Comparison

817 AUTO vs SD Ambient Customs

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

Head to head
About

817 AUTO

Control your vehicle's ambient lighting system with this app. Customize colors, brightness, and create dynamic effects. Save your favorite scenes and connect easily via Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Full color control
  • Independent lighting zone control
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Custom color presets
  • Dynamic lighting effects
  • Music-reactive lighting modes
Features
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817 AUTO gives you complete control of your compatible vehicle ambient lighting system directly from your iPhone. Connect to your 817 AUTO ambient light kit using Bluetooth and customize your interior lighting exactly how you want it. Features include: • Full color control • Independent lighting zone control • Adjustable brightness • White light control • Custom color presets • Save your favorite scenes • Dynamic lighting effects • Music-reactive lighting modes • Quick Bluetooth connection • Light module configuration and settings Whether you want a clean factory-style interior, a custom color combination, or animated lighting effects, 817 AUTO puts everything in one easy-to-use interface. A compatible 817 AUTO ambient lighting controller is required for lighting control features.

About

SD Ambient Customs

Personalize your car's interior lighting with custom colors, brightness, and effects. Save favorite combinations, control ambient and footwell lights separately, and even sync with music. Access controls via CarPlay and manage multiple vehicle setups.

Highlights
  • Customizable colors and brightness
  • Separate control for ambient and footwell lights
  • Save and manage custom lighting scenes
  • Explore and create lighting effects
  • Music-reactive lighting modes
  • CarPlay integration
  • Manage multiple car profiles
Features
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Your car. Your colors. Your atmosphere. SD Ambient Customs puts compatible Bluetooth interior lighting at your fingertips. Personalize your ambient lights and footwells, save your favorite combinations, and bring your signature look to every drive. MAKE IT YOURS Choose a color, fine-tune brightness, or enter an exact HEX or RGB value. Keep favorite and recent colors close at hand. CONTROL YOUR LIGHTING Adjust ambient lighting and footwells separately, or select Sync Both to control them together. Balance the brightness between your lighting zones. SAVE YOUR FAVORITE LOOKS Personalize presets such as SD Pink, Midnight, and Ocean Drive, or save your own scenes. Edit scene names, colors, brightness, and supported playback settings. EXPLORE EFFECTS Browse ambient patterns and compatible footwell scenes with visual previews. Adjust supported effect speeds or create your own color sequences. Available effects depend on your lighting controller. LIGHT UP THE MUSIC Use music-reactive modes powered by your compatible lighting controller’s built-in microphone. The app does not access your iPhone microphone. ACCESS CONTROLS WITH CARPLAY Choose Ambient, Footwells, or Both, then access color presets, brightness, and on/off controls from the CarPlay interface. ORGANIZE YOUR GARAGE Save multiple cars and their lighting connections. Switch between your setups and reconnect to saved devices without pairing them again each time. No account required. COMPATIBILITY Compatible Bluetooth lighting hardware is required. Support includes specific ambient controllers and footwell lighting; the app is not a universal controller for all Bluetooth lights. Features and lighting results vary by controller and installation. Some previews illustrate an effect rather than reproduce its exact appearance. Keep the app open when using app-driven effects and custom sequences. Configure your lighting while parked.

Screenshots

817 AUTO3 screens
SD Ambient Customs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 817 AUTO at Free against SD Ambient Customs's $1.99. 817 AUTO also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, 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

817 AUTO is free to download; SD Ambient Customs costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 817 AUTO against 5.0 for SD Ambient Customs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

817 AUTO ships an update every 2 days, SD Ambient Customs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
817 AUTO versus SD Ambient Customs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter817 AUTOSD Ambient Customs
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamir KabaIvan Vazquez

Customer experience

817 AUTO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SD Ambient Customs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

817 AUTO

No in-app purchases

None

SD Ambient Customs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 817 AUTO free?
817 AUTO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SD Ambient Customs free?
SD Ambient Customs costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 817 AUTO or SD Ambient Customs?
817 AUTO and SD Ambient Customs are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 817 AUTO or SD Ambient Customs have ads?
Neither 817 AUTO nor SD Ambient Customs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 817 AUTO or SD Ambient Customs?
817 AUTO ships an update every 2 days, and SD Ambient Customs every 4 weeks. Most recently, 817 AUTO was updated on October 10, 2026 and SD Ambient Customs on October 11, 2026.

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