Sunrise Simulator vs Sky Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunrise Simulator
Wake up gently with a simulated sunrise using your smart lights. Customize duration, brightness, and color temperature. Includes audible alarms with various sounds and a night clock mode.
- Simulated sunrise with smart lights
- Customizable wake-up time and duration
- Gradual light brightening and color temperature change
- Audible alarm with custom sounds
- Night clock mode
- Multi-location support
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Sunrise Simulator allows you to control LIFX and Hue lights as a sunrise alarm clock. You can choose the duration of the sunrise and your desired wakeup time. During the sunrise the app will gradually brighten the lights and increase the color temperature from warm to cool. If you haven't woken up by your set time, the app will play a sound you have chosen. You can control multiple lights from different manufacturers at the same time. You must have a smart lightbulb for the sunrise simulator to be fully functional. If you are in a location without a smart bulb, you can use the phone torch to simulate the sunrise. To do this, you MUST NOT lock your phone. If you do not any smart bulbs you can use the app as an audible alarm. The audible alarm can be any sound from your playlist, or you can choose from a variety of natural sounds such as waves, rain or bird calls. If you are a heavy sleeper you can also choose a siren. The siren setting will also strobe the light after the sunrise if you haven't cancelled the alarm. You can also use the app as a night clock as long as you do not lock your phone. You can adjust the brightness of the display by dragging your finger up or down on the screen. Version 3 supports multiple locations, so you can have different setups for different houses. The app will attempt to determine the location automatically, but you can also set the location manually.
Sky Smart Home
This app offers a smart approach to home insurance, integrating devices and services into a single platform. Monitor your home remotely with live camera feeds, receive alerts from sensors, and manage your insurance needs conveniently.
- Live HD camera feed
- Video doorbell alerts and communication
- Motion and contact sensor monitoring
- Leak detection alerts
- Automatic arming for home security
- Secure cloud video storage
- In-app customer support
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Welcome to Sky Smart Home, where you can feel close to home while you’re away. Watch all the action from your front door, live, and get everything you need in one simple package. Your privacy? Protected. Your clips? Secured. Your questions? Answered. And you’ll be set up before you know it, with step-by-step instructions in the Sky Smart Home app. What can I do in the Sky Smart Home app? Quick hello: Answer the door, even when you’re out. See it live: See all the moments from your front door, in crystal-clear HD. Saved for later: Your videos stay in the Cloud for 30 days. Worth sharing: Save clips and share them with anyone. Don’t have Sky Smart Home yet? Head to Sky.com to find out more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sky Smart Home at Free against Sunrise Simulator's $4.99. Sky Smart Home also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). On review sentiment, 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
Sky Smart Home is free to download; Sunrise Simulator costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sky Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Sunrise Simulator's written reviews are positive against 13% of Sky Smart Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sunrise Simulator ships an update every 10 months, Sky Smart Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunrise Simulator | Sky Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Derrick | Sky UK Limited |
Customer experience
Sunrise Simulator
Sky Smart Home
Bugs and requests
Sunrise Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sky Smart Home
Reported bugs
15 issues- Error 401 code preventing app access
- Login access denied without password entry option
- Firmware update failures rendering app unusable
- App won't open - constant error messages
- Camera stuck on pink screen during setup
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- Indoor camera won't connect to WiFi
- Doorbell won't update firmware
- Auto-arm function not working after updates
- Video playback shows black screen despite stored footage
- Motion detection alerts but no recording
- App loses connection and locks up during updates
- Sensors disconnect and become unresponsive
- Chime won't pair with doorbell
- App takes excessive time to connect to cameras
- Settings screen appears with no add device option
Requested features
15 requests- Landscape full-screen video viewing mode
- Separate notification types for doorbell vs motion detection
- Phone ring alert instead of beep for doorbell
- Customizable notification sounds
- Portable/wireless chime option
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- SD card support for continuous recording
- Ability to set recording duration (not just 15 seconds)
- Two-way audio that works smoothly
- Adjustable camera quality and IR settings
- Dark mode for app
- Alexa integration
- Ability to purchase additional sensors
- Auto-arm that works reliably without opening app
- Better battery charge indicator for doorbell
- Adjustable water sensor sensitivity
In-app purchases
Sunrise Simulator
No in-app purchases
Sky Smart Home
No in-app purchases
