FancyHome Wi vs MX5 Tech Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FancyHome Wi
Control smart LED lights and devices from your iPhone or iPad. Connect your devices to the same router as your phone for seamless management of your smart home lighting.
- Control LED lights
- Connect via Wi-Fi
- Manage devices on router
- iPhone and iPad support
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The App is designed for our LED Controller. iPhone and the Controllers join the same router,the iPhone can controller the Controllers connected to the router.
MX5 Tech Remote
Control a diagnostic tool remotely via Bluetooth to scan fault codes, monitor engine data, and test various vehicle components. It also integrates with a "Wink/Sleepy Eye" mod for custom lighting effects.
- Remote device control via Bluetooth
- Fault code scanning
- Engine data monitoring (rev counter, battery voltage, O2 sensor)
- Component testing (switches, fan, fuel pump)
- Wink/Sleepy Eye mod control
- Customizable lighting patterns
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Plug in the MX5 Tech Diagnostic tool and use this app to remote control the device via blue tooth. All functions are available remotely including fault code scanning, rev counter, battery voltage, O2 Sensor, switch testing, fan test (MK1/NA only), fuel pump test etc. Also connects to the MX5Tech Wink/Sleepy Eye mod and allows the user to remotely perform winks, set sleepy eye mod on and off, adjust sleepy eye level, choose default wink patterns for 1,2,3, and 4 button presses and swap left and right lights. Securely links to only your wink mod until the wink mod is reset in the car to prevent others operating the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MX5 Tech Remote at 3.2 against FancyHome Wi's 2.0. MX5 Tech Remote also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1). FancyHome Wi's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 37%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MX5 Tech Remote holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MX5 Tech Remote has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of FancyHome Wi's written reviews are positive against 37% of MX5 Tech Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FancyHome Wi ships an update every 11 days, MX5 Tech Remote every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FancyHome Wi | MX5 Tech Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.2 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 倩雯 罗 | ILSOFT Limited |
Customer experience
FancyHome Wi
MX5 Tech Remote
In-app purchases
FancyHome Wi
No in-app purchases
MX5 Tech Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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