SMRTscape Lighting vs Tru
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMRTscape Lighting
Control your low voltage landscape lighting and features remotely. This app, when paired with an internet gateway, allows for automation and management of outdoor elements from any mobile device.
- Cloud-based control
- Automate landscape lighting
- Control from any mobile device
- Works with internet gateway
- Manage outdoor features
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The SMRTscape™ Lighting app, formerly the Light Logic PLUS app, is the cloud-based control you've been waiting for. When used in combination with the Light Logic PLUS or SMRT Logic™ internet gateway, it offers a convenient way to automate your low voltage lighting and other landscape features from any mobile device.
Tru
Control your landscape lighting system remotely via Bluetooth. This app adjusts schedules for sunrise and sunset, monitors power usage, and requires a compatible Tru-Scapes Transformer product.
- Bluetooth wireless control
- Sunrise/sunset scheduling
- Real-time clock
- Power meter
- US Department of Energy Compliant
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Tru-Scapes products support landscape transformer and timer only control modules with a Bluetooth Smart low-energy interface. The Tru-Scapes application interfaces with these products over Bluetooth to provide control of landscape lighting or other A/C powered devices. Note: This app will only work if you have a Tru-Scapes Transformer product. Email contact@tru-scapes.com to learn more about these products and where you can purchase a Tru-Scapes landscape transformer. Key features: + Bluetooth wireless + Location (latitude and longitude) knowledgeable to adjust for sunrise and sunset. + Real time clock + Power meter to display the power usage on the landscape lighting system + Made in the USA + US Department of Energy Compliant + California Energy Commission Compliant
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tru at 2.9 against SMRTscape Lighting's 2.3. Tru also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). SMRTscape Lighting's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Tru holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of SMRTscape Lighting's written reviews are positive against 25% of Tru's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SMRTscape Lighting ships an update every 9 months, Tru every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMRTscape Lighting | Tru |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 2.9 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Toro Company | Lester Electrical |
Customer experience
SMRTscape Lighting
Tru
In-app purchases
SMRTscape Lighting
No in-app purchases
Tru
No in-app purchases
Questions
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