Surplife vs Stellar Lighting
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.
Stellar Lighting
Control your holiday and accent lights with custom programs or hundreds of presets. Easily change colors, patterns, and special effects to transform your home for any occasion throughout the year.
- Custom light programs
- Hundreds of preset programs
- 16 million+ color options
- Modify patterns and effects
- Year-round accent lighting control
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The Stellar Lighting app allows you to control your exterior holiday and accent lights. Create your own custom programs or use the 100s of preset programs that come with the app. Easily modify colors (16 million+), patterns, special effects, and accent programs to transform your home for different occasions. Effortlessly manage your lights using this app and create the experience you’re looking for throughout the whole year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stellar Lighting at 5.0 against Surplife's 4.5. Surplife's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
Stellar Lighting 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Surplife ships an update fortnightly, Stellar Lighting every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surplife | Stellar Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #131 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Garrett Forsgren |
Customer experience
Surplife
Stellar Lighting
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
Stellar Lighting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
Stellar Lighting
No in-app purchases
