L.E.D. Lab vs Mobileraker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
L.E.D. Lab
Create dynamic visual experiences for LED displays without custom programming. Animate images, videos, and particles, and synchronize them with music or external audio inputs. Ideal for artists, designers, and hobbyists looking to add animated color to various projects.
- Create and animate scenes with images, videos, and camera feeds
- Animate particle color, velocity, and brightness for LED strips
- Synchronize visuals with music from your library
- Audio reactivity for parameter control
- External control via MIDI, DMX, ArtNet, OSC
- Color keying and tiling for advanced compositing
- Supports various LED controllers and external monitors
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L.E.D. Lab is the quickest, easiest, most powerful way to drive your LED display! Custom programming is no longer required to get up-and-running. It is ideal for artists, professional display designers, architects, VJs, lighting designers, hobbyists, and anyone wanting to add a little animated color to their sculpture, art car, home, business or wardrobe. L.E.D. Lab allows you to create a list of Scenes, which can be played back in order or shuffled. There are currently two kinds of Scenes: ● Pictures Scene - A montage of still images, videos, and live camera feeds is designed. The position, velocity, rotation, size, and coloring of each picture can be animated. You can use your own photos and videos, and the iPad camera. Rendering to odd-shaped displays is made possible with photographically-generated map files. ● Strips Scene - Particles of color are sent down each strip. The velocity, hue, saturation, and brightness of each particle can be animated. Other features include: ● Music - Create lists of Tracks. Each track plays a song from your music library, along with any number of Scenes. You can elaborately choreograph a song, or let the Scenes play in random order. ● Audio Reactivity - Any animatable parameter may be controlled by the amplitude of audio in a specified frequency range. ● External Control - Any animatable parameter may be controlled by MIDI, DMX, ArtNet, or OSC. ● Color Keying - An image, video file, or live video feed can be made selectively transparent, making it easy to mix in with other images. ● Tiling - Any image, video file, or live video feed can be tiled in any or all directions, with adjustable spacing and fade-out. ● Display Modes - Editing can be performed with or without the LEDs connected. The editing UI can also be hidden, allowing operation in a "kiosk" mode. So what kind of LED display can you make with L.E.D. Lab? Some Examples: http://ledlabs.co Any iOS device can be used to play Scene Lists. An iPad is best for full editing. L.E.D. Lab works with the following LED controllers: ● PixelPusher (our favorite) ● Art-Net ● sACN ● DDP/Minleon/TekLights ● RGB-123 ● FadeCandy/FCServer ● OpenPixel It can also display to an external monitor or projector, serving as a VJ app. Extensive help information is provided for the rich user-interface: ● Help Explorer - Displays help text for any knob, slider, button, popup, list, or view inside a magnifying glass you drag around the screen. (See this in the last screen shot.) ● Help Topics - Little chapters to read about some of the more detailed functionalities. ● Help Tutorials
Mobileraker
Control and monitor your Klipper 3D printer from your mobile device. Features include real-time print visualization, precision control, advanced monitoring, and file management.
- Real-time print visualization
- Precision axis and temperature control
- Advanced monitoring dashboard
- Filament system management
- Multi-printer fleet control
- File management
- Macro control
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Take control of your Klipper 3D printing experience like never before! Mobileraker puts professional-grade monitoring and precision control right in your pocket, transforming how you interact with your printer. REVOLUTIONARY PRINTING CONTROL Unleash the full potential of your Klipper-powered printer with an intuitive interface that gives you complete command over every aspect of your printing process. From anywhere, anytime! POWERFUL FEATURES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS • Real-Time Print Visualization: Watch your designs come to life with GCode preview and live print tracking • Smart Print Management: Control jobs instantly with pause, resume, or stop functions while getting real-time progress updates • Precision Control Suite: Command all axes with pinpoint accuracy and perfectly manage temperatures across multiple extruders • Advanced Monitoring Dashboard: Visualize bed mesh data in stunning detail and track temperature fluctuations in real-time • Intelligent Filament System: Master your inventory with Spoolman integration and stay ahead of issues with filament sensor alerts • Fully Customizable Interface: Create your perfect command center by arranging controls exactly how you want them • Complete File Command: Upload, download, zip, edit, and manage files with unprecedented ease • Macro Mastery: Streamline complex operations with grouped GCode macros at your command • Multi-Printer Fleet Control: Manage your entire printing ecosystem from one powerful interface ENHANCED PRINTING EXPERIENCE • Multi-Camera Monitoring: Keep eyes on your print from every angle with advanced camera integration • Interactive GCode Console: Communicate directly with your printer through an intuitive command interface • Smart Notifications: Stay informed with customizable alerts about your print status, no matter where you are • Temperature Preset System: Switch between your most-used settings with lightning speed • Secure Remote Access*: Maintain rock-solid connections through Octoeverywhere, Obico, or your custom setup LEARN MORE Discover all capabilities and latest updates on Mobileraker's GitHub page. LEGAL INFORMATION Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/19183925/full-legal *Remote access requires connection through Octoeverywhere, Obico, or manual setup with VPN, reverse proxy, or similar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: L.E.D. Lab at none against Mobileraker's shown. L.E.D. Lab also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Mobileraker's advantage is ratings volume (904 vs 15) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. L.E.D. Lab sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Mobileraker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mobileraker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobileraker has 904 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 81% positive.
L.E.D. Lab ships an update every 4 months, Mobileraker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | L.E.D. Lab | Mobileraker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (904 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 81.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 904 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Schardt | Patrick Schmidt |
Customer experience
L.E.D. Lab
Mobileraker
Bugs and requests
L.E.D. Lab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mobileraker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Webcam not working when printer is off
- Socket errors and timeouts
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable dashboard layout
- Persistent temperature/time prediction display
- Apple Watch integration
- Decimal support for temperature adjustments
In-app purchases
L.E.D. Lab
- Live Microphone$9.99
- Live Video$9.99
- LED Display$19.99
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- External Control$19.99
- Music$19.99
- External Screen$39.99
- Authoring$49.99
- LED Artist Pack$59.99
- VJ Pack$79.99
- Advanced Mapping$84.99
- Everything Pack$209.99
Mobileraker
- Monthly Supporter1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Base$4.991 Month
- Gold$9.991 Month
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- Yearly Supporter$19.991 Year
- Tip the Dev$2.00
- Tip the Dev$4.00
- Tip the Dev$9.00
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- Tip the Dev$22.00
- Lifetime Supporter Promotion$29.99
- Lifetime Supporter$39.99









