ESPHome-WLED Device Manager

Control ESPHome + WLED devices

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Control ESPHome & WLED devices from your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Home Screen widgets. Native API, live LED preview, and full segment management. ESPHome-WLED Device Manager is a powerful native iOS, iPad, and Apple Watch app for discovering and controlling your smart home devices on your local network. Recommended ESPHome Component For the best experience, add the webserver_listcomponents (https://github.com/domgrimm/esphome-webserver-listcomponents) external component to your ESPHome config. It enables fast, reliable entity discovery with full metadata support. ESPHome Device Control • Automatic network discovery via Bonjour/mDNS • Full component support: switches, lights, fans, covers, sensors, climate, numbers, selects, buttons, text, time, and alarm control panels • Native API with Noise encryption for secure, real-time communication • Live log streaming and Server-Sent Events for instant state updates • HTTP Basic authentication support • Manual device addition for devices outside your local network WLED Advanced Control • Power, brightness, and full effect/palette management • Segment management with blend modes and transition styles • Live LED preview via WebSocket for 1D strips and 2D matrices • Native gradient palette editor with WLED JSON codec • PixelForge tools for WLED 0.16+: Pixel Paint, Image Tool, and Scrolling Text • LittleFS file browser and custom palette management Widgets • Device Hub widget shows multiple ESPHome and WLED devices in an Apple Home-style layout • Device Control widget displays individual components or WLED segments with interactive toggle • Both widgets support small and medium sizes with AppIntent-driven configuration iPad Optimized • Two-column NavigationSplitView with sidebar device list • Balanced split-view layout for efficient device browsing and control • Adaptive interface that responds to size class changes Apple Watch • Full watchOS companion app with device discovery and control • Digital Crown brightness control with haptic feedback for WLED • Effect and palette wheel pickers with live color preview • Manual device sync from your iPhone via App Groups ESPHome-WLED Device Manager runs entirely on your local network — no cloud services, no accounts, and no tracking. Your devices stay under your control. Requires ESPHome or WLED devices on your local network. Supports current ESPHome firmware with entity-name-based URL paths and API 1.14+ native handshake.

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This release brings major improvements to iPad layout and introduces Home Screen widgets for quick device control. Widgets • New Device Hub widget — displays up to 8 ESPHome and WLED devices in an Apple Home-style grid with online/offline status and tap-to-toggle • New Device Control widget — shows specific components or WLED segments with interactive toggle via AppIntents • Both widgets support small and medium sizes • Configure widget content directly from the widget configuration sheet iPad Layout • Redesigned two-column split-view with a sidebar device list and detail pane • Collapsible device groups with shadow card styling in the sidebar • Content unavailable view when no device is selected • Adaptive layout that responds to regular and compact size classes • Improved selection state management across orientation changes Improvements & Fixes • Enhanced WLED segment management with extended state fetching and blend mode support • PixelForge tools for WLED 0.16+ devices • Better entity-name URL path encoding for current ESPHome firmware versions • Performance improvements for device discovery and state refresh

Version 2.6.1

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    Information

    Provider
    • Dominic Grimm
    Size
    • 11 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    • Apple Watch
      Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Massive Tip USD 14.99
    • Extra Large Tip USD 6.99
    • Large Tip USD 3.99
    • Medium Tip USD 1.99
    • Small Tip USD 0.49
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    Copyright
    • © 2026 Dominic Grimm
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