Comparison

Philips Hue vs Sequence Timer and Counter

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 lights and accessories from anywhere. Organize lights into rooms, set moods with pre-designed or custom scenes, and automate your lighting to fit your daily routine. Enhance home security with motion detection and real-time monitoring.

Highlights
  • Organize lights by rooms/zones
  • Remote light control
  • Hue scene gallery
  • Home security features
  • Natural light automation
  • Sync lights with media
  • Voice control integration
Features
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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.

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Sequence Timer and Counter

Features
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Bread dough, then proving, then the oven. Sequence Timer runs a chain of steps one into the next, so you set it up once and then just listen. Most timer apps give you one countdown. This one lets you build a sequence — five minutes here, twenty there, ten reps, two minutes more — where each step sounds when it ends and rolls straight into the one after it. Nothing to tap between steps. Nothing to remember. A step can finish on a time, on a count, or on whichever arrives first. And you decide what counts it down: a tap, a steady beat, or — the part people don't expect — a clap or a shout, so your hands never have to touch the phone. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR Cooking — prove, knead, rest, bake, without setting four separate timers Meditation — a bell every minute through a sit, or a count of 108 by voice Study — focus and break, repeating, hands off the phone Physio and stretching — hold, swap sides, hold, rest Through the day — an hourly chime, a stand-up nudge, the 20-20-20 eye break Training — rounds and rests, called out loud, counted by your own shout FREE, AND NOT CRIPPLED Unlimited activities and sessions — no caps of any kind Chain as many steps into a session as you like Finish on a time, a count, or whichever comes first Count down by tapping; let a tap end a timer early if you want it to A big, plain countdown you can read from across the room A library of built-in sounds for every step and for the end of a session An early warning before a step runs out A chime as the count goes down Keeps running with the screen locked Notes on any step Ready-made sessions to run as they are or copy and change Export your whole library whenever you like No ads. No account. No tracking. No subscription. THE FULL VERSION — ONE PAYMENT, ONCE Everything above stays free forever. A single purchase adds: Counting by sound — a clap or a shout drops the count, so your hands can stay on the bar, the mat or the mixing bowl Speech — step names, your own notes and your alerts read out loud A steady beat that paces you through a set Tenths of seconds Your own sounds, imported from your files Full control of the chime: which sound, and how often — a bell every minute, or every 27 beads of a mala Folders and colour groups, for when the library grows Repeat a session, or link one straight into the next A photo behind the running countdown Import a library file Freedom to reshape the built-in samples, not just their values It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It restores free on every device signed in to your Apple Account, and it can be shared with your family. There is no renewal, no expiry and nothing to cancel.

Screenshots

Philips Hue4 screens
Sequence Timer and Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Philips Hue at #180 against Sequence Timer and Counter's unranked. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Sequence Timer and Counter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Philips Hue ships an update every 2 weeks, Sequence Timer and Counter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Philips Hue versus Sequence Timer and Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhilips HueSequence Timer and Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (118K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings118K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#180 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignify Netherlands B.V.Philip Braham

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

Sequence Timer and Counter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Sequence Timer and Counter

One-time1
  • Full Version (one payment)$3.99

Questions

Is Philips Hue free?
Philips Hue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sequence Timer and Counter free?
Sequence Timer and Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Philips Hue or Sequence Timer and Counter have ads?
Neither Philips Hue nor Sequence Timer and Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Philips Hue or Sequence Timer and Counter?
Philips Hue ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sequence Timer and Counter every 10 days. Most recently, Philips Hue was updated on November 9, 2026 and Sequence Timer and Counter on October 31, 2026.

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