Lighthouse.io vs BrightGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lighthouse.io
This platform helps manage and optimize mobile workforces and assets across large facilities. It offers real-time location tracking, communication tools, and task management for sectors like cleaning, security, and maintenance.
- Location tracking
- Messaging
- Task management
- Issue management
- Live maps
- Heat maps
- Form management
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Lighthouse.io is a mobile first workforce management platform that makes it simple to locate, interact with, and optimize workers and assets at facilities like shopping malls, train stations, airports, corporate campuses, hospitals and stadiums. Mobile app features include: - Location tracking - Messaging - Activity feed - Task management - Issue management - Auditing - Alerts Reporting features include: - Live maps - Heat maps - Reports - Content management - Form management - Messaging Lighthouse.io is suitable for large facility management companies, large property owners or single site facility managers. Primary use cases include cleaning, security and maintenance.
BrightGo
Enhance team collaboration and productivity with this business application. A subscription is necessary to unlock its full suite of features and capabilities.
- Team collaboration tools
- Productivity enhancement
- Full feature access via subscription
- Business-focused functionality
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Teams are more effective with BrightGo. Subscription is required to access all features and functionality of the BrightGo app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BrightGo at 100% against Lighthouse.io's 39%. BrightGo also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Lighthouse.io's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and ratings volume (40 vs 7). 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.
BrightGo holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lighthouse.io has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Lighthouse.io's written reviews are positive against 100% of BrightGo's.
Lighthouse.io ships an update monthly, BrightGo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighthouse.io | BrightGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (40 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lighthouse.io | BrightGo, Inc |
Customer experience
Lighthouse.io
BrightGo
In-app purchases
Lighthouse.io
No in-app purchases
BrightGo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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