Ayla Aura vs CS.Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ayla Aura
This application allows users to connect, monitor, and control smart devices powered by the Ayla Networks IoT platform. It provides a centralized hub for managing your connected home ecosystem.
- Connect smart devices
- Monitor device status
- Control device functions
- Ayla Networks IoT platform integration
- Centralized device management
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Aura is used to connect, monitor, and control smart devices enabled on the Ayla Networks IoT platform.
CS.Lights
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CS.Lights can control our fireworks lights, the main features included are as follows. - The app contains up to 48 fireworks effects and 20 other effects. - Includes 22 scenes - Support microphone and music playback to control the lighting of the fireworks. - Support color adjustment and timer to turn on and off the lights. - Support to set the background image of the app - Support to change the device icon
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CS.Lights at 12.0 against Ayla Aura's 16.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ayla Aura ships an update every 4 weeks, CS.Lights fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ayla Aura | CS.Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 285 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayla Networks | Zhejiang Changshuo Lighting Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Ayla Aura
No in-app purchases
CS.Lights
No in-app purchases
