ColorfulLight vs iWFCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColorfulLight
Control your ColorfulLight series LED devices using Bluetooth 4.0. This application allows for seamless management of your lighting setup directly from your smartphone.
- Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity
- Control LED devices
- Manage ColorfulLight series
- Smartphone control
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This App helps you to control ColorfulLight series LED devices via Bluetooth 4.0.
iWFCam
Connect to your camera over the internet for remote viewing and control. Stream live video, capture photos, and record videos to easily monitor your home from anywhere.
- Configure internet camera connection
- Remote real-time video viewing
- Capture photos
- Record videos
- Home monitoring
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The App allows users to configure a camera to connect to the Internet, view real-time video remotely, and capture photos and videos, making it easy for users to monitor their own homes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorfulLight at none against iWFCam's 2. ColorfulLight also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. iWFCam sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ColorfulLight asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for ColorfulLight against 2.1 for iWFCam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 140 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 13% and 14% positive.
ColorfulLight ships an update every 5 weeks, iWFCam monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorfulLight | iWFCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (120 ratings) | 2.1 (140 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.4% of reviews | 14.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Macrothings Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Yishengneng Digital Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
ColorfulLight
iWFCam
User reviews
ColorfulLight
From 120 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Colors show well
- 💡 Basic functionality works
- 💡 Lamp is cool
- 💡 Lights look great
- 💡 Works great!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Music sync issues
- 🐛 Voice feature useless
- 🐛 Needs update badly
- 🐛 Weird sound at higher brightness
- 🐛 Limited color options
iWFCam
From 140 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple to use
- 👍 Good video quality
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 👍 Works as expected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🐛 Poor instructions
- 🐛 Difficult to configure
Bugs and requests
ColorfulLight
Reported bugs
64 issues- Cannot sync with music
- Voice feature is useless
- Weird sound at higher brightness
- Connectivity issues
- No instructions for pairing
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- App doesn't work
- Colors are dark, drab, and ugly
- Headlights stop matching colors
- No security, neighbor can change light color
- Cannot remember color presets
- Not integrated with HomeKit or automation
- Brightness turns white
- Music feature is unusable
- Color palate in 'light effects' is messed up
- Unreliable connection, 'No LED is connected'
- Cannot create new patterns with normal colors
- Music setting does nothing
- App stopped working, no information to work lights
- Not connecting
- No videos on how it works
- Cannot select colors using the wheel
- Only three colors available
- Preset customization has dull colors
- Music feature didn't work
- Options of colors are terrible
- Lack of custom presets that include color and brightness
- Goes to closest preprogrammed one each time
- Lights no longer connect
- Constantly have to restart app
- Takes forever just to change color
- Won't turn to landscape mode on iPad
- Cannot connect with Bluetooth
- No guide or instructions
- App doesn't connect to lights
- Doesn't scan QR code
- Music feature doesn't work
- App imports iTunes library but nothing plays
- App quit working after update, black screen, no Bluetooth connect
- App doesn't show QR code scanning page
- App not working, won't let me scan QR code
- Choppy with second light, won't connect with third
- Phone will not pair with lights
- App kept crashing
- Cannot connect at all
- App help not in English
- Music option doesn't work, gestures don't work, everything else unusable
- App won't cooperate
- Gray screen, nothing else
- Lights stuck at red
- App does not work
- Gray screen when opening app
- Some features do not work
- Color doesn't change
- Music feature is the only thing that doesn't work
- Only lets me play purchased songs
- Cannot control each headlight separately
- App needs overhaul
- It's not working suddenly
- Music player loads but will not play
- Crashes every time it's used
- App freezes constantly
- Group of lights only lasts one day
- Doesn't auto reconnect
- App instantly crashes with Bluetooth
Requested features
16 requests- Update for more adjustability and colors
- Open to bright setting
- Link to radio as music function
- More cool options for preset customization
- Ability to save presets
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- Second row of colors that can be customized
- Option to remember last setting
- Master color default option
- Wake up alarm feature
- Remember brightness setting
- Control each headlight separately
- More flash patterns
- Sync with Spotify
- Set on and off times
- Turn on and off lights with shake setting
- Turn to landscape mode on iPad
iWFCam
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to format SD card
- Incorrect time zone settings
- Inconsistent video recording
- Disappearing video footage
- Failure to connect to WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Add horizontal and vertical flip
- Improve night vision
- Allow remote camera control
- Add cloud storage option
- Improve motion detection
In-app purchases
ColorfulLight
No in-app purchases
iWFCam
- Monthly storage for 7-days motion$1.99
- Quarterly storage for 7-days motion$4.99
Questions
Is ColorfulLight free?
Is iWFCam free?
Which has better reviews, ColorfulLight or iWFCam?
Do ColorfulLight or iWFCam have ads?
Which is updated more often, ColorfulLight or iWFCam?
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