Philips Hue app comparisons
Free#8 of 39 in Smart Home Apps
Philips Hue app is compared head-to-head with Google Home, Home Assistant Assist and Apple Home and more: 7 head-to-heads in Smart Home Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
9.0/10Editor score
Philips Hue app9.0
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Philips Hue app head-to-head
- Philips Hue app vs Google Home
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Philips Hue app vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Voice assistants | Device protocols | Remote control | Automation triggers | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Philips Hue app | Yes | None | Amazon Alexa, Apple Home/Siri, Google Assistant, Sonos Voice Control | Bluetooth, Zigbee; Matter interoperability via Hue Bridge | Yes | scheduled time, sunrise, sunset, timer, location (home/away) | 9.0 |
| 1 | Google Home | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.3 |
| 2 | Home Assistant Assist | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 3 | Apple Home | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.1 |
| 4 | Amazon Alexa | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| 5 | Smart Life | Yes | None | Amazon Alexa; Google Assistant | Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; Zigbee | — | — | 9.0 |
| 6 | openHAB | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
| 7 | Tuya Smart | Yes | None | — | — | — | — | 9.0 |
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