SmartCONTROL WiFi vs Palettes for HomeKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartCONTROL WiFi
Manage your first-generation WiFi devices with this app. Create a free account to sync settings across devices and build a private, secure network. Your data is protected and used only to enhance your experience.
- First-generation WiFi product support
- Sync settings across devices
- Secure private network creation
- Free account creation
- Data protection and privacy
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Designed for the first generation of product. This app provides support exclusively for first-generation WiFi products. - About this app: Creating a free account allows you to: • Sync your settings across multiple devices. Your configuration remains available even if you change phones. • Build a private and secure network of devices. Data Protection: The data collected during account creation (email address) is used solely to provide you with the best possible user experience and service quality. It is never shared with third parties.
Palettes for HomeKit
Create and manage custom color palettes for your smart lights. Seamlessly control brightness, color, and power states for individual lights or groups. Syncs across devices and integrates with HomeKit-compatible bulbs.
- Create custom color palettes
- Control individual lights and groups
- Cross-device sync
- HomeKit integration
- Save and access favorite palettes
- Dynamic color scheme modes
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Light Palettes: Transform Your Home's Lighting with Ease! Elevate your home's ambiance with personalized color palettes for your smart lights. Light Palettes offers seamless control of your lighting scenes, accessible from any device, to create the perfect atmosphere for any occasion. Effortless Integration with HomeKit Light Palettes works with HomeKit, allowing you to manage smart bulbs from brands like Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, LIFX, GE, and more. Comprehensive Light Control Take full control over the power state, brightness, and color of each individual light in your home. Key Features: Save and Access Palettes: Save your favorite public palettes and easily access them from the "Saved Palettes" tab. Custom Palettes: Create unique palettes and assign colors to individual lights or groups of lights. Cross-Device Sync: Access your palettes from multiple iOS devices seamlessly. Advanced Light Control: Manage on/off state, brightness, color, and rename individual lights. Home Management: Switch between primary homes to control different sets of lights. Dynamic Modes: Choose between light, dark, and automatic color scheme modes for optimal viewing. User Feedback: Easily submit feedback to help us improve your experience. Continuous Updates: Stay tuned for more exciting features! Requirements: HomeKit-compatible light bulbs. Privacy Policy: Read our Privacy Policy End-User License Agreement (EULA): Read our EULA About Light Palettes: Light Palettes is an independent project, and I am dedicated to constantly improving it. Your feedback is invaluable! Use the "Submit Feedback" feature in the app or reach out to me on Twitter at @JoshSomeMoore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartCONTROL WiFi at 4.5 against Palettes for HomeKit's 1.0. SmartCONTROL WiFi also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Palettes for HomeKit's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Palettes for HomeKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SmartCONTROL WiFi asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartCONTROL WiFi holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartCONTROL WiFi has 426 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of SmartCONTROL WiFi's written reviews are positive against 0% of Palettes for HomeKit's.
SmartCONTROL WiFi ships an update every 3 months, Palettes for HomeKit every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartCONTROL WiFi | Palettes for HomeKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (426 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 426 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AwoX | Joshua Moore |
Customer experience
SmartCONTROL WiFi
Palettes for HomeKit
Bugs and requests
SmartCONTROL WiFi
Reported bugs
28 issues- Waiting for device forever during setup
- Will not connect to Alexa
- Override button only does 1 of the two
- Grouping no longer works
- Unable to verify account (no confirmation email sent)
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- Can only control one light maximum, randomly
- Issues with the Bluetooth
- Music stops playing when using 'The lightning mood'
- Keeps forgetting itself
- Lights respond really slowly
- Newest version doesn't let you save a schedule
- Cannot get music to work on iPhone
- Loses connection between phone and bulbs
- App always loses connection
- Timers do not work
- Proximity option never works
- App is completely broken on iPhone 5s
- Cannot connect to light bulb after update
- Proximity sensor not working
- Watch support fails to connect frequently
- Won't let me sign in
- Cannot control the light anymore
- Cannot add light back after removing
- App doesn't work on iPhone 7 plus
- Cannot connect bulb to iPad app
- Disconnects every time phone is turned off
- Can control neighbor's bulbs
- Music disco mode not working
Requested features
12 requests- iOS widgets
- Apple Watch apps
- Better security
- Integration of other brand bulbs
- Customize naming of favorite colors
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- More nuance in themes
- Customizable color streams (duration, sequence)
- Hide room/global on/off buttons
- More flexibility in room naming
- Custom color cycles
- Gradual on/off for alarm feature
- Set different schedules for weekdays/multiple times a day
Palettes for HomeKit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartCONTROL WiFi
No in-app purchases
Palettes for HomeKit
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
Questions
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