HueOn vs Clear Spaces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HueOn
Effortlessly control your Philips Hue lights with this simple application. It automatically detects your lights and allows you to turn them on and select from a range of colors with ease. Designed for quick and reliable operation.
- Automatic Hue light detection
- One-tap light activation
- Color selection for lights
- Simple and fast interface
- Reliable performance
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Step 1: Open the App Step 2: There is no step two! Ever wanted to switch on your Philipps Hue lights the easy way? HueOn finds all the Hue lightbulbs in your network and switches them on. Easy, fast and reliable. Just open the app and let the magic happen. A fine selection of colors will help you to select the hue of your lightbulbs just the right way. Switching on philips hue lightbulbs has never been easier. Reviews: "Such a obvious feature finally available! Thank you!" "Even my kids can use Philips Hue now" "That app is changed the way i use my Hue lightbulbs"
Clear Spaces
Personalize your device's home and lock screens with transparent widgets and custom elements. Organize information like weather, music, and time, and add quotes or stickers for a unique look. Easily switch between different styles and automate changes with shortcuts.
- Basic Transparent Spaces
- Widget overlays (Weather, Now Playing, Time/Date)
- Add quotes and stickers
- Multiple Clear Spaces Styles
- Lock Screen Transparent Spaces
- Automate with Shortcuts
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Clear Spaces provides you with a wealth of customization options allowing you to create Basic Transparent Spaces, with the option to add Widget overlays to display quick information such as Weather, Now Playing and Time / Date. Clear Spaces also allows you to add quotes and stickers to your Home Screen. With the ability to make multiple Clear Spaces Styles, you can add all your different wallpapers into Clear Spaces and change your widgets with a tap, or automate it all with a Shortcut. Clear Spaces also takes customization to the Lock Screen with Transparent Spaces on the Lock Screen to allow you to move your widgets wherever you want. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at support@clearspaces.uk or @clearspaces_ on Twitter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clear Spaces at every 4 days against HueOn's every 4 months. Clear Spaces also leads on ratings volume (589 vs 1) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). HueOn's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
HueOn costs $1.99 and Clear Spaces $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clear Spaces holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clear Spaces has 589 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of HueOn's written reviews are positive against 38% of Clear Spaces's.
HueOn ships an update every 4 months, Clear Spaces every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HueOn | Clear Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (589 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 37.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 589 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #102 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZoliTech | Eden Software Limited |
Customer experience
HueOn
Clear Spaces
Bugs and requests
HueOn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Clear Spaces
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incompatibility with iOS 15 and newer devices
- Widget labels not removable in recent updates
- Inconsistent widget behavior across different iOS versions
- Freezing/crashing issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More widget customization options (fonts, colors, sizes)
- Support for iPad and larger iPhone models
- Ability to delete/remove old widget presets
- Integration with Focus modes and dynamic wallpapers
In-app purchases
HueOn
No in-app purchases
Clear Spaces
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HueOn free?
Is Clear Spaces free?
Which has better reviews, HueOn or Clear Spaces?
Do HueOn or Clear Spaces have ads?
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