Yeelight Classic vs Cololight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yeelight Classic
Control a wide range of Yeelight smart home devices, including bulbs, strips, and lamps. Manage your lighting and fan lights remotely for a connected home experience.
- Control smart bulbs
- Manage smart strips
- Operate ceiling lights
- Control fan lights
- Use table lamps
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Yeelight consumer smart home products can be controlled with Yeelight App, including bulbs, strips, ceilling lights, fan lighst, table lamps etc.
Cololight
Control smart lighting devices to create vibrant color displays. Customize light shapes, adjust colors with presets or custom palettes, and set dynamic effects for a dynamic ambiance.
- Add and pair smart lights
- Edit light shapes
- Select and customize colors
- Adjust dynamic lighting effects
- Control light brightness
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This App works with the device - Cololight to show color changes full of variety, bringing your life with magnificent colors. The main functions are described below: 1. Add and pair Cololight 2. Edit the shape of Cololight through Joint & Split 3. Adjust light color with Selected Color and Customized Color 4. Adjust Dynamic Effect to show color changing 5. Adjust light brightness
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yeelight Classic at 2.3 against Cololight's 1.8. Yeelight Classic also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Yeelight Classic holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 351 and 200 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Yeelight Classic's written reviews are positive against 10% of Cololight's.
Yeelight Classic ships an update every 2 months, Cololight every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yeelight Classic | Cololight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (351 ratings) — better | 1.8 (200 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews — better | 10.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 351 — better | 200 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qingdao Yeelink Information Technology Co., Ltd. | LifeSmart, Inc |
Customer experience
Yeelight Classic
Cololight
User reviews
Yeelight Classic
From 351 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works as advertised
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🌟 Great product
- 🔥 Excellent app
- 🌟 Awesome lights
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🔍 Difficult to set up
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
- 🔌 Unreliable connection
- ⚠️ Frequent crashes
Cololight
From 200 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lights work well
- 💡 Customizable effects
- 👍 Good product quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes/freezes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Firmware update problems
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🐛 Lack of customization options
Bugs and requests
Yeelight Classic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Devices not showing up
- Scenes not saving
- Frequent log-outs
- Inability to select Wi-Fi network
- Incompatibility with new iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Better HomeKit integration
- Improved scheduling options
- Sunrise/sunset triggers
- Siri/Alexa integration
Cololight
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not opening/launching
- Inability to connect to WiFi
- Lights not responding to app commands
- Firmware update failures
- Unexpected device behavior after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to create custom color palettes
- More preset dynamic effects
- Integration with smart home platforms
- Improved app responsiveness
- Ability to save custom scenes
In-app purchases
Yeelight Classic
No in-app purchases
Cololight
No in-app purchases
