Comparison

RouteThis Helps vs Avira Lighting

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Network tests and diagnostics
  • Identify internet connectivity problems
  • Troubleshoot smart home devices
  • Share diagnostic information with support
  • Improve home internet experience
Features
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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.

About

Avira Lighting

Features
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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.

Screenshots

RouteThis Helps3 screens
Avira Lighting4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RouteThis Helps ships an update fortnightly, Avira Lighting monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RouteThis Helps versus Avira Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRouteThis HelpsAvira Lighting
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (200 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings200 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRouteThis IncVillage 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

None

RouteThis Helps

No in-app purchases

None

Avira Lighting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RouteThis Helps free?
RouteThis Helps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Avira Lighting free?
Avira Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RouteThis Helps or Avira Lighting have ads?
Neither RouteThis Helps nor Avira Lighting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RouteThis Helps or Avira Lighting?
RouteThis Helps ships an update fortnightly, and Avira Lighting monthly. Most recently, RouteThis Helps was updated on October 29, 2026 and Avira Lighting on October 24, 2026.

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