Bridge Inspector Hue vs GizmoPack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bridge Inspector Hue
Explore your Philips Hue Bridge in detail. This app allows you to browse all bridge objects, check light response times, view bridge statistics, and clean up unused resources. It's ideal for Hue developers and users who want a deeper understanding of their smart lighting system.
- Bridge object browser
- Light response time analysis
- Bridge statistics
- Resource cleanup
- Detailed object inspection
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Bridge Inspector is the perfect tool to explore your Hue Bridge. Bridge Inspector is a great tool for every hue developer or just for everyone who wants to explore the bridge in detail. Browser Explore all objects stored on your bridge and see every detail for each object. Analysis Check your lights response time. Statistics See various statistics about your Bridge. Clean Up You've got the feeling that your bridge stores to many unused resources? No problem, simply clean up your bridge with Bridge Inspector.
GizmoPack
Enhance your device's automation capabilities with a wide array of powerful actions. Create custom shortcuts for tasks like managing data, encoding information, and interacting with files. Many features are available for free, with a one-time purchase unlocking the full suite.
- Add/Create Wallet Pass
- Encode Hex & Property List
- File Information & Manipulation
- Fuzzy Find & Data Filtering
- Generate & Parse CSV/JSON
- Query HTML/XML Documents
- Universal Variables
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Bring your shortcuts to the next level with GizmoPack! The following powerful actions are included: - Add Wallet Pass - Combine Lists - Create Wallet Pass - Encode Hex - Encode Property List - File Info - Filter Dictionaries - Fuzzy Find - Generate CSV - Generate Hash (Extended) - Overwrite File - Parse CSV - Parse Date - Query HTML/XML Document - Query CSV/JSON with SQL - Random Data - Shortcut Metadata - Snapshot Map - Trim File - Universal Variables Many useful actions are available for free, with a single in-app purchase unlocking the rest. The app contains descriptions for all the actions and example shortcuts to get you started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GizmoPack at Free against Bridge Inspector Hue's $1.99. GizmoPack also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Bridge Inspector Hue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
GizmoPack is free to download; Bridge Inspector Hue costs $1.99 up front. GizmoPack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bridge Inspector Hue asks for nothing beyond the download.
GizmoPack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Bridge Inspector Hue's written reviews are positive against 75% of GizmoPack's.
Bridge Inspector Hue ships an update every 6 weeks, GizmoPack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bridge Inspector Hue | GizmoPack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (59 ratings) | 4.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcel Dittmann | Bouke van der Bijl |
Customer experience
Bridge Inspector Hue
GizmoPack
In-app purchases
Bridge Inspector Hue
No in-app purchases
GizmoPack
- GizmoPack Pro$5.99
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