Smart Hue Remote vs RC_Speaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Hue Remote
Control your Philips Hue lights with dynamic and animated colors. Choose from over 50 pre-set lighting scenes or create your own. Requires a Philips Hue bridge and lights, and your phone and bridge must be on the same network.
- Dynamic and animated colors
- Over 50 lighting scenes
- Scene categories: Fruits, Lamps, Sky, Baby Night Lights, Northern Lights, Fire, Club, Paris, New York
- Philips Hue bridge and lights integration
- iOS 9.0+ compatibility
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Make your room look AMAZING!! Smart Hue Remote lets you easily control Lights with dynamic and animated colors. [Scenes] There're more than 50 amazing lighting scenes. Fruits / Lamps / Sky / Baby Night Lights / Northern Lights / Fire Club / Paris / New York (Coming Soon) / Las Vegas (Coming Soon) Seoul (Coming Soon) / Tokyo (Coming Soon) * You should have Philips HUE bridge and lights to use this application. * Make sure your phone and Hue bridge are connected to the same network. * Smart Hue Remote works with all iOS running version 9.0 software or later Disclaimer: *Smart Hue Remote application is not an official product of Philips.
RC_Speaker
Control BLE dual-mode products with your iOS device. Adjust LED lights, play music from various sources, tune into FM radio, and customize EQ settings.
- BLE remote control for dual-mode products
- LED color, brightness, and color temperature control
- Local, SD card, and UDisk music playback
- FM radio tuning
- Customizable EQ settings
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The application can use BLE remote control BLE dual-mode products, the use of iOS devices as a remote control, control the product features. 1, Lantern: The corresponding LED lights color, brightness and color temperature control,LED lights can be selected in accordance with the corresponding mode changes 2, Music: You can use Bluetooth peripherals to play the user's local music, SD card music and UDisk music 3, FM:Find and change radio station 4,EQ: You can choose the corresponding mode according to the built-in EQ effect, but also according to preferences custom EQ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Hue Remote at 3.3 against RC_Speaker's 1.0. Smart Hue Remote also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). RC_Speaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Smart Hue Remote sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. RC_Speaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Hue Remote holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Smart Hue Remote ships an update every 6 months, RC_Speaker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Hue Remote | RC_Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TINAC Inc. | Jiaxing Rongcheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Smart Hue Remote
RC_Speaker
In-app purchases
Smart Hue Remote
- Unlimit Light Selection$0.99
- Northern Lights Scene$0.99
- Fire Scene$0.99
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- Club Scene$0.99
- Weather Scene$0.99
- Paris Scene$1.99
RC_Speaker
No in-app purchases
