Comparison

L.E.D. Lab vs TYPE S LED

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TYPE S LED

Control and customize smart LED lighting for vehicles and homes. Choose from numerous colors and dynamic lighting modes like strobe and music sync. Save custom presets, adjust brightness, and set effect speeds for personalized illumination.

Highlights
  • 49 color selections
  • Unique lighting modes (strobe, music, fade)
  • Create and save up to 10 presets
  • Adjustable brightness
  • Customizable light effect speed
  • Bluetooth 4.0+ compatibility
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The TYPE S LED App allows you to control and customize your TYPE S Smart Lighting products for automotive and home personalization. Select from 49 colors and unique lighting modes including strobe, music, fade and more. Create and save up to 10 presets for special occasions, set brightness and light effect speed to your preference. TYPE S LED requires Bluetooth 4.0 and up. EASY INSTALLATION! • Power by using 12V plug or Hardwire • Flexible/bendable light strip with 3M™ self-adhesive tape • Light strips are water resistant • LED strips can be cut to fit Here are the TYPE S Smart Plug & Glow™ Lighting products available Smart Plug & Glow™ Lighting Series: • 48" Smart Lighting Deluxe Kit • 24” Smart LED Starter Kit • 4PC Smart Micro Light Kit • 72” Smart Trim Lighting Kit • 7” Smart Panel Light Kit • Smart LED Dome Light Kit Smart Off-Road Lighting Series • 8" Smart Light Bar Kit • 4" Smart Work Light Kit • 3" Smart Running Light Kit • 6" Smart Running Light Kit • 10ft Smart Truck Bed LED Kit (Available Late November 2017) Smart Exterior Kit • 72" Smart Exterior Lighting Kit • Smart Exterior LED Bumper / Puddle Lights (Available Late November 2017) • Learn more about TYPE S LED products and additional accessories at http://winplus.com/usa/products/led-smart-lighting/

Screenshots

L.E.D. Lab4 screens
TYPE S LED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: L.E.D. Lab at 81% against TYPE S LED's 28%. L.E.D. Lab also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8). TYPE S LED's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ratings volume (308 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. L.E.D. Lab sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. TYPE S LED asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

L.E.D. Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TYPE S LED has 308 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of L.E.D. Lab's written reviews are positive against 28% of TYPE S LED's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

L.E.D. Lab ships an update every 4 months, TYPE S LED every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
L.E.D. Lab versus TYPE S LED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterL.E.D. LabTYPE S LED
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better2.8 (308 ratings)
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings15308 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher SchardtADC Solutions USA, LLC

Customer experience

L.E.D. Lab

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

TYPE S LED

All ratings308 ratings
Positive38.3%
Neutral16.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral18.3%
Negative54.0%

Bugs and requests

L.E.D. Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TYPE S LED

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lights not responding to app commands
  • App unable to connect to lights
  • Lights turning on/off on their own
  • Preset deletion causing app to freeze

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to delete presets
  • Customizable music sensitivity
  • Sync lighting to music
  • Automatic shut-off when car is off
  • CarPlay integration
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  • More customization options

In-app purchases

11 purchases

L.E.D. Lab

One-time11
  • 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
None

TYPE S LED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is L.E.D. Lab free?
L.E.D. Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TYPE S LED free?
TYPE S LED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, L.E.D. Lab or TYPE S LED?
L.E.D. Lab is rated higher. L.E.D. Lab averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while TYPE S LED averages 2.8 from 308 ratings.
Do L.E.D. Lab or TYPE S LED have ads?
Neither L.E.D. Lab nor TYPE S LED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, L.E.D. Lab or TYPE S LED?
L.E.D. Lab ships an update every 4 months, and TYPE S LED every 3 months. Most recently, L.E.D. Lab was updated on August 17, 2026 and TYPE S LED on September 17, 2026.

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