Flic App vs TOPGREENER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flic App
This app allows you to personalize and control smart buttons to create shortcuts for various services and devices. Automate tasks like controlling smart lights, music, or sending messages with simple button presses and gestures.
- Connect Flic buttons to phone or hub
- Personalize button actions (push, double-push, hold)
- Control smart lights and music
- Remote camera control
- Send location messages
- Integrate with IFTTT and Zapier
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Flic is the original Smart Button. This app enables you to use and personalize Flic buttons. Create shortcuts in your life with a simple push of a button. OVERVIEW • Connect Flic buttons to your phone or Flic Hub • Select among all your favorite services and connected devices • Configure actions on push, double-push or push-and-hold, rotate or swipe gestures. • Create powerful combinations and build your routines • No effect on your phone’s battery life INSPIRATION - USE FLIC TO: • Control your Smart Lights (Matter, Philips Hue, LIFX, IKEA, ...) • Control your Music (Sonos, Spotify, Apple Music, ...) • Control your Camera and take pictures from afar • Send an message with your GPS position to friends and family • Connect Flic to IFTTT, Zapier or MS PowerAutomate for even more integrations • Integrate into custom setups with HTTP requests • And much, much more! Read more about Flic at https://flic.io If you use any of the GPS enabled functionality: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. We do not retain location data. Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at https://flic.io/tos and https://flic.io/privacy-policy respectively.
TOPGREENER
Control your smart home devices wirelessly from a single application. Manage Wi-Fi switches, receptacles, and plug-in outlets without requiring a central hub.
- Wireless device control
- No hub required
- Manage Wi-Fi switches
- Control receptacles
- Operate plug-in outlets
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Easily control all your devices from one App without the need of any hubs. Use with TOPGREENER Wi-Fi Switches, Receptacles, and Plug-In Outlets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TOPGREENER at 4.8 against Flic App's 2.8. TOPGREENER also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 29%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Flic App's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Flic App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TOPGREENER asks for nothing beyond the download.
TOPGREENER holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TOPGREENER has 3.7K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Flic App's written reviews are positive against 69% of TOPGREENER's.
Flic App ships an update monthly, TOPGREENER every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flic App | TOPGREENER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (68 ratings) | 4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shortcut Labs | TopGreener,Inc. |
Customer experience
Flic App
TOPGREENER
User reviews
Flic App
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Instant control of smart home devices
- 🔋 Long-lasting battery life (1+ years)
- 👍 Easy setup and pairing with hub
- 💡 Multiple action types (single tap, double tap, hold)
- 🎯 Works well with HomeKit integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth disconnection issues
- 📵 App must remain open to function
- 🔌 Limited integration with smart home platforms
- 💰 Expensive for limited functionality
- 🔄 Requires manual reconnection after leaving home
TOPGREENER
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works perfectly
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔧 Reliable
- 💡 Great app and hardware
- 👍 Simple to set up
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stopped working and had to re-pair after 8 months
- 🐛 Buggy. Device's intermittently lose connection
- 🐛 Very hard to maintenance
- 🐛 Not a fine wine
- 🐛 Doesn't lock in your location time zone!!
Bugs and requests
Flic App
Reported bugs
17 issues- Bluetooth disconnection and reconnection failures
- App crashes on Flic Twist advanced setup
- Hub firmware update failures
- HomeKit buttons not adding to HomeKit despite support claims
- App login crashes and freezes
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- Buttons not detected by phone app despite hub programming
- Connection loss with Sonos speakers
- Alexa integration breaking after updates
- WeMo integration broken for extended periods
- Trådfri gateway pairing failures
- App crashes when setting Advanced push and twist actions
- Forced portrait mode on iPad
- App loses hub connection during programming
- Music control commands not executing reliably
- App forgets provider authorization frequently
- Bluetooth server crashes affecting audio playback
- Playlist subfolder navigation broken beyond 2 levels deep
Requested features
18 requests- Native iOS Shortcuts support
- Background app execution without keeping app open
- Dark mode for app interface
- Landscape orientation support for iPad
- Integration with Home Assistant and Hubitat
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- Support for hidden WiFi networks
- SmartThings integration
- Siri voice control activation
- HTTP request headers support for enterprise IoT
- Virtual keyboard emulation (F13-F24 keys)
- Per-button sound control settings
- Counter reset functionality
- Battery level and connection status indicators
- Ability to open apps directly on iPhone
- Matter protocol full support
- IFTTT integration restoration
- GoPro and camera integration
- Chromecast audio control
TOPGREENER
Reported bugs
3 issues- Can't set the location
- Login and registration issues
- Unable to view detailed usage on older iPhones
Requested features
10 requests- Apple Watch functionality
- More dimmers and wifi wall plugs in Canada
- Apple HomeKit, Google and Samsung automation integration
- Hourly usage data
- Power usage cost tracking
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- Brightness control scheduling
- Sunset/sunrise synchronization
- Widget support
- Ability to see overall house and room consumption
- Confirmation prompt before turning off devices
In-app purchases
Flic App
- pack of 20 credits$0.99
TOPGREENER
No in-app purchases
