Smart Hue Remote vs WiZ Connected
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.
WiZ Connected
Effortlessly manage your smart lighting by organizing lights into rooms and groups. Control your ambiance remotely and explore various light modes to enhance your environment for work, relaxation, or fun. Securely store and share your settings with others.
- Organize lights by rooms and groups
- Remote control via cloud
- Variety of light modes
- Secure cloud storage
- Share settings with family and guests
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Smart lighting made simple. Organize and control your lights by groups within rooms over Wi-Fi or remotely through the cloud. Improve the way you work, feel and simply enjoy the environment you're in with our wide variety of different light modes that cover the range from fun to functional. All your settings are securely stored on the cloud and can be shared with your family, friends and even your guests if you like.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WiZ Connected at 4.5 against Smart Hue Remote's 3.3. WiZ Connected also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (41K vs 4). Smart Hue Remote's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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. Smart Hue Remote sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and WiZ Connected sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WiZ Connected holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WiZ Connected has 41K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Smart Hue Remote's written reviews are positive against 28% of WiZ Connected's.
Smart Hue Remote ships an update every 6 months, WiZ Connected every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Hue Remote | WiZ Connected |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (41K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 41K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #92 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TINAC Inc. | Signify Netherlands B.V. |
Customer experience
Smart Hue Remote
WiZ Connected
Bugs and requests
Smart Hue Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WiZ Connected
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Inability to add or delete lights/rooms
- Automation schedules not working as expected
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to control individual lights in a group
- Improve Siri/Google Assistant integration
- Implement dark mode option
- Allow custom color palettes and dynamic lighting effects
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
WiZ Connected
- Heads-Up Monthly Single Home1 Month trial$3.991 Month
Questions
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