i vs HF Smart Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i
Control smart lights remotely to adjust color, brightness, and set schedules. Enjoy dynamic lighting effects that sync with music or respond to your phone's shake. Perfect for creating ambiance in various rooms.
- Remote color and brightness control
- Timing on/off schedules
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Shake to change colors
- Mood lighting for various spaces
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•Remote control by App: change color and brightness, timing on/off, and music rhythm; •Widely used as mood lighting in living room, dining room, bedroom, playroom, restaurant, hotel, bar, etc. •shake feature, you can shake you phone or pad to change the lights colors.
HF Smart Pro
Control smart lights with customizable color changes and timing functions. Adjust light environments directly through mode control, altering color based on intensity, refraction, and opacity.
- Change light colors
- Timing mode for smart lights
- Timing switch for light control
- Mode control for light environments
- Adjust color by intensity, refraction, opacity
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This is a software that can change different colors. The timing mode in this software is used to control smart lights. The timing switch can help users experience and change the color of the lights. Through mode control, you can switch the light environment more directly and change the color of the light according to the intensity, refraction and opacity of the light.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: i at every 2 months against HF Smart Pro's every 6 months. i also leads on ratings volume (250 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for i against 2.5 for HF Smart Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i has 250 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of i's written reviews are positive against 19% of HF Smart Pro's.
i ships an update every 2 months, HF Smart Pro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i | HF Smart Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (250 ratings) | 2.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.0% of reviews — better | 18.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 德宇 周 | 鉴深 徐 |
Customer experience
i
HF Smart Pro
User reviews
i
From 250 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to set up
- 👍 Great light and color options
- 🎵 Good speaker quality
- 💡 Useful app features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and sync issues
- 🔒 Lack of security/password protection
- 🔋 Inconsistent performance over time
- 👎 Unreliable app and limited functionality
HF Smart Pro
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with fan/light
- 👍 Helpful hints from reviewers
- 👍 Great product design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult pairing process
- 🐛 Poor/confusing instructions
- 🐛 ESL issues with wording
- 🐛 Integration issues with Google/Alexa
- 🐛 App doesn't control fan/light
Bugs and requests
i
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bluetooth connectivity problems
- App crashes and freezes
- Lights and music controls not working as expected
- Timer and scheduling features not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to control multiple lights/speakers simultaneously
- More customization options for lighting and music
- Improved app stability and reliability
- Support for additional music streaming services
HF Smart Pro
Reported bugs
10 issues- Pairing fails
- App doesn't connect to Bluetooth
- App doesn't work
- Product is defective
- Fan only works, lights don't
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- Pairing button unresponsive
- Bluetooth not found
- App doesn't control the physical device
- Remote stops working when app is used
- RGB lamp color setting doesn't work
Requested features
6 requests- Improve pairing directions
- Add Google/Alexa integration
- Improve app wording/translation
- Allow pairing anytime
- Make light dimmable
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- Allow remote and app to work simultaneously
In-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
HF Smart Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is i free?
Is HF Smart Pro free?
Which has better reviews, i or HF Smart Pro?
Do i or HF Smart Pro have ads?
Which is updated more often, i or HF Smart Pro?
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