The Budge App vs OIYN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Budge App
Discover local points of interest like cafes, parks, and shops. See real-time crowd levels to avoid busy times. Find hidden gems and plan your outings with ease.
- Local place discovery
- Real-time crowd information
- Find cafes, parks, restaurants
- Discover shops and hidden gems
- Avoid busy times
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Budge is a local discovery app that helps you find places of interest near you – from cafes, parks, and restaurants to museums, shops, and hidden gems – all while showing you real-time crowd levels so you can avoid the rush.
OIYN
Control your lights via Bluetooth. This app identifies lighting fixtures, displays signal strength, and allows for dimming, color, and scene adjustments. It also features a music rhythm mode and supports multi-device control through scenarios.
- Bluetooth BLE control
- Lighting fixture recognition
- Signal strength display
- Dimming and color settings
- Scene and mode presets
- Music rhythm synchronization
- Multi-device scenario control
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OIYN is an app that controls lights through Bluetooth Ble. The APP has the ability to recognize the type of lighting fixtures and supports displaying signal strength, making it convenient for users to search for devices. The APP supports device dimming, color, scene and mode settings, and supports music rhythm mode. Music rhythm has device command mode, as well as the rhythm effect of mobile phone microphone and mobile phone music. In addition to single device control, the APP also supports setting up scenarios to achieve multi device control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Budge App at 5.0 against OIYN's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
The Budge App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Budge App | OIYN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jenna Keller | Shenzhen Giant Lighting Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
The Budge App
OIYN
In-app purchases
The Budge App
No in-app purchases
OIYN
No in-app purchases
