Comparison

Lumenplay App vs Smart LED Light Remote Control

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

Head to head
About

Lumenplay App

Control your smart light strings with millions of colors and dynamic effects. Easily connect via Bluetooth to customize brightness, speed, and direction, or sync lights to music. Create, save, and share your unique lighting designs.

Highlights
  • 16 Million Color Selector
  • Custom Color Palette
  • Effect Enhancer
  • Brightness, Speed, Direction Control
  • Music Sync
  • Touchless Bluetooth Connection
Features
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Get ready for playtime! The Lumenplay™ app is the most interactive and easy way to bring your Lumenplay™ light strings to life, all from your Apple device. Pick from 16 million colors – control light effects, speed and brightness - pulse lights to music, and much more. Using Bluetooth Smart technology, Lumenplay™ offers ‘touchless’ connection. Just open the app and the items you have decorated with Lumenplay lights will be instantly recognized within the app. The Lumenplay™ app gives you the freedom to Create, Play and Share. CREATE: Create unique designs through color. Choose from over 16 million colors, and save them for later in the custom color palette. Put your color palette in motion with a carousel of effects. SHARE: Once you’ve found the perfect song and effect, speed it up, slow it down or change the direction. Love your custom scene? Save it, name it, and share it with friends! FEATURES & FUNCTIONS: • 16 Million Color Selector • Custom Color Palette • Effect Enhancer • Brightness + Speed + Direction Control • Pin-Code Security REQUIREMENTS: Lumenplay™ Starter Set (controller included). The Lumenplay™ collection of starter and extender sets are designed to work together: daisy chain Extenders onto a Starter, or create multiple objects using multiple Starters. It’s easy to add more light sets at any time and control them all individually or simultaneously. If you have any questions or concerns, please have a look at our FAQ on our website at lumenplay.com or contact us at info@lumenplay.com. We are ready to answer any questions and can’t wait to hear the creative things you do with your Lumenplay™ lights! COMPATIBILITY: iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, + iPad Gen. 4, 5, + iPod Touch Gen 6+

About

Smart LED Light Remote Control

Transform your living space with dynamic lighting. This app allows you to control smart LED lights, syncing them to music, colors from photos, or pre-designed scenes for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Universal LED light control
  • Bluetooth and hub/bridge support
  • Music sync from YouTube
  • Color sync from photos
  • Dynamic lighting scenes
  • Group and individual light management
Features
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SMART LED LIGHT REMOTE CONTROLLER support a supper easy and smooth connection between your smart led light and your phone. You can turn your house into a colorful lighting concert with smart music sync or smart color sync. Match your mood into the surrounding and get an extraordinary light experience ever now! FEATURES LIST: • Led Light Controller app can be compatible with smart light from many brands. • We can support both Bluetooth light and light with central hub/ bridge • Sync led lamp, bulb, strip to music from YouTube or popular music genres in app • Sync led lamp, bulb, strip to color, dynamic scene or color extraction from photo • Support various lighting effects • Manage smart light bulb by individual or group of light I. UNIVERSAL LED LIGHT CONTROLLER REMOTE • Easily control your smart led light with a tap • Support Bluetooth light and central hub, bridge • Customize the light bulb brightness and temperature matching with your energy • Various options to control individual light or group of light by room II. SYNC SMART LED LIGHT TO MUSIC • Sync led lamp, bulb, strip to music song from YouTube • Change light effects with the rhythm and song mood • Available variety of popular music genres like Mediation, Hiphop, Pop, Rock, Chillout III. SYNC SMART LED LAMP TO COLOR • Led Light Controller app can turn your room into a colorful space • Choose to sync light to a basic color or a dynamic scene or even the colors extracted from your photo • Hundreds of light scenes designed by professional lighting designers Terms of Use: http://smartwidgetlabs.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@smartwidgetlabs.com

Screenshots

Lumenplay App4 screens
Smart LED Light Remote Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lumenplay App at none against Smart LED Light Remote Control's 9. Lumenplay App also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Smart LED Light Remote Control's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (399 vs 55). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Smart LED Light Remote Control sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Lumenplay App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.2 for Lumenplay App against 2.3 for Smart LED Light Remote Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart LED Light Remote Control has 399 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Lumenplay App's written reviews are positive against 12% of Smart LED Light Remote Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumenplay App ships an update every 5 weeks, Smart LED Light Remote Control fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lumenplay App versus Smart LED Light Remote Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumenplay AppSmart LED Light Remote Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (55 ratings)2.3 (399 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.1% of reviews — better12.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55399 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperS4 LightsFLOWMATIC PTE. LTD

Customer experience

Lumenplay App

All ratings54 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral18.5%
Negative59.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive14.1%
Neutral17.2%
Negative68.8%

Smart LED Light Remote Control

All ratings398 ratings
Positive30.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative66.6%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive12.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative84.0%

Bugs and requests

Lumenplay App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smart LED Light Remote Control

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to connect lights
  • Unreliable performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • Free app access for purchased lights
  • Improved device compatibility
  • Better customer support

In-app purchases

None

Lumenplay App

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Smart LED Light Remote Control

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Lumenplay App free?
Lumenplay App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart LED Light Remote Control free?
Smart LED Light Remote Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lumenplay App or Smart LED Light Remote Control?
Smart LED Light Remote Control is rated higher. Lumenplay App averages 2.2 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Smart LED Light Remote Control averages 2.3 from 399 ratings.
Do Lumenplay App or Smart LED Light Remote Control have ads?
Neither Lumenplay App nor Smart LED Light Remote Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumenplay App or Smart LED Light Remote Control?
Lumenplay App ships an update every 5 weeks, and Smart LED Light Remote Control fortnightly. Most recently, Lumenplay App was updated on October 21, 2026 and Smart LED Light Remote Control on October 23, 2026.

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