Comparison

Lightcloud vs Brilliant Smart Home System

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

Head to head
About

Lightcloud

This app allows remote control of commercial lighting systems, offering features like dimming and scene creation. It aims to optimize energy usage and reduce costs. Free technical support is available for users.

Highlights
  • Remote light control
  • Adjustable dimming
  • Customizable scenes
  • Energy savings up to 68%
  • Unlimited technical support
Features
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Control your lights from anywhere in the world with the Lightcloud app from the experts at RAB Lighting. Lightcloud is a simple and affordable commercial lighting control system that requires no commissioning and comes with a best-in-class 10-year warranty. Features: Dimming Easily adjust light levels in any area of your building. Scenes Quickly create customizable scenes to control multiple lights and make sure your lighting suits your needs. Activate a scene with a single tap in the Lightcloud app. Energy Savings Lightcloud can save you up to 68% on energy costs from lighting. The Lightcloud app is the fastest, easiest way for building occupants to tune the lighting in their space to use only what they need. Support Lightcloud app users can call 844-LIGHTCLOUD for free, unlimited technical support with their Lightcloud system. Requires: Lightcloud Gateway device

About

Brilliant Smart Home System

Control your smart home devices remotely from your phone. Manage lights, climate, security, and more with touch and voice commands. The app offers live view for two-way communication and allows you to personalize your smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Remote smart device control
  • Live two-way video chat
  • Device and room navigation
  • Scene execution
  • Personal photo display
  • Demo mode simulation
Features
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Get mobile access to your Brilliant Control(s) by downloading and pairing the Brilliant App. The Brilliant Control replaces an existing light switch to give you touch and voice control over all of your smart home products. From lights, music, climate, security, and doorbells to whatever comes next, Brilliant connects everyone in the home with controls that are easy to access and use. With Alexa built in for voice control, a personalizable high resolution display for touch control, and a camera with a privacy shutter for room-to-room video chat, your home is now more than just smart. It’s Brilliant. The Brilliant App gives you remote/mobile access to your Brilliant Control(s), so you can see and adjust the status of your connected smart home products, turn on/off lights, activate scenes, upload personal photos, and more. Don’t have a Brilliant Control yet? You can download the app and use our “demo mode” to simulate the mobile experience. Key Features Remote Access - Control your smart light, climate, and lock devices all from one place - anywhere and anytime. Live View - Stay connected via two-way talk with anyone in your home such as kids, guests, housekeepers, and nannies – regardless of whether you are home or away. Navigate your home the way you want - Access your smart home devices by room or by device type. Execute your home automation - Execute scenes you have created on your Brilliant remotely through your smart phone. Personalize your Brilliant - Upload up to 25 personal photos to turn your Brilliant into a digital photo frame. Access Demo Mode - Explore how Brilliant can unify and automate your home before you buy. Some features require a working internet connection/Wi-Fi on your phone and/or Brilliant. Product currently sold in the United States and Canada.

Screenshots

Lightcloud4 screens
Brilliant Smart Home System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightcloud at 100% against Brilliant Smart Home System's 36%. Lightcloud also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Brilliant Smart Home System's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 10). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightcloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brilliant Smart Home System has 2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lightcloud's written reviews are positive against 36% of Brilliant Smart Home System's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightcloud ships an update every 4 months, Brilliant Smart Home System every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lightcloud versus Brilliant Smart Home System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightcloudBrilliant Smart Home System
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better4.8 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better35.5% of reviews
Number of ratings102K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB217 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRAB Lighting IncBrilliant Home Technology

Customer experience

Lightcloud

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brilliant Smart Home System

All ratings1,958 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive35.5%
Neutral15.8%
Negative48.7%

Bugs and requests

Lightcloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brilliant Smart Home System

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Doesn't work
  • Not for Canadian
  • The works with LIFX never resolves, never grants access
  • App didn't work
  • HORRIBLE
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  • Glitchy
  • Nice looking devices, but buggy at times
  • No longer works on iPad
  • Misleading claims
  • Can't hear anything
  • Please reconsider buying this
  • Great concept - fails to execute
  • Glitchy
  • No longer works on iPad
  • App is garbage
  • Network connectivity issues literally all the time
  • Update
  • Cannot change Control settings from phone
  • Not really ready
  • Confusing
  • Horrible
  • Not HomeKit compatible
  • Still no HomeKit
  • Live View does not work. Ever!
  • Great hardware, software leaves a lot to be desired

Requested features

15 requests
  • No Watch App
  • Allow the user to be able to custom organize the lights in whatever order they desire
  • HomeKit integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Widget
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  • Integration with MyQ LiftMaster, Lennox iComfort S30 Thermostats and Hayward OmniLogic Pool control
  • HomeKit still not completed and no Apple Watch support
  • Live View
  • Ability to configure devices from the app like you can do on the switches
  • TP-Link's KASA integration
  • Camera access
  • More integration. Needs to work with security cameras or at least work with Zwave type devices
  • Scenes on the app
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

Lightcloud

No in-app purchases

None

Brilliant Smart Home System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightcloud free?
Lightcloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brilliant Smart Home System free?
Brilliant Smart Home System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightcloud or Brilliant Smart Home System?
Lightcloud is rated higher. Lightcloud averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Brilliant Smart Home System averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do Lightcloud or Brilliant Smart Home System have ads?
Neither Lightcloud nor Brilliant Smart Home System shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightcloud or Brilliant Smart Home System?
Lightcloud ships an update every 4 months, and Brilliant Smart Home System every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lightcloud was updated on October 6, 2026 and Brilliant Smart Home System on October 13, 2026.

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