Surplife vs NEWMEN
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.
NEWMEN
Manage your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Control multiple appliances with a single button for a truly intelligent living experience. Enjoy the convenience of a connected home.
- Remote smart home control
- Control multiple devices with one button
- Intelligent device linkage
- Remote access from outside the home
- Simplified smart life management
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Smart home control terminal, remote control; Feel free to control the home applicant even you are not at home, intelligent linkage; Control multiple devices with 1 button, free your hands and enjoy the real smart life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surplife at 53% against NEWMEN's 0%. Surplife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). NEWMEN's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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 1.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Surplife's written reviews are positive against 0% of NEWMEN's.
Surplife ships an update fortnightly, NEWMEN every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surplife | NEWMEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 479 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明长 周 | Dongguan Kona Technology Development Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Surplife
NEWMEN
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
NEWMEN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Surplife
No in-app purchases
NEWMEN
No in-app purchases
