Surplife vs i
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
i
Control your device's lantern with custom colors and scene modes. Play local music through the Bluetooth peripheral and set regular on/off timers for lights and music.
- Bluetooth Low Energy control
- Customizable lantern colors
- Multiple scene modes
- Local music playback
- Scheduled on/off timers
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The app controls the device with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), using the iOS device as a remote control. 1. Lantern: It can be used to control the color change of the lantern, and a variety of scene modes are available 2. Music: You can use the Bluetooth peripheral to play the user's local mobile phone music 3. Timing: Lights, music can be turned on and off regularly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surplife at 53% against i's 0%. Surplife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). i's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 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 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surplife has 1.2K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Surplife's written reviews are positive against 0% of i's.
Surplife ships an update fortnightly, i every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surplife | i |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | 1.6 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | 鹏 姜 |
Customer experience
Surplife
i
Bugs and 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
i
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
