Redwoods Connect vs BlueHopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Redwoods Connect
Control smart lighting fixtures and accessories remotely from any location. Customize lighting scenarios with various triggers like astronomical timers, schedules, or device connections. Share device access with family and receive real-time alerts.
- Remote fixture control
- Scenario customization
- Astronomical timer
- Scheduled triggers
- Device sharing
- Real-time alerts
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Remotely control Bonsai Color Series fixtures and accessories from anywhere. • Rich scenario customization • Trigger according to need • Astronomical timer (sunrise/sunset) • Specified schedule • With another connected device • Easily share devices among family members • Receive real time alerts
BlueHopper
Effortlessly control and customize your permanent outdoor lighting from your iOS device. Automate schedules, choose from millions of colors, and apply dynamic effects for any occasion, from holidays to everyday ambiance. Voice control and multi-user management are also available.
- Automate with schedules
- Customize colors and whites
- Voice control
- Apply effects and presets
- Control multiple users and zones
- Web app for large-scale control
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Every color. Every holiday. Every occasion. Controlled by the most intelligent smart outdoor lighting app ever built for permanent outdoor lighting. BlueHopper app is the smart control platform powering every BlueHopper permanent outdoor lighting system — the app that sits behind your rooflines, fences, landscape, and pool cage lights, giving you complete, real-time control over color, scenes, schedules, and security from your phone, your voice, or a pre-set automation. Exclusive to BlueHopper's permanent outdoor lighting ecosystem. Available free with every installation. For Homeowners App-controlled permanent Christmas lights and year-round lighting — change colors, set schedules, celebrate every occasion with a single tap. No reinstall, no ladders, no effort. For Businesses & Municipalities Brand-consistent and celebration-ready. Outdoor lighting control across one location or fifty. Push holiday scenes, manage zones, schedule seasonal lighting — centrally, instantly, from any device. Everything You Need to Control Your Permanent Outdoor Lighting — In One App Talk to Your Lights - Say the word — your permanent outdoor lighting responds instantly. Any command, any fixture, any scene. Hands-free, every time. One-Click Scenes - The world's first one-click holiday scene system for permanent outdoor lighting. Christmas, Halloween, 4th of July, New Year's — one tap transforms your entire exterior. Schedules & Automation - Program your permanent Christmas lights to activate at dusk, switch holiday presets on specific dates, and return to warm white at dawn — fully automated, zero manual input. Effects & Presets - Hundreds of built-in lighting effects — smooth fades, chase sequences, sparkle effects, and synchronized holiday animations across your full permanent outdoor lighting in seconds. RGBW Sliders & White Tuning: 16 million+ RGBW colors at your fingertips. Dial in exact shades with precision sliders and white-temperature tuning — from warm amber to cool white to vibrant holiday red. Lighting Blueprint: Upload a photo of your property to ee exactly how your permanent outdoor lighting will look before committing — the only app that does this. Security Lighting - Perfect for homeowners and owners of commercial spaces like restaurants and car dealerships seeking both robust security and aesthetic appeal Marketing Assets - Access a full library of product videos, brochures, email templates, and sales collateral. Everything you need to pitch, close, and upsell permanent outdoor lighting installs, right from the app. Everything You Need to Control Your Permanent Outdoor Lighting — In One App Need more information? Website: www.bluehopper.com Email: connect@bluehopper.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BlueHopper at every 6 weeks against Redwoods Connect's every 13 months. BlueHopper also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 60%). Redwoods Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.8 for Redwoods Connect against 4.8 for BlueHopper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 209 and 391 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Redwoods Connect's written reviews are positive against 77% of BlueHopper's.
Redwoods Connect ships an update every 13 months, BlueHopper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Redwoods Connect | BlueHopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (209 ratings) — better | 4.8 (391 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 209 | 391 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Redwoods Landscape Lighting LLC | ilumi solutions |
Customer experience
Redwoods Connect
BlueHopper
Bugs and requests
Redwoods Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BlueHopper
Reported bugs
3 issues- App sits at X clock permanently
- Latest update caused presets to disappear
- Always buffering, requires proximity to device
Requested features
4 requests- More holiday presets
- Aurora effect with selected colors
- Simplified controller version of the app
- More pre-installed effects selections
In-app purchases
Redwoods Connect
No in-app purchases
BlueHopper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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