Philips Illuminate vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Philips Illuminate
Control and customize your smart lighting system from your phone or tablet. Adjust colors, brightness, and functions, or synchronize lights to music. Network multiple kits for a larger, coordinated light display.
- Customizable lighting control
- Color and brightness adjustment
- Music synchronization
- Create custom light functions
- Network multiple light kits
- Continuous Motion technology
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Create your own light show using the Illuminate™ customizable lighting system. Control your lights from your smart phone or tablet using the Illuminate™ app. The easy to use app allows you to adjust the color, brightness or function of your Illuminate™ lights. Synchronize your lights to music or make your own customized light show. For a more robust display, network several starter kits together and use add on sets. The Illuminate™ starter kit includes one control box and one 25 light string. Connect up to 12 Illuminate™ lights strings (300 lights) to one control box for a fully synchronized light show using the Illuminate™ add on light sets. Only Illuminate™ features Continuous Motion™ technology, ensuring that the functions will travel through the length of all connected strings, keeping your light show perfectly coordinated. Customize your light show: • Choose a color from color wheel or select preset buttons for warm white, cool white or multi lights. • Make colors brighter or dimmer. • Choose from 21 pre made functions for a variety of effects, or create your own functions/colors. • Choose the speed of the function. • Select music from your own device and the lights automatically flash and change colors. Network your light sets: • Using your home WiFi router, network several starter kits together to create a whole house light show. • Each starter kit can be set for a different effect, or set your entire light display to one function. • Continuous Motion™ technology synchronizes colors and functions throughout all connected light strings.
Hover
Connect your compatible hoverboard via Bluetooth to monitor speed, battery life, and track trips. Adjust skill levels, access support, and customize light colors on supported models.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Track trips and mileage
- View speed and battery life
- Change skill levels
- Access manuals and support
- Customize light colors
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The Hover-1 App is compatible with the following Hover-1 models: Beast Charger Eclipse H1 Horizon Nomad (no color changing lights) Superstar Titan (no color changing lights) The Hover-1 App allows you to connect several models via Bluetooth to do the following: - Change skill levels - Access manuals and customer support - Track trips, mileage & use GPS - View speed - View battery life - Change color of lights (not available on all models) Please note, continued of GPS location can dramatically decrease your devices battery life. Thank You for Choosing Hover-1, America’s #1 Hoverboard Brand! The App requires iOS9.0 above the system. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover at 2.9 against Philips Illuminate's 1.9. Hover also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 9%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hover holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hover has 1.2K ratings behind it against 138, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Philips Illuminate's written reviews are positive against 26% of Hover's.
Philips Illuminate ships an update every 3 months, Hover every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Philips Illuminate | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (138 ratings) | 2.9 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 25.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 138 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seasonal Specialties LLC | DGL Group LTD |
Customer experience
Philips Illuminate
Hover
Bugs and requests
Philips Illuminate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hover
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to connect to hoverboard
- Incorrect battery percentage display
- Inability to change LED light colors
- Sudden hoverboard malfunctions
Requested features
4 requests- Add more hoverboard models
- Improve jerkiness and responsiveness of hoverboard
- Add e-scooter support
- Implement a lock system to prevent theft
In-app purchases
Philips Illuminate
No in-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
Questions
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