Comparison

OnSwitch for Philips Hue vs Fil

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

Head to head
About

OnSwitch for Philips Hue

Enhance your smart lighting with dynamic scenes and effects. Create immersive experiences for holidays, parties, and relaxation with a user-friendly interface. Features include sunrise alarms, sunset timers, and creative color controls.

Highlights
  • Animated light scenes for holidays and parties
  • Live game-sync events for sports
  • Sunrise alarm and sunset sleep timer
  • Creative color control and discovery
  • Manage and control light groups
  • Hero lighting with cinematic flair
Features
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LIGHTS! COLORS! ACTION! OnSwitch is the #1 rated companion app for Philips Hue smart lighting systems. Downloaded over 2.5 million times! OnSwitch for Philips Hue has a beautiful, simple user interface but it's also powerful. Your Hue lights come alive with a single click! • Holidays • Party/Disco Lighting • Sports, Including LIVE game-sync events • Sunrise alarm and sunset sleep timer • Fun kids content • Accent Lighting • Color flows • Candle light • Nature Scenes • Lightning • Fireworks Our Hue app connects to your Philips Hue Bridge, creating immersive animated experiences with your Hue lights! Get the best Hue App, get OnSwitch! UNLOCK EVERYTHING With OnSwitch Premium subscription you can unlock our entire content library and more! • Unlock ALL albums (300+ animated light scenes) • Unlimited SIRI Shortcuts • Access exclusive LIVE events. • Amazing NEW scenes added regularly. HERO LIGHTING Our Hue light scenes have cinematic flair. Music sound tracks set the mood while our an animation engine delivers bursts of light and sound where anything can happen. Santa lands on your house! Zombies attack! You are in a spaceship battle! Other light scenes transport you to a Lush Forest, Venice or even Deep Space to chill out in the Orion Nebula listening to superb ambient electronic music. CREATIVE LIGHTING OnSwitch gives you smarter, clearer ways to control your smart lights. Instead of guessing what Hue's "Light Recipes" mean, our Everyday Lighting album presents gorgeous photos of antique and halogen bulbs or a skylight so it's clear what kind of light you are going to get. Our fluorescent tube even flickers on like the real thing! Want Color? Other apps make you drag a pin around a color wheel. OnSwitch makes it easy with curated Pastels and Accent colors. Warm and Cool color flows. And "Color Splat!" our exclusive color discovery feature that's always fun and a surprise. SUNRISE ALARM & SUNSET SLEEP TIMER Wake up with a beautiful sunrise and your favorite music! Go to sleep with a sunset, optimized for better sleep. LIGHT GROUPS Easily create and manage groups of bulbs. Control each group independently. OnSwitch manages groups on your Philips Hue Bridge so it will play nicely with your other apps! IMPORTANT! • You will need LIFX smart bulbs or a Philips Hue bridge and light bulbs to use this app. • OnSwitch requires iOS10 or later to run. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS OnSwitch Premium subscription unlocks all of the app's lighting content. You can preview all of the content for 3 days FREE before your subscription starts. If you choose to subscribe, you will be charged a per month subscription fee according to your country. The subscription fee will be shown in the app before you complete the payment. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each subscription term, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the term. Subscription renewals cost the same as the original subscription, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time after purchase by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. For additional information, please read: •Terms of Service (https://www.getonswitch.com/terms) • Privacy Policy (https://www.getonswitch.com/privacy)

About

Fil

Features
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Ce patron, vous l’avez déjà ? Et ce tissu, vous en avez combien ? Fil garde votre réserve et vos projets de couture sur votre iPhone ou iPad, même sans connexion. Fil est un compagnon non officiel pour Threadloop. Vous pouvez y importer votre archive d’export officielle, vérifier l’aperçu, puis retrouver vos patrons, tissus, articles de mercerie et projets. Vous pouvez aussi partir de zéro ou importer un CSV. Les photos et les PDF s’ajoutent séparément. Pas de connexion au compte Threadloop ni de synchronisation automatique. Pour chaque projet, rassemblez le patron, les tissus, les étapes et la liste d’achats. Ajoutez une photo d’essayage, notez un ajustement, cochez ce qui est terminé. Vous retrouvez votre travail là où vous l’avez laissé. Gardez vos patrons PDF dans l’app : ouvrez-les hors ligne, surlignez un passage et ajoutez vos notes. Le calculateur vous aide à estimer le métrage et à convertir mètres et yards. Commencez gratuitement avec 100 fiches de réserve, envies comprises, 10 projets et 3 PDF. Fil Pro retire ces limites et ajoute le mode magasin, le widget et les statistiques détaillées. Les prix et les conditions de l’abonnement sont affichés avant l’achat. Si votre abonnement prend fin, vos données restent consultables et modifiables. Votre atelier est stocké sur l’appareil. Sauvegardez-le dans Fichiers avec ses photos et ses PDF, puis restaurez-le quand vous en avez besoin. Aucun compte Fil n’est nécessaire. Fil est développé indépendamment de Threadloop AS, sans affiliation ni approbation de sa part. Fil Pro et Threadloop Plus sont deux abonnements distincts. Assistance : antoninbornecque@icloud.com Conditions d’utilisation : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OnSwitch for Philips Hue4 screens
Fil4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fil at every 5 days against OnSwitch for Philips Hue's every 2 weeks. OnSwitch for Philips Hue's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. OnSwitch for Philips Hue sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Fil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OnSwitch for Philips Hue ships an update every 2 weeks, Fil every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OnSwitch for Philips Hue versus Fil: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnSwitch for Philips HueFil
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBuzzhaus, LLCAntonin Bornecque

Bugs and requests

OnSwitch for Philips Hue

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on launch after update
  • Connectivity issues
  • Lights not responding correctly
  • Scenes not working as expected

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add support for LIFX bulbs
  • Allow customization of light groups
  • Add background mode/automation
  • Add Siri/HomeKit integration
  • Improve interface and organization
Show 2 more
  • Add more scenes and effects
  • Reduce pricing of individual scenes

Fil

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

OnSwitch for Philips Hue

Subscriptions2
  • OnSwitch Premium$12.991 Month
  • OnSwitch Premium3 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time7
  • Embers$0.99
  • Fireplace$1.99
  • Lightning$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Aurora$1.99
  • Nature Album$4.99
  • Science Fiction Album$5.99
  • Fireworks Album2 variants$7.99
2 purchases

Fil

Subscriptions2
  • Fil Pro - Mensuel7 Days trial$9.951 Month
  • Fil Pro - Annuel7 Days trial$39.951 Year

Questions

Is OnSwitch for Philips Hue free?
OnSwitch for Philips Hue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fil free?
Fil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnSwitch for Philips Hue or Fil have ads?
Neither OnSwitch for Philips Hue nor Fil shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OnSwitch for Philips Hue or Fil?
OnSwitch for Philips Hue ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fil every 5 days. Most recently, OnSwitch for Philips Hue was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fil on October 29, 2026.

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