DeSmart vs hodgepodge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DeSmart
Control smart music lights and desk lamps via Bluetooth. Adjust brightness, color, and activate music or sleep modes. Compatible with specific RGB and audio sound bulbs.
- Bluetooth music light control
- Brightness and color adjustment
- Music synchronization mode
- Sleep timer function
- Camera color matching mode
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DeSmart: An App for smart music lights(based on the Bluetooth protocol). Support the product model: Smart RGB and Audio sound Bulbs DT01, Desk Lamp DT01 Application: 1 Bluetooth connection: iPhone/iPad to open the settings - > Bluetooth > turn on Bluetooth, Bluetooth device connectivity (DESMART-LAMP/DESMART-BULB)". 2 open DeSmart App. 3 If the equipment can not be controlled, please proceed with the following: Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Mono Audio and turn it off. Product functions: 1 music player (music list, music play). 2 light adjustment (brightness, color adjustment, turn on/off). 3 music mode (according to the changes of light music, only for RGB products). 4 sleep mode (light dimmed until being off within the setted time). 5 camera mode (light changes according to color picked by camera, only for RGB products). Applicable models: IPhone4, iPhone4S, iPhone5/5C/5S, iPhone6/6plus IOS system version: Above IOS7.0 version.
hodgepodge
This app encourages users to share their authentic daily experiences with friends. It combines a simple task list, a single photo, and a personal thought to capture the reality of each day, fostering genuine connection without social media pressures.
- Daily task list
- One photo per day
- Personal thought entry
- No likes or comments
- Automatic task carry-forward
- Activity heatmap
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Your actual day, shared with your people. hodgepodge is a shared journal and daily check-in app for couples, close friends, accountability partners, and anyone who wants a better record of ordinary life. A private space for the people you actually know: no algorithm, no strangers, no performing. Each day: • Make a simple task list • Add up to 10 photos • Write one thought: something you noticed, learned, appreciated, or don't want to forget. A gratitude counts. So does a complaint. Then see what your people are doing, leave comments and reactions, and watch your days become a warm little grid. Stay close without another scheduled catch-up. Use hodgepodge to keep up with a long-distance partner, journal with your best friends, check in with an accountability partner, or keep a lightweight daily photo journal for yourself. Keep your memories in one place: especially the ones that would never survive the group chat. It's made for: • The ordinary stuff the group chat misses • Tasks you want someone else to know about • Photos you would never put in a photo dump • Small wins, unfinished errands and questionable lunches • Random Tuesdays you would otherwise forget Unfinished tasks carry forward automatically. Your photos become a visual mosaic. Your daily check-ins create a quiet record of where your time went. Not a highlight reel. Just your actual life and the people who care about it. Your tasks. Your photos. Your thoughts. Your people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: hodgepodge at 95% against DeSmart's 20%. hodgepodge also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). DeSmart's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.1). 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.
hodgepodge holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of DeSmart's written reviews are positive against 95% of hodgepodge's.
DeSmart ships an update every 3 weeks, hodgepodge every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DeSmart | hodgepodge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 健成 李 | Click Clack Labs LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
DeSmart
No in-app purchases
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