Wemo vs PLAYBULB 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wemo
Control your smart home devices remotely from your iOS device. Manage lights, appliances, and entire rooms from anywhere. Automate schedules, simulate occupancy, and integrate with voice assistants and IFTTT for advanced control.
- Remote device control
- Smart home automation
- Voice assistant integration
- Scheduling and timers
- Away mode simulation
- IFTTT integration
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With the Wemo App, you can control all of your Wemos from anywhere in the world on your iOS devices. Wemo is the simple way to a smarter home. Download the Wemo app and control your lights, appliances, or a whole room from your couch, coffee shop, or the Caribbean. HELLO HANDS-FREE CONTROL Pair your Wemo Mini, Light Switch, Insight, or Switch with Amazon Echo or Google Home and you can control your lights, your appliances, or a whole room without having to lift a finger. NEVER COME HOME TO A DARK HOUSE You can schedule your lights to be on during specific hours, or simply sync lights and devices to the sun automatically. LOOK LIKE YOU’RE HOME EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT Enable the “Away Mode” feature and your lights will turn on and off randomly, making it look like you’re home even when you’re not. INTEGRATE WEMO WITH IFTTT "If This, Then That" is a free web-based service that opens up an amazing array of possibilities for your Wemo devices. Visit IFTTT.com to find "recipes" for making Wemo Mini turn lights on and off based on real-world events, send you push notifications about device activity, and much more. These are just some of the things you can do with the Wemo app. To see what else Wemo can do, visit www.wemo.com For the latest Wemo Device GPLv2 Open Source Code please visit: http://www.belkin.com/us/support-article?articleNum=51238
PLAYBULB 2.0
Control smart lighting and music devices. Group thousands of mesh-enabled lights to customize colors and ambiance. Enhance your living and entertainment spaces with smart home lighting.
- Control lights and colors
- Sync music with lighting
- Group thousands of mesh lights
- Smart home lighting
- Enhance living and entertainment
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PLAYBULB 2.0™ App - Controls Lights, Colors & Music! Capable of grouping thousand of Mesh PLAYBULB. PLAYBULB is a line of Bluetooth/Mesh-Smart Home Lighting/Music Products, the world-renowned product for living and entertainment. (PLAYBULB products are available at www.MIPOW.com)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wemo at 4.0 against PLAYBULB 2.0's 3.0. Wemo also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (118K vs 8). PLAYBULB 2.0's advantage is review sentiment (15% vs 7%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.0). 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.
Wemo holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wemo has 118K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of Wemo's written reviews are positive against 15% of PLAYBULB 2.0's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wemo ships an update every 2 months, PLAYBULB 2.0 every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wemo | PLAYBULB 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (118K ratings) — better | 3.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 15.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Belkin International, Inc. | MIPOW LIMITED |
Customer experience
Wemo
PLAYBULB 2.0
Bugs and requests
Wemo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during setup
- Devices randomly disappear from app
- Inability to update firmware
- Inconsistent device detection
Requested features
4 requests- Improved multi-device management
- Customizable automation rules
- Integration with more smart home platforms
- Ability to create device groups
PLAYBULB 2.0
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wemo
No in-app purchases
PLAYBULB 2.0
No in-app purchases
