Bridge Inspector Hue vs Hue Widgets
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.
Hue Widgets
Control your smart lights directly from your Home Screen with custom widgets. Quickly access favorite scenes, turn lights on/off by room or home, and manage all your lighting with ease. Offers a free trial with limited rooms, with an option to unlock unlimited access via a one-time purchase.
- Home Screen widgets
- Quick access to Hue scenes
- Turn lights on/off by room
- Control entire home lighting
- Configurable widgets
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Control your lights from your Home Screen. With Hue Widgets, you can add widgets to your Home Screen that give you super quick access to your favorite Hue scenes. You can add actions to turn on or off all lights in a room or in your entire home. Controlling your Hue lights has never been easier! Widgets can be configured with ease from within the app. You can add as many widgets to your Home Screen as you like. Hue Widgets is free to try. You can create widgets for a single room or group, giving you a taste of the full Hue Widgets experience without any cost. Unlock the full, unlimited version with a one-time in-app purchase to access all rooms and groups. From the beginning this app was developed with accessibility in mind. All features can be accessed using VoiceOver. Hue Widgets works on your local network. A Hue Bridge (v2) is required to connect with your lights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hue Widgets at Free against Bridge Inspector Hue's $1.99. Bridge Inspector Hue's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Hue Widgets is free to download; Bridge Inspector Hue costs $1.99 up front. Hue Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bridge Inspector Hue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bridge Inspector Hue holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 25 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 45% and 44% positive.
Bridge Inspector Hue ships an update every 6 weeks, Hue Widgets every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bridge Inspector Hue | Hue Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (59 ratings) — better | 3.7 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcel Dittmann | Pim Nijman |
Customer experience
Bridge Inspector Hue
Hue Widgets
In-app purchases
Bridge Inspector Hue
No in-app purchases
Hue Widgets
- Full Version$1.99
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