Comparison

Dimmer vs 小蓝智光

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dimmer

Easily control your device's screen brightness with customizable presets and quick access from widgets. Features include advanced mode for fine-tuning, battery-aware adjustments, and timer-based brightness changes.

Highlights
  • Widget launch for quick brightness presets
  • Advanced mode with fine adjustment and timer
  • Battery mode for automatic brightness adjustment
  • Save and switch between two presets
  • Timer function with alarm notification
  • Color bars for visual brightness adjustment
Features
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"Dimmer! Brightness control application! Very useful, and for free!" iPhone back light can be adjusted in favorite luminosity very quickly. You can start it with the brightness specified by a shortcut from the widget. Because your iPhone life becomes comfortable ”epoch-makingly". *** Convenient features *** ● Launch from widget You can add brightness presets to widgets.You can quickly access presets with fine brightness. Register a preset in advance from the application, then "Edit" on the widget screen, register the “Dimmer" application from the + button, and you are done. ●Advanced Mode Advanced mode can perform preset function, numerical value fine adjustment and Timer function. ● Battery mode Automatically adjusts to the preset brightness according to the current battery level. Fine pre-adjustment is possible, such as maximum brightness while charging and re-low brightness when the battery level is low. Combined use with widgets makes it even more convenient! ●Preset function Two presets, Preset A and Preset B, can be stored. ●Timer function When the set time elapses, there is an alarm notification, and when you tap on the notification you can set the brightness preset. ●Color bars function Displays a color bar in the background for brightness adjustment. ●Start & Preset Function Upon application startup, the screen brightness is set to the value set in Preset A. ●Start & Preset A ◀▶ B For example, if you set a high brightness for Preset A and a low brightness for Preset B, each time the application is launched, it will switch between Preset A>B>A>B, which is useful when temporarily brightening or dimming the screen. ※If you have the iOS setting automatic and make a setting change through this app, it reverts back to automatic iOS setting once you sleep/wake. --- URL schema --- brightness://brightness.newforestar.com?XXX (brightness 0~100)

About

小蓝智光

Features
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Blueview smart is a LED smart application app integrating management, operation, construction and maintenance. Multiple device types can be added to control all intelligent devices with one app. It is easy to realize led smart.

Screenshots

Dimmer4 screens
小蓝智光4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 小蓝智光 at none against Dimmer's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and December 5, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dimmer versus 小蓝智光: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimmer小蓝智光
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (399 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings399 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernewforestar co,.ltdBlueview Elec-optic Tech Co.,Ltd

Bugs and requests

Dimmer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Brightness reverts to high level on unlock
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Brightness slider doesn't work as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to dim screen below phone's minimum brightness
  • Option to keep brightness setting after screen lock
  • Integration with notification center for quicker access

小蓝智光

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dimmer

No in-app purchases

None

小蓝智光

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dimmer free?
Dimmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 小蓝智光 free?
小蓝智光 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dimmer or 小蓝智光 have ads?
Dimmer shows ads; 小蓝智光 does not.
Which is updated more often, Dimmer or 小蓝智光?
Dimmer ships an update every 3 months, and 小蓝智光 every 3 months. Most recently, Dimmer was updated on September 24, 2026 and 小蓝智光 on December 5, 2025.

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