RC_Speaker vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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 RC_Speaker's 1.0. Surplife also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). RC_Speaker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.5). 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.
Surplife holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surplife has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RC_Speaker ships an update every 5 weeks, Surplife fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RC_Speaker | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #105 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiaxing Rongcheng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
RC_Speaker
Surplife
Bugs and requests
RC_Speaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
RC_Speaker
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
