Lightcloud vs Smart Envi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote light control
- Adjustable dimming
- Customizable scenes
- Energy savings up to 68%
- Unlimited technical support
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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
Smart Envi
Control your smart home devices remotely. Adjust thermostats, set schedules, group heaters, and change floor lighting colors with ease. Experience full control at your fingertips.
- Remote thermostat adjustment
- Schedule setup
- Group heater control
- Floor lighting color adjustment
- Full fingertip control
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The Envi Smart Home App gives you full control over your Envi Smart Devices. Adjust the thermostat remotely, Set up a schedule, group heaters for convenient control, and even adjust the color of the floor lighting, with full control at your fingertip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightcloud at 100% against Smart Envi's 21%. Lightcloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Smart Envi's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Lightcloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Envi has 52 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 21% of Smart Envi's.
Lightcloud ships an update every 4 months, Smart Envi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightcloud | Smart Envi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 2.4 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RAB Lighting Inc | eheat, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lightcloud
Smart Envi
In-app purchases
Lightcloud
No in-app purchases
Smart Envi
No in-app purchases
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