TechLife vs Surplife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TechLife
Control your smart home devices remotely, including Wi-Fi lights, from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously and enjoy the convenience of voice control with popular assistants. Share access with family for a connected smart living experience.
- Remote Wi-Fi light control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Voice control compatibility (Echo, Google Home)
- One-click device sharing
- Fast network connection
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TechLife TechLife makes you easy to enjoy smart Life： •Can remote control the Wi-Fi light, free from worry, save electricity, turn on whenever you want； • Multiple Wi-Fi devices can be controlled simultaneously; • Support for voice control smart devices such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Tmall Genie; • One-click sharing devices for family, whole family can enjoy smart life easily； • Fast network connection, no waiting, enjoy fast experience and drive your life with innovation!
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 review sentiment: Surplife at 53% against TechLife's 9%. Surplife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 29). TechLife's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, 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 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surplife has 1.2K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of TechLife's written reviews are positive against 53% of Surplife's.
TechLife ships an update every 8 days, Surplife fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TechLife | Surplife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (29 ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #59 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Qianghe Technology CO., LTD. | 明长 周 |
Customer experience
TechLife
Surplife
Bugs and requests
TechLife
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
TechLife
No in-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
