Surplife vs Beigong
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
Surplife is a smart lighting control APP. Add and control multiple devices to the App so easy. Remotely control devices from anywhere.
Beigong
Read full descriptionHide full description
Beigong Smart APP is your home's lighting management platform, a one-stop lighting control terminal, and supports intelligent devices such as WIFI-BLE and BLE. With Beigong Smart APP, you can easily and conveniently interact with smart lamps through your mobile phone. It can automatically turn on and off lights when leaving home or going home, intelligent dimming, sunrise and sunset, music rhythm, one button scene, group control, sleep wake-up, etc. Beigong Smart APP can control multiple devices with one button, or release your hands to enjoy a real intelligent experience. Simple and easy to use, beginner can also quickly master the connection and operation of intelligent devices, and a variety of intelligent scenarios are available. You can set personalized intelligent scenes according to your own usage habits. At the same time, you can share the equipment and scenes with your family to enjoy the fun of science and technology.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Surplife at every 2 weeks against Beigong's every 6 weeks. Beigong's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Surplife ships an update every 2 weeks, Beigong every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surplife | Beigong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 478 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Shandong Beigong Photoelectric Technology Co.,Ltd |
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
Beigong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
Beigong
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Surplife free?
Is Beigong free?
Do Surplife or Beigong have ads?
Which is updated more often, Surplife or Beigong?
Other comparisons
