Sengled Pulse vs SYLVANIA Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sengled Pulse
This smart LED light bulb integrates a high-quality JBL Bluetooth speaker, offering a combined lighting and audio experience. Control both dimmable lighting and music directly from a smart device via a free app, eliminating the need for extra wires or remotes.
- Dimmable LED lighting
- JBL Bluetooth speaker
- Smart device app control
- Wire-free setup
- Customizable mood lighting and music
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The Sengled Pulse, Pulse Solo smart LED light bulb combine the energy efficiency of a dimmable LED light with the high-quality audio of a JBL Bluetooth speaker to provide a premier home entertainment experience that you can easily control with a free app on a smart device. Simply twist Pulse, Pulse Solo into any standard light socket, and adjust both lighting and sound from almost any Bluetooth enabled device, including your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Experience the soaring highs and the rich stereo sound of JBL combined with warm, dimmable lighting, without the fuss of speaker wires, power cords, or an independent remote control. Pulse disappears into the lighting fixtures you already own, so you can enjoy your favorite music and mood lighting, all while accessing an existing power source Our intuitive iOS app offers seamless control of both light and sound while listening to your favorite streamed music or media, offering you the ability to customize your light and music to suit any mood.
SYLVANIA Smart Home
Easily update your SYLVANIA SMART+ HomeKit accessories to the latest firmware. This app ensures your smart home devices have the newest features and improvements without needing a separate hub.
- Firmware updates for SMART+ accessories
- HomeKit integration
- No hub required
- View accessory status
- Automatic update process
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The SYLVANIA Smart Home app allows Apple HomeKit users to easily update their SYLVANIA SMART+ accessories to the latest firmware version to incorporate new features and improvements as they become available. Setting up and upgrading your SYLVANIA SMART+ HomeKit-enabled accessories is quick and easy, with no hub required for use. After pairing your SMART+ accessories to HomeKit, use this app to check for firmware updates. Your paired SMART+ HomeKit accessories can be viewed within the app and a message will be displayed next to the accessory if an update is available. Select the accessory to update and the process will automatically begin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sengled Pulse at 2.3 against SYLVANIA Smart Home's 1.6. Sengled Pulse also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 11%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sengled Pulse holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 242 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sengled Pulse's written reviews are positive against 11% of SYLVANIA Smart Home's.
Sengled Pulse ships an update every 2 months, SYLVANIA Smart Home every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sengled Pulse | SYLVANIA Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (164 ratings) — better | 1.6 (242 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 164 | 242 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sengled Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. | LEDVANCE LLC |
Customer experience
Sengled Pulse
SYLVANIA Smart Home
User reviews
Sengled Pulse
From 164 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy installation and setup
- 🔊 Good sound quality when working
- 💡 Innovative light bulb speaker concept
- 🎵 Bluetooth connectivity functions
- 🎨 Color and brightness control via app
Room to improve
- 🐛 App fails to detect bulbs frequently
- 🐛 App stuck in 'searching' mode indefinitely
- ⚠️ Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
- ⚠️ Connection drops after moving bulb
- ⚠️ Cannot control multiple bulbs simultaneously
SYLVANIA Smart Home
From 242 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Flawless
- 👍 Fairly good
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly disconnecting
- 🐛 Unresponsive
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Firmware updates don't work
Bugs and requests
Sengled Pulse
Reported bugs
15 issues- App cannot find bulbs despite Bluetooth connection
- App stuck on 'searching for bulbs' screen
- Bulbs disconnect after iOS updates
- Brightness settings don't persist after power off
- App crashes or becomes blank screen
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- Bluetooth conflicts with other devices
- Rhythm feature colors change randomly
- Music pauses when controlling bulbs
- App doesn't sync with paired devices
- Notification requests loop every 60 seconds
- App incompatible with iOS 13.2, iOS 14, iOS 15.1
- Satellite bulbs won't pair with app
- Volume resets to 80% default
- Bulb beeping interferes with sleep
- Connection issues after app updates
Requested features
14 requests- Custom equalizer function
- Timer and alarm functionality for bulbs
- Default volume setting option
- Ability to control individual speaker volume independently
- Physical dimmer buttons or controls
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- Desktop/Windows app version
- Apple Watch app compatibility
- Alexa integration and SmartThings pairing
- Smooth brightness transition animations
- Disable Bluetooth beep notification
- Individual bulb labeling system
- Cool white light temperature option
- Mute button for individual speakers
- Last connected device memory option
SYLVANIA Smart Home
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Firmware updates fail
- Devices disappear from app
- Inability to connect to Bluetooth
- Lights behave erratically
Requested features
6 requests- Remove annoying pop-up notification
- Add 'never see again' option for notifications
- Improve app responsiveness and stability
- Better integration with smart home platforms
- Add scheduling/timer functionality
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- Improve color control and customization options
In-app purchases
Sengled Pulse
No in-app purchases
SYLVANIA Smart Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
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