Why it connects
Same name, different strip inside
Strips sold as ELK-BLEDOM don't all run the same firmware, and the variants expect different commands. An app that only knows one of them simply does nothing on the others, which is why so many people get "won't connect".
One tap, then one question
Strip Remote finds nearby strips by the name they broadcast. Tap Connect and it flashes your strip blue: "Did it blink?" If not, it tries the next command set. It remembers the answer, so you only do this once.
- No account, nothing to type
- Reconnects on its own when you come home
- MELK strips get the login handshake they need
Every colour, without the lag
A big colour wheel, brightness, warm-to-cool white and the strip's built-in effects. Drag as fast as you like: the app sends only the newest colour, so the strip never falls seconds behind your finger.
- Recent colours one tap away
- Warm-to-cool white on strips that support it
- Built-in effects with a speed control
Pink is pink. White is white.
Cheap LEDs run one colour hot, so "light pink" comes out purple and white looks blue. Hold your phone next to the strip, lower the channel that's too strong, and every colour after that comes out right.
Lights that follow the beat
Pulse with the music, split it into bass, mids and highs, or strobe (opt-in, with a photosensitivity warning). The microphone is analysed on your iPhone. Nothing is recorded or stored.
Scenes, groups, schedules, widgets
Save Movie night or Bedtime across every strip in the room, switch a whole group at once, and set on/off times that run on the strip itself, so they still fire while your phone is asleep.
- Home Screen widgets
- "Turn on my strip" with Siri and Shortcuts
