Comparison

iSmartBulb vs BroadLink Magic Home

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

Head to head
About

iSmartBulb

Control smart lights through a connected gateway. Create custom scenes to manage multiple lights at once or control individual lights within specific areas. Personalize the app's look with custom images.

Highlights
  • Scene control for multiple lights
  • Area control for individual lights
  • Customizable scene and area images
  • Database synchronization across devices
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The application is to control different lights by connected gateway. Features include scene and area control. a.Scene control: User can add different light and its status in scene. Then click the scene to control all lights inside scene. b.Area control: User can control individual light in different area. And the application also can a. Set the picutre of scene, area and loading menu. b. Synchronize database between 2 devices.

About

BroadLink Magic Home

Effortlessly build and manage your smart home with this intuitive application. It offers rapid setup for numerous devices, enhanced mesh networking, and seamless integration with voice assistants. Customize scenes and control appliances with ease.

Highlights
  • FastCon enabled device support
  • No account required for setup
  • Ultra-fast flash setup
  • Super batch device addition
  • Enhanced mesh networking
  • Room-based scene presets
  • Alexa & Google voice control
Features
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THE FASTEST AND EASIEST SMART HOME APP BroadLink Magic Home brings you a real innovative and user-friendly way to build your smart home with new FastCon enabled devices for lighting automation, energy management, appliance control, shading control, security and surveillance monitoring and access control. * No Account Required No need to create account before use. No privacy concerns at all. Account is optional just on demand for data backup and restoration. * Ultra-Fast Flash Setup Device automatically appears on app after power up. Easiest for everyone! * Super Batch Setup Add up to 250 devices in a few seconds while other brands may just get 1 ready. * Enhanced Mesh Networking Manage up to 250 devices in a single network (need only 1 hub) with robust and repeated single coverage. * New Design for Device Management Now you can just move devices in room list by simple clicks without entering each device for settings. * Preset & Room-Based Scenes Various scenes are ready to use for each default room after devices are assigned. The new scene switch is also out-of-box for use matching preset scenes. * Save Current Status for Scene Unlike traditional "if...then..." settings, if you like any small tuning on specific device, just click "Save current status" to save the setting. * Alexa & Google Smart Linking World's first Alexa & Google service linking without need of your account. Just click once and enjoy voice control. For any helps or more information, please get support from https://www.ibroadlink.com/support

Screenshots

iSmartBulb2 screens
BroadLink Magic Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSmartBulb at 2.3 against BroadLink Magic Home's 2.0. iSmartBulb also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). BroadLink Magic Home's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSmartBulb holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink Magic Home has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSmartBulb ships an update every 2 months, BroadLink Magic Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iSmartBulb versus BroadLink Magic Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSmartBulbBroadLink Magic Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews—12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings320 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB357 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer云江 王Broadlink Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

iSmartBulb

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

BroadLink Magic Home

All ratings20 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral18.8%
Negative68.8%

In-app purchases

None

iSmartBulb

No in-app purchases

None

BroadLink Magic Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSmartBulb free?
iSmartBulb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BroadLink Magic Home free?
BroadLink Magic Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSmartBulb or BroadLink Magic Home?
iSmartBulb is rated higher. iSmartBulb averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BroadLink Magic Home averages 2.0 from 20 ratings.
Do iSmartBulb or BroadLink Magic Home have ads?
Neither iSmartBulb nor BroadLink Magic Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSmartBulb or BroadLink Magic Home?
iSmartBulb ships an update every 2 months, and BroadLink Magic Home every 3 weeks. Most recently, iSmartBulb was updated on November 1, 2026 and BroadLink Magic Home on November 3, 2026.

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