Sparkling vs FOURKAY Remote Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparkling
Control colored lights with your device. Sync lights to music, draw custom patterns, or display text. Offers a unique way to personalize your lighting experience.
- Point and control colored lights
- Music synchronization for lights
- Hand-drawn pattern creation
- Text display functionality
- Customizable lighting effects
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Sparkling is an app used to control the point and control the colored lights. It can display the lights through music, and can also directly draw patterns by hand or text display.
FOURKAY Remote Control
Control your FOURKAY HDMI switch remotely from your smartphone. Easily select inputs, manage connected devices like Sky boxes, and put the switch into standby or wake it up. Requires devices to be on the same network.
- Remote control for FOURKAY HDMI switches
- Select HDMI inputs
- Control connected devices (e.g., Sky boxes)
- Standby and wake-up functions
- Network-based operation
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As long as your FOURKAY HDMI switch is connected to the same network as your phone you will be able to use this app to control the switch. Select which input should be routed to each display, control your Sky boxes, put the switch into standby or wake it up all without having to have a separate remote control at each TV. You will need to know the IP address of the HDMI switch on your network - and also the IP addresses of your Sky boxes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FOURKAY Remote Control at every 2 weeks against Sparkling's every 2 months. Sparkling's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sparkling ships an update every 2 months, FOURKAY Remote Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sparkling | FOURKAY Remote Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Daniao Technology Co., Ltd | Vertical State Ltd |
Customer experience
Sparkling
FOURKAY Remote Control
In-app purchases
Sparkling
No in-app purchases
FOURKAY Remote Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sparkling free?
Is FOURKAY Remote Control free?
Do Sparkling or FOURKAY Remote Control have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sparkling or FOURKAY Remote Control?
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