SmartPower50 vs BlueHopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartPower50
Control your 1780 Smart Power Supply via Bluetooth for outdoor lighting. Easily pair your device and manage settings for deck, landscape, and fence lighting. Troubleshooting tips are included for connection issues.
- Bluetooth control
- Outdoor lighting management
- Device pairing
- Troubleshooting guide
- Transformer reset instructions
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Bluetooth app to control the 1780 Smart Power Supply. This transformer is commonly use for outdoor deck, landscape, and fence lighting. Remember to pair the transformer and phone the first time you connect. Before connecting with the app, push and release the pair button on the power supply (display will show 'bt' for 30 seconds or until pairing is successful). If you are having issues, try the following: -- Factory reset the transformer (unplug the transformer for 10 seconds - hold in the power button and plug in the transformer at the same time - you can release the power button after the display comes on with 'Ao') --Remove the device from the iPhone's bluetooth settings (Settings, Bluetooth, click on the blue information icon after the SMARTPOER50_xxxx device. Then click 'Forget This Device') --Try to reconnect using the app - make sure to push and release the pair button on the transformer BEFORE connecting to the device. For support, please email: SmartPower50@gmail.com
BlueHopper
Effortlessly control and customize your permanent outdoor lighting from your iOS device. Automate schedules, choose from millions of colors, and apply dynamic effects for any occasion, from holidays to everyday ambiance. Voice control and multi-user management are also available.
- Automate with schedules
- Customize colors and whites
- Voice control
- Apply effects and presets
- Control multiple users and zones
- Web app for large-scale control
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Every color. Every holiday. Every occasion. Controlled by the most intelligent smart outdoor lighting app ever built for permanent outdoor lighting. BlueHopper app is the smart control platform powering every BlueHopper permanent outdoor lighting system — the app that sits behind your rooflines, fences, landscape, and pool cage lights, giving you complete, real-time control over color, scenes, schedules, and security from your phone, your voice, or a pre-set automation. Exclusive to BlueHopper's permanent outdoor lighting ecosystem. Available free with every installation. For Homeowners App-controlled permanent Christmas lights and year-round lighting — change colors, set schedules, celebrate every occasion with a single tap. No reinstall, no ladders, no effort. For Businesses & Municipalities Brand-consistent and celebration-ready. Outdoor lighting control across one location or fifty. Push holiday scenes, manage zones, schedule seasonal lighting — centrally, instantly, from any device. Everything You Need to Control Your Permanent Outdoor Lighting — In One App Talk to Your Lights - Say the word — your permanent outdoor lighting responds instantly. Any command, any fixture, any scene. Hands-free, every time. One-Click Scenes - The world's first one-click holiday scene system for permanent outdoor lighting. Christmas, Halloween, 4th of July, New Year's — one tap transforms your entire exterior. Schedules & Automation - Program your permanent Christmas lights to activate at dusk, switch holiday presets on specific dates, and return to warm white at dawn — fully automated, zero manual input. Effects & Presets - Hundreds of built-in lighting effects — smooth fades, chase sequences, sparkle effects, and synchronized holiday animations across your full permanent outdoor lighting in seconds. RGBW Sliders & White Tuning: 16 million+ RGBW colors at your fingertips. Dial in exact shades with precision sliders and white-temperature tuning — from warm amber to cool white to vibrant holiday red. Lighting Blueprint: Upload a photo of your property to ee exactly how your permanent outdoor lighting will look before committing — the only app that does this. Security Lighting - Perfect for homeowners and owners of commercial spaces like restaurants and car dealerships seeking both robust security and aesthetic appeal Marketing Assets - Access a full library of product videos, brochures, email templates, and sales collateral. Everything you need to pitch, close, and upsell permanent outdoor lighting installs, right from the app. Everything You Need to Control Your Permanent Outdoor Lighting — In One App Need more information? Website: www.bluehopper.com Email: connect@bluehopper.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueHopper at 77% against SmartPower50's 26%. BlueHopper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 20 months). SmartPower50's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BlueHopper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlueHopper has 357 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of SmartPower50's written reviews are positive against 77% of BlueHopper's.
SmartPower50 ships an update every 20 months, BlueHopper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartPower50 | BlueHopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (357 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 357 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Heestand | ilumi solutions |
Customer experience
SmartPower50
BlueHopper
Bugs and requests
SmartPower50
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BlueHopper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App sits at X clock permanently
- Latest update caused presets to disappear
- Always buffering, requires proximity to device
Requested features
4 requests- More holiday presets
- Aurora effect with selected colors
- Simplified controller version of the app
- More pre-installed effects selections
In-app purchases
SmartPower50
No in-app purchases
BlueHopper
No in-app purchases









