TYPE S LED vs SWT Car Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
SWT Car Link
Control your car's audio system and view its information directly from your mobile device. Manage radio, USB, SD, and Bluetooth playback with an intuitive interface. Adjust sound effects and switch the player on/off with a single tap.
- Control car player functions
- View car player information
- Radio interface
- USB/SD player interface
- Bluetooth playback
- Adjust sound effects
- One-button player switch
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SWT Car Link is an application that supports mobile phones to control the car player and view car player information. The function of the car player button can be realized by the mobile phone, and the information of each function of the car player can be viewed. Special feature: 1. The radio interface is beautiful and simple, easy to operate ; 2. USB, SD player interface is intuitive and convenient, with ID3 information at the same time ; 3. The bluetooth interface is convenient and fast, the song list can play the required songs at will.; 4. Support mobile phone one-button switch car player, support mobile phone to adjust car player sound effects, easily experience various functions. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
TYPE S LED and SWT Car Link both sit at 2.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 28% of TYPE S LED's written reviews are positive against 0% of SWT Car Link's. TYPE S LED also leads on ratings volume (308 vs 23). SWT Car Link's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for TYPE S LED against 2.7 for SWT Car Link. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TYPE S LED has 308 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of TYPE S LED's written reviews are positive against 0% of SWT Car Link's.
TYPE S LED ships an update every 3 months, SWT Car Link every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TYPE S LED | SWT Car Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (308 ratings) — better | 2.7 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADC Solutions USA, LLC | 志林 刘 |
Customer experience
TYPE S LED
SWT Car Link
Bugs and 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
SWT Car Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TYPE S LED
No in-app purchases
SWT Car Link
No in-app purchases
Questions
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