Brinks Home vs Energizer Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brinks Home
Control your home security system and smart devices remotely. Arm or disarm alarms, manage lights, thermostats, locks, and view live camera feeds from anywhere. Receive real-time notifications for security events and daily activities.
- Remote alarm control (arm/disarm)
- Smart device management (lights, locks, thermostat)
- Live and recorded video monitoring
- Real-time event notifications
- Geo-fencing automation
- Energy management features
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Complete Smart Home Control in One App Manage your Brinks Home security system and smart home devices with just a few taps. Convenient and easy to use, our app allows you to monitor automate, and customize your home’s security, temperature, lighting, and more—all from the palm of your hand. Total Control at Your Fingertips Tap into the app whether you’re upstairs or uptown. Powered by Alarm.com, the Brinks Home Mobile App goes beyond basic security, allowing you to: • Arm and disarm your system. • Receive notifications for system events. • Quickly verify or cancel an alarm. • Lock and unlock your doors. • View video from your cameras. • Adjust your thermostat. • Manage home automation rules. Stay Connected From Just About Anywhere Receive alerts to see who’s at the door and check your cameras for a live look at what’s happening at home. If you forgot to arm your system you can do it on the go—and set up automatic reminders to let you know. Focus On What’s Important Enjoy peace of mind knowing your smart home system is working for you 24/7, backed by our always-on professional monitoring. Manage Your Account & Update Settings You can also manage your Brinks Home account, make a payment, view your bill, and more through the app.
Energizer Lights
Easily adjust brightness, color, and modes for Energizer smart lights. Control multiple lights from anywhere within 30 feet, creating custom lighting scenes for any occasion. Step-by-step instructions guide you through setup and customization.
- Adjust brightness, color, and modes
- Control multiple lights
- Create custom lighting scenes
- Step-by-step setup instructions
- Remote control within 30 feet
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EASILY CONTROL YOUR ENERGIZER SMART LIGHTS Adjust the lights’ brightness, color, and modes and control multiple lights with ease all from the Energizer Lights app. Indoors, outdoors, on the patio, at the campground – it doesn’t matter where you are. You can use the app to control the lights as long as you are within 30 feet of the light. EXTRAORDINARY LIGHTING EXPERIENCES Easily create unique lighting experiences with various levels of brightness, colors and modes with the touch of a finger. With the ability to control multiple lights from the app, you can set scene to fit your wants and needs. Step by step instructions are provided to guide to you through the process to connect to an Energizer SMART light, add an additional light, and get started customizing your light to fit your needs. The instructions are seamless and easy to follow. Thank you for choosing Energizer for all of your portable lighting and battery needs.
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Verdict
Brinks Home and Energizer Lights both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Energizer Lights's written reviews are positive against 16% of Brinks Home's. Energizer Lights also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Brinks Home's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 14). 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 — 4.6 for Brinks Home against 4.7 for Energizer Lights. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brinks Home has 21K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Brinks Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of Energizer Lights's.
Brinks Home ships an update every 3 months, Energizer Lights monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brinks Home | Energizer Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21K ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 380 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monitronics | Energizer |
Customer experience
Brinks Home
Energizer Lights
Bugs and requests
Brinks Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras not recording properly
- Frequent false alarms
- App connection issues
- Inability to manage account details in app
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize recording settings
- Longer video clip duration
- Automatic arming/disarming schedules
- Two-way communication for cameras
- Improved mobile app navigation
Energizer Lights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brinks Home
No in-app purchases
Energizer Lights
No in-app purchases
Questions
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