home platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues and unreliable performance
  • 🤯 Confusing and cluttered app UI
  • 🔄 Frequent app and firmware updates breaking functionality
  • 🤖 Poor integration with smart home platforms
  • 🕰️ Scheduling and automation issues

Smart LED Light Remote Control

From 398 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good lighting features
  • 🚀 Convenient remote control

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription to use
  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
  • 💸 Expensive for basic functionality
  • 📢 Excessive advertising
  • 🤯 Confusing setup process

Bugs and requests

LIFX

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Lights randomly disconnecting from app
  • Scenes and effects not working as expected
  • Scheduling issues and lights not responding to timers
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More granular control over individual lights
  • Improved scene and effect customization
  • Better scheduling and automation options
  • Seamless integration with smart home platforms
  • Simplified onboarding and setup process

Smart LED Light Remote Control

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to connect lights
  • Unreliable performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • Free app access for purchased lights
  • Improved device compatibility
  • Better customer support

In-app purchases

None

LIFX

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Smart LED Light Remote Control

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is LIFX free?
LIFX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart LED Light Remote Control free?
Smart LED Light Remote Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LIFX or Smart LED Light Remote Control?
LIFX is rated higher. LIFX averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Smart LED Light Remote Control averages 2.3 from 398 ratings.
Do LIFX or Smart LED Light Remote Control have ads?
Neither LIFX nor Smart LED Light Remote Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LIFX or Smart LED Light Remote Control?
LIFX ships an update fortnightly, and Smart LED Light Remote Control fortnightly. Most recently, LIFX was updated on October 17, 2026 and Smart LED Light Remote Control on October 5, 2026.

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