OHD Anywhere vs Brilliant Smart Home System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OHD Anywhere
Monitor and control your garage door remotely from your smartphone. Receive real-time notifications, manage access for multiple users, and set up custom rules for automated actions. Integrates with smart home platforms.
- Remote open/close garage door
- Check door status
- Customizable notifications
- Manage up to 20 users
- Automated rule setup
- Smart home platform integration
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OHD Anywhere® allows you to monitor and control your garage door from anywhere. The OHD Anywhere® app works with any Overhead Door™ Wi-Fi-enabled garage door opener or retrofit kit and can be set up in minutes. The app controls up to 20 garage door openers or retrofit kits and allows you to do the following: · Open or close the door from your smartphone · Check whether the is door open or closed from anywhere, using your smartphone · Get notified if your door is opened or closed and customize notifications · Add up to 20 family or guest users and get notified when they operate the door · Set up rules to automatically notify you or close the garage if the garage door is open at night or open for a long time. · Connect to leading smart home and voice platforms For more information, visit http://www.overheaddoor.com/garage-door-opener-app
Brilliant Smart Home System
Control your smart home devices remotely from your phone. Manage lights, climate, security, and more with touch and voice commands. The app offers live view for two-way communication and allows you to personalize your smart home experience.
- Remote smart device control
- Live two-way video chat
- Device and room navigation
- Scene execution
- Personal photo display
- Demo mode simulation
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Get mobile access to your Brilliant Control(s) by downloading and pairing the Brilliant App. The Brilliant Control replaces an existing light switch to give you touch and voice control over all of your smart home products. From lights, music, climate, security, and doorbells to whatever comes next, Brilliant connects everyone in the home with controls that are easy to access and use. With Alexa built in for voice control, a personalizable high resolution display for touch control, and a camera with a privacy shutter for room-to-room video chat, your home is now more than just smart. It’s Brilliant. The Brilliant App gives you remote/mobile access to your Brilliant Control(s), so you can see and adjust the status of your connected smart home products, turn on/off lights, activate scenes, upload personal photos, and more. Don’t have a Brilliant Control yet? You can download the app and use our “demo mode” to simulate the mobile experience. Key Features Remote Access - Control your smart light, climate, and lock devices all from one place - anywhere and anytime. Live View - Stay connected via two-way talk with anyone in your home such as kids, guests, housekeepers, and nannies – regardless of whether you are home or away. Navigate your home the way you want - Access your smart home devices by room or by device type. Execute your home automation - Execute scenes you have created on your Brilliant remotely through your smart phone. Personalize your Brilliant - Upload up to 25 personal photos to turn your Brilliant into a digital photo frame. Access Demo Mode - Explore how Brilliant can unify and automate your home before you buy. Some features require a working internet connection/Wi-Fi on your phone and/or Brilliant. Product currently sold in the United States and Canada.
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Verdict
OHD Anywhere and Brilliant Smart Home System both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of OHD Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 36% of Brilliant Smart Home System's. OHD Anywhere also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (13K vs 2K). Brilliant Smart Home System's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for OHD Anywhere against 4.8 for Brilliant Smart Home System. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OHD Anywhere has 13K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of OHD Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 36% of Brilliant Smart Home System's.
OHD Anywhere ships an update every 3 months, Brilliant Smart Home System monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | OHD Anywhere | Brilliant Smart Home System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews — better | 36.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Overhead Door Corporation | Brilliant Home Technology |
Customer experience
OHD Anywhere
Brilliant Smart Home System
User reviews
OHD Anywhere
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient remote access
- 🔒 Secure access control
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Reliable door operation
- 👍 Helpful notifications
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Frequent sign-outs
- 🐛 Buggy app behavior
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 🕰️ Slow response times
Brilliant Smart Home System
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and works
- 🚀 Life is easier
- 🚀 Smarter home
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 Looks great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Not for Canadian
- 🐛 The works with LIFX never resolves, never grants access
- 🐛 App didn't work
- 🐛 HORRIBLE
Bugs and requests
OHD Anywhere
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doors not showing up in app
- Inability to re-register doors
- Notifications not working
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16.5.1
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with smart home platforms (e.g. HomeKit, Alexa)
- Customizable notification settings
- Ability to control garage lights separately
- Apple Watch app
- Scheduled opening/closing of doors
Brilliant Smart Home System
Reported bugs
25 issues- Doesn't work
- Not for Canadian
- The works with LIFX never resolves, never grants access
- App didn't work
- HORRIBLE
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- Glitchy
- Nice looking devices, but buggy at times
- No longer works on iPad
- Misleading claims
- Can't hear anything
- Please reconsider buying this
- Great concept - fails to execute
- Glitchy
- No longer works on iPad
- App is garbage
- Network connectivity issues literally all the time
- Update
- Cannot change Control settings from phone
- Not really ready
- Confusing
- Horrible
- Not HomeKit compatible
- Still no HomeKit
- Live View does not work. Ever!
- Great hardware, software leaves a lot to be desired
Requested features
15 requests- No Watch App
- Allow the user to be able to custom organize the lights in whatever order they desire
- HomeKit integration
- Apple Watch app
- Widget
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- Integration with MyQ LiftMaster, Lennox iComfort S30 Thermostats and Hayward OmniLogic Pool control
- HomeKit still not completed and no Apple Watch support
- Live View
- Ability to configure devices from the app like you can do on the switches
- TP-Link's KASA integration
- Camera access
- More integration. Needs to work with security cameras or at least work with Zwave type devices
- Scenes on the app
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
OHD Anywhere
No in-app purchases
Brilliant Smart Home System
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is OHD Anywhere free?
Is Brilliant Smart Home System free?
Which has better reviews, OHD Anywhere or Brilliant Smart Home System?
Do OHD Anywhere or Brilliant Smart Home System have ads?
Which is updated more often, OHD Anywhere or Brilliant Smart Home System?
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