Comparison

Philips Hue vs SmartShaker+

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

Head to head
About

Philips Hue

Control and customize your smart lighting system from anywhere. Organize lights by room, create custom scenes, and automate your lighting to match your daily routine or enhance security. Sync lights with media for immersive experiences.

Highlights
  • Organize lights into rooms and zones
  • Remote control from anywhere
  • Explore and create custom lighting scenes
  • Home security features with sensors
  • Automate lighting schedules
  • Sync lights with TV, music, and games
  • Voice control integration
Features
Currently charting
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The official Philips Hue app is the most comprehensive way to organize, control, and customize your Philips Hue smart lights and accessories. Organize your smart lights Group your lights into Rooms or Zones — your entire downstairs floor or all the lights in the living room, for example — that mirror the physical rooms in your home. Easily control your lights — from anywhere Use the app to control your lights anywhere you have an internet connection. Explore the Hue scene gallery Created by professional lighting designers, the scenes in the scene gallery can help you set the mood for any occasion. You can even create your own scenes based on a photo or your favorite colors. Set up bright home security  Make your home feel safer, no matter where you are. The Security Center lets you program your Secure cameras, Secure contact sensors, and indoor motion sensors to send you alerts when they detect activity. Trigger light and sound alarms, call the authorities or a trusted contact, and monitor your home in real-time. Get the best light for any moment of the day Let your lights change automatically throughout the day with the Natural light scene — so you feel more energized, focused, relaxed, or rested at the right times. Just set the scene to watch your lights change with the sun’s movement, transitioning from cool blue tones in the morning to warmer, relaxing hues for sunset. Automate your lights Make your smart lights work around your daily routine. Whether you want your lights to gently wake you up in the morning or greet you when you get home, setting up customizable automations in the Philips Hue app is effortless. Sync your lights to TV, music, and games Make your lights flash, dance, dim, brighten, and change color in sync with your screen or sound! With the Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box, the Philips Hue Sync for TV or desktop apps, or Spotify, you can create totally immersive experiences. Set up voice control Use Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant to control your smart lights with voice commands. Turn lights on and off, dim and brighten, or even change colors — completely hands-free. Use Siri Shortcuts for quick control Use the Shortcuts app to create shortcuts that you can place into widgets on your Home Screen for even faster control of your lights. Turn lights on or off, adjust their brightness and temperature, or set scenes — all without even opening the app. Learn more about the official Philips Hue app: www.philips-hue.com/app. Read the Philips Hue Privacy Notice at www.philips-hue.com/privacy. Note: Some features in this app require a Philips Hue Bridge.

About

SmartShaker+

Control smart devices like bed shakers and smart LED bulbs. Create custom wake-up scenes with light colors, brightness, and music. The bed shaker acts as a trigger to activate your personalized wake-up experience.

Highlights
  • Control SmartShaker/SmartShaker2
  • Control Rainbow7 smart bulb
  • Wake-up with vibration or melody
  • Wake-up to music
  • Set bulb color and brightness
  • Define custom wake-up scenes
Features
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* Please note that we are rebranding our app with new name "SmartShaker+" from " Somorio". SmartShaker+ is an application to control Smart devices by iLuv such as SmartShaker and Rainbow7 (sold separately). SmartShaker is a Wireless App-Enabled Bed Shaker. Rainbow7 is a Wireless App-Enabled multi-color Smart LED Light Bulb. SmartShaker+ application can be used to define a wake-up scene in which you can set bulb color, brightness and music on your phone to play. SmartShaker acts as a time trigger, and it sends a signal to SmartShaker+ app so that it can play the wake-up scene. Features * Full control of SmartShaker/SmartShaker2 * Full control of Rainbow7, a smart bulb * Wake-up to vibration or melody with SmartShaker * Wake-up to music and(or) smart bulb

