RouteThis Helps vs Avira Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RouteThis Helps
Diagnose network issues affecting smart home devices and internet speed. This app runs tests and shares diagnostic information with technical support to quickly resolve connectivity problems.
- Network tests and diagnostics
- Identify internet connectivity problems
- Troubleshoot smart home devices
- Share diagnostic information with support
- Improve home internet experience
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RouteThis Helps runs a variety of network tests and diagnostics to help identify problems impacting smart home devices and internet connectivity. This information is shared with technical support and will help solve your issue quickly so you can go back to enjoying the best possible experience for your home internet and smart home devices.
Avira Lighting
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Avira turns your home's exterior into a canvas — refined architectural ambiance one night, full seasonal celebration the next, all from your phone. The Avira app is the control center for the Avira architectural holiday lighting system: a professionally installed platform built around patented dual-LED bulb technology and a precision aluminum track system (patent pending). Avira's patent pending dual-display design puts two independent lighting systems in one — a rear-facing display for soft architectural illumination that gives your home an elevated evening presence year-round, and a front-facing display for the color, animation, and warmth of holidays and celebrations. Run them separately or together. ONE APP. EVERY PROPERTY. Manage your home, office, vacation home, or cabin from a single account. Each property connects through its own Avira controller, so you can adjust your lighting whether you're standing in the driveway or halfway across the country. THEMES FOR EVERY MOMENT Save complete lighting experiences as Themes and apply them to one Atmosphere or all of them at once. Halloween. Thanksgiving. Christmas. A birthday. An ordinary Tuesday that deserves something warmer. Customize colors, effects, animation patterns, brightness, and timing — then bring a Theme back with a single tap. SET IT AND FORGET IT Schedule Shows and Themes by time or occasion so your home is lit the way you want it without opening the app at all. DESIGNED AROUND YOUR SYSTEM Avira's 48V low-voltage architecture, patent-pending plug-and-play components, and concealed track were engineered alongside this app as one platform — and it's built to grow. Future landscape, tree, and whole-property products connect into the same ecosystem and the same app. GETTING STARTED The Avira app requires an installed Avira architectural holiday lighting system with an Avira controller. Avira is sold and installed exclusively through authorized professional dealers. To find one near you, visit www.aviralighting.com. Avira™ is a product of Village Lighting Co. Protected by U.S. Patent and additional patents pending. See www.aviralighting.com/patents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RouteThis Helps at fortnightly against Avira Lighting's monthly. Avira Lighting's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
RouteThis Helps ships an update fortnightly, Avira Lighting monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RouteThis Helps | Avira Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (200 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 200 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RouteThis Inc | Village Lighting |
Bugs and requests
RouteThis Helps
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes during benchmarking network stage
- Unable to proceed without access code
- Crashes on connection testing
- Cannot input access code properly
- App shows issues but no clickable links to view details
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- Inconsistent speed test results on repeated runs
- Detects issues but provides no meaningful feedback
- Copies data from clipboard without user action
- Fails to detect internet connection when other apps work fine
Requested features
9 requests- Display diagnostic results to users before sending to support
- Show detailed network configuration information (router model, channel, encryption)
- Provide specific WiFi channel recommendations
- Allow users to review all collected data prior to submission
- Implement automatic data deletion from support servers after set period
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- Remove mandatory location permission requirement
- Add access code generation within the app
- Include device-specific troubleshooting steps
- Show network congestion analysis details
Avira Lighting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RouteThis Helps
No in-app purchases
Avira Lighting
No in-app purchases









