Comparison

Hyperion Remote vs Speaker Bulb

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

Head to head
About

Hyperion Remote

Control your smart lights connected to a Hyperion server directly from your iPhone or Apple Watch. Easily set colors, apply beautiful light effects, and even use images to illuminate your room. Offers quick access via widgets and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Intuitive color wheel for setting colors
  • Control pre-installed and custom light effects
  • Today widget and Apple Watch app for quick access
  • Use images to color your lights
  • Automatic Hyperion server detection
  • Save favorite colors and effects
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Control your lights connected to Hyperion with your iPhone and Apple Watch. Set colors and beautiful light effects easily with Hyperion Remote. Works with every light that is controllable via your Hyperion server. Features • Use the intuitive color wheel to set your favorite colors • Control beautiful light effects with ease • Use the time saving and handy widget • Adjust color transformations through this app • Save your favorite colors for quick usage • Start your effects with your settings • Hyperion detects your servers automatically • Add multiple Hyperion servers • Illuminate your room using your Apple Watch • Use images to color your lights Light Effects Hyperion comes with plenty of preinstalled effects which can be used with Hyperion Remote. These include colorful mood blobs, strobe, rainbow swirl, and others. Additionally, you can customize all effects and create new ones with this app. Quick Access Widget Use the today widget or Apple Watch app to change the light in your room in seconds without opening the app. Gain quick access to your last-used color or effect and clear the light with ease. Vibrant Images Use stunning images to light your room with beautiful gradients and rich colors. You can even use images from your library for maximum creativity. Hyperion Server Hyperion Remote works with Hyperion and Hyperion.NG installed on a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Windows, Mac, or Linux and various devices like Lightberry, AdaLight, Lightpack, Paintpack, Atmolight, AmbiLED, and many more. The app supports all lights Hyperion works with. Connect the app to the same network (Wi-Fi) Hyperion is on and Hyperion Remote finds it automatically. Hyperion Remote offers a Premium Mode as a subscription. If you choose to purchase the Premium Mode to gain access to various additional features, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. By purchasing the Premium Mode any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited. The current price for the Premium Mode is $4.99 per year and may vary from country to country. Terms of Use: https://hyperionremote.com/terms

About

Speaker Bulb

Control smart lights wirelessly via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, color, and choose from various lighting effects. Sync lights with music or use them as a sleep aid and alarm.

Highlights
  • Wireless lighting control
  • Adjustable brightness and color
  • Multiple colorful lighting effects
  • Music synchronization
  • Shake to change settings
  • Sleep assistant mode
  • Timing lights for wake-up
Features
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Speaker Bulb is based on radio frequency technology developed by Bluetooth 4.0 mobile applications, and supporting the use of lights. Connected through the app with the phone, as long as the little phone, that is a variety of wireless control, lighting can be set to different colors according to your needs, in conjunction with different colors of light music, takes you into the colorful world, You experience unexpected scenario play out our wonderful, quickly download it! Speaker Bulb with lantern after a successful connection can perform the following functions: Lighting control: by phone APP can control lights switch, brightness, color; Colorful lighting effect: the phone's built four kinds of colorful lighting effects, to meet your needs in different situations; Music rhythm: Let the light dance with the music; Shake: random color, light switch, the next song, with your settings, shake, surprise stand now; Sleep Assistant: night, sleep diffuse help Hello sleep; Timing lights: in the morning, bleary-eyed, wake you up.

Screenshots

Hyperion Remote4 screens
Speaker Bulb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speaker Bulb at none against Hyperion Remote's 6. Speaker Bulb also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Hyperion Remote's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). 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. Hyperion Remote sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Speaker Bulb asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speaker Bulb holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyperion Remote has 81 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hyperion Remote versus Speaker Bulb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyperion RemoteSpeaker Bulb
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (81 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas Ganske涛 余

Customer experience

Hyperion Remote

All ratings80 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative30.8%

Speaker Bulb

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Hyperion Remote

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Mode (1 Month)7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Premium Mode (1 Year)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Premium Mode (1 Year)3 Months trial$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Pro Mode$1.99
  • Pro Mode$2.99
  • Comfty Mode$3.99
None

Speaker Bulb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hyperion Remote free?
Hyperion Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speaker Bulb free?
Speaker Bulb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hyperion Remote or Speaker Bulb?
Speaker Bulb is rated higher. Hyperion Remote averages 3.6 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Speaker Bulb averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hyperion Remote or Speaker Bulb have ads?
Neither Hyperion Remote nor Speaker Bulb shows ads.

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