Comparison

Hue Lights vs i.Link

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

Head to head
About

Hue Lights

Unlock advanced control for your smart lights. Create custom scenes, schedules, and dynamic lighting effects. Enhance your home ambiance with unique features like simulated weather and fire.

Highlights
  • Precise lighting control
  • Multi-room scenes
  • Customizable schedules
  • Dynamic lighting effects
  • Hue sensor and switch configuration
  • Apple Watch integration
  • In-app purchase for special effects
Features
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Hue Lights offers full feature support for all of your smart lighting needs: Precise control, multi-room scenes, schedules, sequences, dynamic lighting, and special effects. Create advanced configurations for your Hue motion sensor, Hue dimmer switch or Hue Tap. Check out our sample videos and FAQ at https://huelights.com. Teach your lights new tricks with Hue Lights! Completely customize each button on your Hue dimmer switch or Hue Tap. Control 8 scenes from a single Hue dimmer switch, change brightness speeds, or select groups based on duration of button press. Hue Lights leverages the latest firmware to store scene details directly on the bridge. You can view and edit shared scenes from any device on your network. The UI offers improved visual feedback and easier on/off/brightness controls directly from the home screen. Try the sequences feature to see amazing possibilities at your fingertips. Use your Apple Watch to activate scenes, adjust group brightness and trigger alerts. Escape to the beach with soothing ocean, lake, or creek sounds while your lights gently change and dim (Water In-App purchase). Experience amazing thunderstorms (In-App purchase) with customized controls for lightning strikes, rain density, bird songs, wind speed, sleep timer, brightness and sky color! Simulate realistic fires (In-App purchase) with dedicated controls for fire type, fire size, flare-ups and brightness. If you have any problems with previous In-App purchases, tap "Restore." Please see the comprehensive FAQ and documentation at https://huelights.com for App help. The free version allows control of lights 1 and 2. In-App purchases can unlock all lights and special effects. Hue Lights brings you shared scenes and groups, comprehensive scheduling, sequences and powerful light controls. Create multiple "On" and "Off" schedules per scene. Tap a row to select a light, group, or scene. Use quick controls at the bottom of the screen. Long press a row for quick actions (on, choose color, edit, off). Save scenes from any third-party app and use Hue Lights to activate these on your Apple Watch. Dynamically animate or schedule any scene from third-party apps. All screens are optimized for your favorite iOS devices in portrait and landscape mode. Hue Lights works well with any third-party app that saves scenes or schedules on the bridge. Do you have a favorite scene from another app that you use frequently? With Hue Lights you can turn this scene on or off with one tap! Hue Lights will show every schedule saved on your bridge from any app and give you the option to disable or remove unwanted schedules. Features: • Interactive widgets • Fire and candle effects • Light and group timers • Remote control • Hue motion sensor support • Hue dimmer switch/Hue Tap support • Sunrise/sunset actions • View/edit scenes and schedules on bridge • View/delete rules and sensors • See exact watts used on supported lights • 3D Touch on app icon • TouchLink for finding lost bulbs • Sequences • Apple Watch support • Dynamic animations • Scene themes • Supports multiple third-party ZigBee lights • Light, group and scene schedules • Tap bulb image to apply a favorite color • Localized VoiceOver support • Heuristics for working around common errors • Create transition times up to 90 minutes • Designed to work well with 50+ light deployments Experience multi-track, synchronized and visually appealing light animations and sequences. Requires "Hue Personal Wireless Lighting Starter Set" to operate. "Hue Personal Wireless Lighting" is a trademark owned by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., see www.meethue.com for more information. LapApps, LLC is in no way affiliated with the Philips organization. Follow @HueLights on X and like our Facebook page for the latest news and updates. See https://huelights.com for more documentation and supported hardware.

About

i.Link

Features
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i.Link 是一款精心打造的智能家居硬件管理平台APP,可同时添加多种智能家居设备,提供人性化的信息提示和交互,随时随地,想开就开,轻松构建智能生活 快速连接,享受极速智能化体验 APP可快速联网,无需等待即刻享受极速体验。 海量设备,等你来体验 智能球泡灯,智能插座,智能幻彩灯带,智能灯串…… 如果您在使用过程中有任何问题,请在APP中反馈给我们。 I.Link is a carefully built smart home hardware management platform APP, which can add a variety of smart home devices at the same time and provide humanized information tips and interactions. It can be opened whenever and wherever you want to and easily build smart life. Fast connection, enjoy fast intelligent experience App can be connected to the Internet quickly, no need to wait for immediate enjoyment of high-speed experience. Massive equipment, waiting for you to experience Smart bulb lamp, smart socket, smart magic light belt, smart light string...... If you have any problems during the use, please feedback to us in the APP.

Screenshots

Hue Lights4 screens
i.Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: i.Link at none against Hue Lights's 9. i.Link also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Hue Lights's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hue Lights sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. i.Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hue Lights ships an update every 5 months, i.Link fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hue Lights versus i.Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHue Lightsi.Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (393 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings393 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.1
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLapApps, LLC成 林

Bugs and requests

Hue Lights

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lights not responding to commands
  • Scenes not loading or activating properly
  • Frequent crashes and connection issues
  • Unexpected changes to light groups and settings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Alexa/Siri integration and voice control
  • Ability to run effects/animations in the background
  • More customization options for sunrise/sunset scenes
  • Better widget and Apple Watch support

i.Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hue Lights

One-time9
  • Unlock 100 ScenesFree
  • Thunderstorm$1.99
  • Fire$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Water$1.99
  • Perfect Sunrise$1.99
  • Richer Colors and Scenes$1.99
  • Premium Actions$1.99
  • Premium Sequences$1.99
  • Unlock 48 Lights$4.99
None

i.Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hue Lights free?
Hue Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is i.Link free?
i.Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hue Lights or i.Link have ads?
Neither Hue Lights nor i.Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hue Lights or i.Link?
Hue Lights ships an update every 5 months, and i.Link fortnightly. Most recently, Hue Lights was updated on September 24, 2026 and i.Link on September 15, 2026.

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