S vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S
This app allows users to control conventional sensors and monitor cameras. It offers a centralized platform for managing smart home devices.
- Sensor control
- Camera monitoring
- Host control integration
- Multi-functional smart home management
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S-HOME is a multi-functional app, which not only integrates the control of the host to conventional sensors, but also supports camera monitoring.
Surplife
Control your smart lighting devices with ease. Add and manage multiple lights from a single application, allowing you to adjust settings remotely from any location.
- Add multiple devices
- Control multiple devices
- Remote device control
- Easy device management
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Surplife is a smart lighting control APP. Add and control multiple devices to the App so easy. Remotely control devices from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surplife at 53% against S's 8%. Surplife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 17). S's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Surplife holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surplife has 1.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of S's written reviews are positive against 53% of Surplife's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (17 ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.5% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #55 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 剑 熊 | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
S
Surplife
Bugs and requests
S
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Surplife
Reported bugs
5 issues- Lights turning on/off randomly
- Inability to save custom settings
- App crashing or not opening
- Lights not responding to app commands
- Scheduling feature not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More holiday and theme options
- Ability to save custom scenes
- Improved app UI and navigation
- Multi-device syncing and control
- Integration with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
S
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
