Surplife vs LinkedSparx
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.
LinkedSparx
Control smart LED string lights with a mobile app. Customize colors, effects, and music synchronization for a festive atmosphere. Schedule lighting or set timers for effortless smart home ambiance.
- No pairing required
- 10 dynamic effects
- 5 music modes
- Customizable colors, speed, brightness
- Music sync with microphone sensitivity
- Timer and daily cycle activation
- Looping effects
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- No pairing needed: Install, turn on Bluetooth, and you're all set - Select and play: 10 dynamic effects + 5 music modes - Create and customize: select colors, adjust speed or brightness - Lights dance to music: 3 levels of microphone sensitivity adjustable - Switch ON/OFF - Apply timer or activate daily cycle - Loop all effects - Various color wheel styles LinkedSparx String is a set of smart LED RGB string lights complete with the music sync feature for a festive, joyful lighting experience. The LinkedSparx App allows you to control your string lights remotely and effortlessly. It gives you endless creative possibilities by offering numerous playful features. Brighten up your home with string lights from LinkedSparx now EASY TO BE SMART Learn more about the LinkedSparx app: https://www.linkedsparx.com/app-features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LinkedSparx at 5.0 against Surplife's 4.5. Surplife's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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.
LinkedSparx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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.
Surplife ships an update fortnightly, LinkedSparx every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surplife | LinkedSparx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #110 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Shenzhen LinkedSparx Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Surplife
LinkedSparx
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
LinkedSparx
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
LinkedSparx
No in-app purchases
