Yeelight Classic vs Balteco
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.
Balteco
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The Balteco application allows you to remotely control Balteco steam saunas from your mobile phone. Use the app to turn on the sauna, regulate the temperature, set timers, and choose your preferred light color. Use demo mode to familiarize yourself with application functionality without owning the sauna.
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Verdict
Yeelight Classic and Balteco are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 ships an update every 2 months, Balteco every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yeelight Classic | Balteco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (351 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 351 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qingdao Yeelink Information Technology Co., Ltd. | SP Engineers |
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
Balteco
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yeelight Classic
No in-app purchases
Balteco
No in-app purchases
