Comparison

Light Master vs Aqara Home

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Light Master

This app transforms your device into a professional light meter. Measure illumination, CCT, UV, and XY values by simply plugging in a compatible accessory. It's a handy tool for analyzing light conditions.

Highlights
  • Measures illumination
  • Measures CCT
  • Measures UV
  • Measures XY values
  • Requires accessory connection
Features
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Opple light master is a smart luxmeter. Plug the light master into the earphone jack, and open the app to use it. Illumination and CCT, UV and XY can be measured in light master.

About

Aqara Home

Manage and automate your smart home devices remotely. Control lights, monitor sensors, and create custom scenes and automations for a more convenient living experience. Supports a wide range of smart home accessories.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart accessories
  • Create homes and rooms
  • Monitor appliance status and environmental data
  • Automate actions with timers and triggers
  • Create scenes for multi-device control
  • Siri integration for voice control
Features
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Aqara Home is an app for smart home automation and control. With Aqara Home, you can: 1. control Aqara accessories anywhere and anytime where there is Internet access; 2. create homes and rooms and assign accessories to the rooms; 3. control your Aqara accessories and check the status of connected appliances. For example: *adjust the brightness of lights and check the power consumption of home appliances; *monitor the temperature, humidity and air pressure; *detect water leak, and human movement; 4. create Automations to automate your home. For example: *set a timer to turn on or off an appliance connected to a smart plug; *use a Door and Window Sensor to trigger lights: turn on lights automatically when the door opens; 5. create Scenes to control multiple accessories. For example, add a Scene to turn on multiple lights and fans; 6. ask Siri to control HomeKit supported Aqara accessories and user defined Scenes; Aqara Home app supports following Aqara accessories: Aqara Hub, Smart Plug, Wireless Remote Switch, LED Light Bulb, Door and Window Sensor, Motion Sensor, Temperature and Humidity Sensor, Vibration Sensor, and Water Leak Sensor. Please see www.aqara.com for more details.

Screenshots

Light Master2 screens
Aqara Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aqara Home at 41% against Light Master's 0%. Light Master's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Master ships an update every 10 days, Aqara Home every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Light Master versus Aqara Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight MasterAqara Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews41.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB539 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpple Lighting Co., Ltd.Aqara Software Service Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Light Master

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Aqara Home

All ratings7,614 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,502 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative47.2%

Bugs and requests

Light Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aqara Home

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Devices disappearing from app
  • Incorrect temperature/humidity readings
  • Delayed or missing doorbell notifications
  • Inability to delete detection zones

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sunset/sunrise automation
  • Improve camera timeline scrubbing
  • Enable 12-hour time format
  • Provide more customization options
  • Improve Alexa/Google Home integration

In-app purchases

None

Light Master

No in-app purchases

None

Aqara Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light Master free?
Light Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aqara Home free?
Aqara Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light Master or Aqara Home have ads?
Neither Light Master nor Aqara Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Master or Aqara Home?
Light Master ships an update every 10 days, and Aqara Home every 2 weeks. Most recently, Light Master was updated on October 29, 2026 and Aqara Home on November 3, 2026.

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