Comparison

HF Smart Pro vs Stove

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

Head to head

HF Smart Pro

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 2.513 ratingsView app →

About

HF Smart Pro

Control smart lights with customizable color changes and timing functions. Adjust light environments directly through mode control, altering color based on intensity, refraction, and opacity.

Highlights

Change light colors
Timing mode for smart lights
Timing switch for light control
Mode control for light environments
Adjust color by intensity, refraction, opacity

Features

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This is a software that can change different colors. The timing mode in this software is used to control smart lights. The timing switch can help users experience and change the color of the lights. Through mode control, you can switch the light environment more directly and change the color of the light according to the intensity, refraction and opacity of the light.

About

Stove

Features

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The Stove-Stop mobile app is the companion to the Stove-Stop smart valve. The app allows you to remotely control and configure the functionality of your Stove-Stop smart valve.

Screenshots

HF Smart Pro4 screens

Stove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stove at monthly against HF Smart Pro's every 6 months. HF Smart Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.1.2). 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

HF Smart Pro ships an update every 6 months, Stove monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

HF Smart Pro versus Stove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	HF Smart Pro	Stove
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.5 (13 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	18.9% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	13 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	16.1.2
Further details — not scored
Size	24 MB	1 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	鉴深徐	Farpoint Research LLC

Bugs and requests

HF Smart Pro

Reported bugs

10 issues

Pairing fails
App doesn't connect to Bluetooth
App doesn't work
Product is defective
Fan only works, lights don't

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Pairing button unresponsive
Bluetooth not found
App doesn't control the physical device
Remote stops working when app is used
RGB lamp color setting doesn't work

Requested features

6 requests

Improve pairing directions
Add Google/Alexa integration
Improve app wording/translation
Allow pairing anytime
Make light dimmable

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Allow remote and app to work simultaneously

Stove

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HF Smart Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Stove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HF Smart Pro free?

HF Smart Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Stove free?

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

Do HF Smart Pro or Stove have ads?

Neither HF Smart Pro nor Stove shows ads.

Which is updated more often, HF Smart Pro or Stove?

HF Smart Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Stove monthly. Most recently, HF Smart Pro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Stove on October 13, 2026.