Magic Lumen vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Lumen
Control your smart lights with a variety of interactive features. Adjust colors based on music, set timers, and even change lighting by shaking your phone or using voice commands. Enjoy remote control up to 15 meters away.
- Color recognition based on rotation
- Music rhythm color synchronization
- Scheduled on/off timer
- Multiple color scene modes
- Shake to change color
- Voice control for color changes
- Remote control up to 15m
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1) 灯光可以随着你的旋转识别你常用的颜色的选择；2）灯光可以随着优美的音乐节奏来变换颜色；3）带有定时开关可以设置好对应的场景来改变灯光的颜色；4）带有多种颜色的场景模式的选择；5）手机摇一摇可以改变灯光的颜色变换；6）可以用声音控制灯光的颜色的变换；7）远程操控不受方向的限制距离可以达到15米以上；
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 Magic Lumen's 0%. Surplife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 4). Magic Lumen's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surplife has 1.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Magic Lumen's written reviews are positive against 53% of Surplife's.
Magic Lumen ships an update every 8 days, Surplife fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Lumen | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 兴魁 胡 | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
Magic Lumen
Surplife
Bugs and requests
Magic Lumen
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
Magic Lumen
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
