Flame Services Browser vs Bridge Inspector Hue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flame Services Browser
Discover and interact with services on your local wireless network. This utility lists available Bonjour (ZeroConf) services, displays their details, and allows you to launch compatible applications directly from the service listing.
- Discover Bonjour/ZeroConf services
- Browse services by server
- View detailed service information
- Copy service details
- Launch compatible applications
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Flame is a browser for Bonjour (also known as ZeroConf) network services. It lists the services advertised on your wireless network and you can browse them by server. When selecting a service, its advertised details are displayed. You can copy any of the service details by long-pressing a row. If an application on your iPhone or iPod touch can handle any of the advertised services, a command to open it right away is provided.
Bridge Inspector Hue
Explore your Philips Hue Bridge in detail. This app allows you to browse all bridge objects, check light response times, view bridge statistics, and clean up unused resources. It's ideal for Hue developers and users who want a deeper understanding of their smart lighting system.
- Bridge object browser
- Light response time analysis
- Bridge statistics
- Resource cleanup
- Detailed object inspection
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Bridge Inspector is the perfect tool to explore your Hue Bridge. Bridge Inspector is a great tool for every hue developer or just for everyone who wants to explore the bridge in detail. Browser Explore all objects stored on your bridge and see every detail for each object. Analysis Check your lights response time. Statistics See various statistics about your Bridge. Clean Up You've got the feeling that your bridge stores to many unused resources? No problem, simply clean up your bridge with Bridge Inspector.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flame Services Browser at Free against Bridge Inspector Hue's $1.99. Flame Services Browser also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (77% vs 45%). Bridge Inspector Hue's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (58 vs 16). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Flame Services Browser is free to download; Bridge Inspector Hue costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flame Services Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Flame Services Browser's written reviews are positive against 45% of Bridge Inspector Hue's.
Flame Services Browser ships an update every 6 months, Bridge Inspector Hue every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flame Services Browser | Bridge Inspector Hue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 4.4 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 44.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Insam | Marcel Dittmann |
Customer experience
Flame Services Browser
Bridge Inspector Hue
In-app purchases
Flame Services Browser
No in-app purchases
Bridge Inspector Hue
No in-app purchases
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