duoCo Strip vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
duoCo Strip
Control smart RGBW LED lights with this Bluetooth 4.0 app. Adjust color, brightness, and more with various control modes including music and microphone synchronization.
- RGBW lighting control
- Color and brightness adjustment
- Music synchronization
- Microphone control
- Built-in, DIY, and custom modes
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duoCo Strip 灯控蓝牙4.0是一款智能LED控制软件，支持RGBW照明控制，它能控制光色、亮度等；具有颜色控制、色温控制、色彩控制、音乐控制和麦克控制；有内置模式，DIY模式，定制模式，麦克风模式等
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 rating: Surplife at 4.5 against duoCo Strip's 2.6. Surplife also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 28%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). duoCo Strip's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, 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 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of duoCo Strip's written reviews are positive against 53% of Surplife's.
duoCo Strip ships an update every 2 months, Surplife fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | duoCo Strip | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (2.4K ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 红建 付 | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
duoCo Strip
Surplife
User reviews
duoCo Strip
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Variety of color options
- 💡 Music sync feature
- 🔒 Bluetooth connectivity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bluetooth connection issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent color display
- 🐛 App crashes and glitches
- 🔋 Lights randomly turn off
Surplife
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient control
- 💡 Customizable lighting
- 👍 Responsive support
- 🚀 Reliable functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Buggy app interface
- 🐛 Unreliable scheduling
- 🐛 Unresponsive customer service
Bugs and requests
duoCo Strip
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights not responding to app controls
- Bluetooth disconnects frequently
- Preset colors not matching actual output
- App not detecting all connected lights
Requested features
4 requests- Allow custom music playback
- Add more preset lighting effects
- Improve scheduling and timer features
- Ability to rename individual lights
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
duoCo Strip
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
