Comparison

eGlu vs Smart Node Automation

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

Head to head
About

eGlu

Control your smart home devices with a single application. Personalize your living spaces with automated lighting, climate control, and more. Experience a new level of convenience and intelligent living.

Highlights
  • Total home control
  • Personalized living spaces
  • Automated lighting
  • Climate control
  • Seamless technology integration
  • Elegant design
Features
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eGlu Smart Homes : eGlu is a smart home experience brand that redefines modern living by seamlessly merging advanced technology with elegant design to create personalized, intelligent spaces. From dynamic lighting to automated curtains and climate control, eGlu sets the perfect ambience for every moment. As pioneers in India’s smart home evolution, eGlu is shaping a future where technology elevates the living experience in every premium home. eGlu App – Your Home, In Your Hands The eGlu Smart Home App is a seamless extension of your home. With one app for total control, it simplifies the way you interact with your spaces. Thoughtfully designed to enhance the living experience, it brings together convenience, effortless personalization and control.

About

Smart Node Automation

Control your home's lights, fans, and appliances remotely. Schedule actions, dim lights, lock devices, and monitor power usage from your smartphone, anywhere in the world. Organize devices into custom groups for easy management.

Highlights
  • Remote control of lights and fans
  • Dimming capabilities
  • Scheduling of actions
  • Appliance locking
  • Power usage monitoring
  • Device grouping
  • Wi-Fi/3G/4G/5G connectivity
Features
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Introducing SmartNode, an application that lets you turn off every Light/Fan in your home, dim each light, schedule the lights, Lock the appliances and monitor power usage for each outlet from your mobile phone. SmartNode is a smart Wi-Fi-enabled device that lets you control your lights and electronic devices from your smartphone, anywhere, anytime. The SmartNode App communicates via Wi-Fi or 3G/4G/5G to keep you connected while at home, at the office or anywhere in the world. You can create Groups like Home, Office, Bedroom, Main-hall and many others with SmartNode. Add most used switches into one group and you can control all on them on a single dashboard. We also have series of Touch enabled switches in different design. Our products help you to simplify and speed up certain activities of your life. It is a significant step in making a home, a true smart home. Go ahead, purchase our hardware and download the free mobile app and take the control of your whole house in your hands.

Screenshots

eGlu4 screens
Smart Node Automation4 screens

Verdict

The call

eGlu and Smart Node Automation are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eGlu against 5.0 for Smart Node Automation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of eGlu's written reviews are positive against 81% of Smart Node Automation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eGlu ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Node Automation fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
eGlu versus Smart Node Automation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereGluSmart Node Automation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWiZN Systems Pvt. Ltd.Smartnode Automation Pvt Ltd

Customer experience

eGlu

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.7%

Smart Node Automation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

eGlu

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Node Automation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eGlu free?
eGlu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Node Automation free?
Smart Node Automation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eGlu or Smart Node Automation?
eGlu and Smart Node Automation are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do eGlu or Smart Node Automation have ads?
Neither eGlu nor Smart Node Automation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eGlu or Smart Node Automation?
eGlu ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Node Automation fortnightly. Most recently, eGlu was updated on September 15, 2026 and Smart Node Automation on September 18, 2026.

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