Cloud Intelligence vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Intelligence
Control your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Integrate with voice assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home for hands-free operation. Create custom scenes to manage multiple devices simultaneously and share access with family members.
- Remote appliance control
- Voice control (Amazon Echo, Google Home)
- Third-party account login
- Scene settings for multiple devices
- Device sharing with family
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Use the Cloud Intelligence app to control multiple home appliances Remotely control your appliances anytime, anywhere Support Amazon Echo and Google Home voice control Support login with third-party accounts, such as Gmail Use Scene Settings to control multiple devices by one key Share devices and enjoy smart life with your family
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 update cadence: Surplife at fortnightly against Cloud Intelligence's every 6 weeks. Surplife also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and chart position (#171 vs unranked). Cloud Intelligence's advantage is ratings volume (8.1K vs 1.2K) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cloud Intelligence against 4.5 for Surplife. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloud Intelligence has 8.1K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Cloud Intelligence's written reviews are positive against 55% of Surplife's.
Cloud Intelligence ships an update every 6 weeks, Surplife fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Cloud Intelligence | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.1K ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better | 55.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.1K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #171 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浙江猫精人工智能科技有限公司 | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
Cloud Intelligence
Surplife
User reviews
Cloud Intelligence
From 8.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup
- 🚀 Works as advertised
- 💡 Convenient control via app
- 👍 User-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable scheduling/timers
- 🐛 Widgets/Alexa integration problems
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Buggy app updates
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
Cloud Intelligence
Reported bugs
4 issues- Devices randomly going offline
- Inability to reconnect devices
- Widgets not loading properly
- Inconsistent app behavior
Requested features
4 requests- Improved Alexa/Google Home integration
- More customization options
- Better scheduling/automation features
- Reliable firmware updates
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
Cloud Intelligence
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
