Comparison

Youless vs Hue Clips

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

Head to head

Energy Monitor

Let guests control your lights

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Youless

Features

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This app is part of the Youless energy monitor product. It connects directly to the Youless energy monitor model LS110 or LS120, and provides a real-time display of current energy consumption and / or energy generation. In addition, it can be used to go back in time using the internal log of the Youless. Firmware updates/changes can also be made from the app.

About

Hue Clips

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Want to let guests easily control the Philips Hue lights a room? Just connect the Hue Clips app to your Philips Hue system and create Hue Clip codes! You can place this code in a room. Guests can scan the code and use it to control the lights in that room. No more tapping Hue Bridge buttons. Your guests don't even need to install this app first, they can just scan the code and on iOS 14 the App Clip will instantly allow control.

Screenshots

Youless4 screens

Hue Clips1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hue Clips at every 6 weeks against Youless's every 5 months. On price, ads, 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

Youless ships an update every 5 months, Hue Clips every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Youless versus Hue Clips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Youless	Hue Clips
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 months	Every 6 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	14.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	15 MB	5 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	PostFossil B.V.	Q42

In-app purchases

None

Youless

No in-app purchases

None

Hue Clips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Youless free?

Youless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Hue Clips free?

Hue Clips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Youless or Hue Clips have ads?

Neither Youless nor Hue Clips shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Youless or Hue Clips?

Youless ships an update every 5 months, and Hue Clips every 6 weeks. Most recently, Youless was updated on October 19, 2026 and Hue Clips on October 25, 2026.