Comparison

Edison vs Hozbee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Edison

Features
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Edison Smart, smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

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Hozbee

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HOZBEE THE NEWEST FEATURE ・Seamless scenes create ultimate ambiance ・Schedule scenes deliver precise lighting in time and place ・User-friendly APP provides excellent functionality ・Max 128 devices simultaneously ・No limit of controllable devices (by mesh code) DESCRIPTION HOZBee is specially developed to simplify and accelerate the installation process as well as enable end-users to easily customize and control their smart lighting devices. To personalize the lighting in an instant, HOZBee opens up the possibilities to the freedom of control at your fingertip. Identify area recognition from photo The app allows you choose background photo to identify area. Simply select the photo from your album, edit and confirm. Create scenes for different lighting situations: Scene is a preset combination of different dimming levels and colors of the devices in the group. After a scene is set, users could change ambience quickly in HOZbee by clicking the scene button. A scene could also upload to the controller so that users can change scene without APP. Share the data without complicate installation: It is possible to control the lighting system without considering more complicate installation, the easiest way is to receive the existing data from other mobile. After receiving data, receiver can now have the same setting in your mobile, and is able to start control. Currently, some features are still under development (Beta features), so you may still encounter some issues.

Screenshots

Edison4 screens
Hozbee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hozbee at every 2 months against Edison's every 39 months. Edison's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Edison ships an update every 39 months, Hozbee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Edison versus Hozbee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdisonHozbee
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer德忠 曾Beautiful Light Technology Corp.

In-app purchases

None

Edison

No in-app purchases

None

Hozbee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Edison free?
Edison is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hozbee free?
Hozbee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Edison or Hozbee have ads?
Neither Edison nor Hozbee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Edison or Hozbee?
Edison ships an update every 39 months, and Hozbee every 2 months. Most recently, Edison was updated on September 4, 2026 and Hozbee on September 17, 2026.

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