ControlMySpa vs Brilliance Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ControlMySpa
Remotely manage your hot tub's temperature, lighting, and schedules from your smartphone or tablet. Receive instant alerts for potential issues, ensuring peace of mind even when you're away.
- Remote temperature control
- Lighting management
- Schedule setup
- Push notification alerts
- Problem detection
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The ControlMySpa app connects you to your hot tub from any smartphone or tablet. Control the temperature, lights, set up schedules and more. Receive instant push notification alerts when a potential problem occurs so you and your dealer know about it, even while you're away.
Brilliance Smart
Control your LED lighting with this app. Adjust brightness, set timers, and change colors for various compatible LED products. Manage your smart lighting experience easily.
- LED control
- Dimming
- Timers
- Color adjustment
- On/Off control
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Use the Brilliance APP to control all of your LED needs; dimming, timers, on/off, colors, etc. Compatible with BLED WiFi Smart Socket, BLED smart MR-16 or PAR-36, G-4, S-14 and BLED Smart dimmer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brilliance Smart at 4.7 against ControlMySpa's 3.9. Brilliance Smart also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 10%) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 596). ControlMySpa's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
Brilliance Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brilliance Smart has 3.2K ratings behind it against 596, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ControlMySpa's written reviews are positive against 43% of Brilliance Smart's.
ControlMySpa ships an update every 5 weeks, Brilliance Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlMySpa | Brilliance Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (596 ratings) | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 596 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Brilliance LED, LLC |
Customer experience
ControlMySpa
Brilliance Smart
User reviews
ControlMySpa
From 596 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient remote control
- ⏱️ Scheduling capabilities
- 💰 Potential energy savings
- 👍 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- ⏱️ Slow response times
- 🔌 Unreliable connectivity
- 📚 Lack of documentation
- 🤖 Poor customer support
Brilliance Smart
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast setup
- 💡 Helpful customer support
- 🔒 Reliable connectivity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 Automation problems
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 👎 Not user-friendly
Bugs and requests
ControlMySpa
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent temperature display
- Inability to save settings
- Login issues and lost credentials
- Crashes and freezes after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More granular temperature control
- Ability to control lights and jets
- Improved scheduling options
- Push notifications for status changes
Brilliance Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Automations not saving properly
- Inconsistent WiFi connectivity
- Login credentials not working
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to input location for sunrise/sunset automation
- Add ability to directly enter RGB values for light color control
- Improve automation creation and management
- Enhance multi-user support and guest access
In-app purchases
ControlMySpa
No in-app purchases
Brilliance Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ControlMySpa free?
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