Screenshots

Philips Hue4 screens
SmartShaker+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Philips Hue at 85% against SmartShaker+'s 19%. Philips Hue also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (117K vs 57). SmartShaker+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Philips Hue sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SmartShaker+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Philips Hue holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Philips Hue has 117K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Philips Hue's written reviews are positive against 19% of SmartShaker+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Philips Hue ships an update every 2 weeks, SmartShaker+ every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Philips Hue versus SmartShaker+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhilips HueSmartShaker+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (117K ratings) — better2.5 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews — better19.1% of reviews
Number of ratings117K — better57
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.08.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignify Netherlands B.V.iLuv-Creative Technology

Customer experience

Philips Hue

All ratings116,364 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews8,826 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.3%

SmartShaker+

All ratings56 ratings
Positive26.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative58.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive19.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative68.1%

User reviews

Philips Hue

From 117K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Reliable and stable
  • 💡 Flexible lighting control
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
  • 🎨 Vibrant and customizable colors
  • 🔒 Secure remote access

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues after updates
  • 🔀 Confusing navigation and UI changes
  • ⏱️ Slow performance and lag
  • 🤯 Frustrating loss of key features
  • 🤖 Incompatible with older devices

SmartShaker+

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well for heavy sleepers
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Wakes user without disturbing others
  • 👍 Good concept for vibrating alarm
  • 👍 Effective vibrations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing
  • 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • 🐛 App not updated for years
  • 🐛 Device stops working after a short period
  • 🐛 App crashes or doesn't open

Bugs and requests

Philips Hue

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Lights not responding to app commands
  • Scenes and automations not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inability to log in or sync with account
  • Erratic behavior after software updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to control lights individually in a room
  • More dynamic and customizable lighting scenes
  • Seamless integration between multiple Hue bridges
  • Improved automation and scheduling options
  • Restore removed timer and widget functionality

SmartShaker+

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Syncing and Bluetooth connectivity is unreliable
  • App not opening after update
  • App crashes immediately
  • Times and percentage of power not syncing
  • Device not supported through Bluetooth on iPhone Pro
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  • App not syncing with device
  • App consistently fails to sync after reinstallation
  • App not updated and out of date
  • Trouble syncing, requires deleting and reinstalling app
  • Device will never pair with the app
  • SmartShaker2 won’t sync when alarm settings are changed
  • App not supported by iPhone
  • App will never let me sync to the actual device
  • Sounds will not come out of Smartshaker 2 from an iOS device
  • Cannot adjust vibration from the app
  • App and alarm will not sync
  • Cannot use two Smartshakers with the app
  • App reverts vibration level to lowest setting
  • App freezes on loading and is unresponsive
  • Vibration strength on Smartshaker 2 doesn't stick
  • App needs to sync with provider for location service to work
  • App has bugs related to syncing and saving alarms

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add a timer function for naps
  • Update app for location services
  • Allow user to change snooze time
  • Make alarm volume adjustable
  • Support iOS 11 and newer iPhones
Show 3 more
  • Allow labeling of alarms
  • Display alarms in chronological order
  • Connect to more than one Smartshaker+

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Philips Hue

Subscriptions9
  • Motion Aware Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Sync TV-app for LG (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • Secure Basic for 1 camera$3.991 Month
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  • Secure Basic for 2 cameras$7.991 Month
  • Secure Plus$9.991 Month
  • Motion Aware Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
  • Secure Basic for 1 camera$39.991 Year
  • Secure Basic for 2 cameras$79.991 Year
  • Secure Plus$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sync TV-app for LG (Lifetime)$129.99
None

SmartShaker+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Philips Hue free?
Philips Hue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartShaker+ free?
SmartShaker+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Philips Hue or SmartShaker+?
Philips Hue is rated higher. Philips Hue averages 4.7 out of 5 from 117K ratings, while SmartShaker+ averages 2.5 from 57 ratings.
Do Philips Hue or SmartShaker+ have ads?
Neither Philips Hue nor SmartShaker+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Philips Hue or SmartShaker+?
Philips Hue ships an update every 2 weeks, and SmartShaker+ every 2 months. Most recently, Philips Hue was updated on October 21, 2026 and SmartShaker+ on October 21, 2026.

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