Sub vs Brilliant Smart Home System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sub
This app enhances your kitchen experience by guiding you through recipes from websites and a curated collection. It allows remote control and monitoring of Sub-Zero refrigeration, Cove dishwashing, and Wolf appliances, ensuring optimal performance and convenience.
- Guided cooking from online recipes
- Chef-tested recipes optimized for Wolf appliances
- Remote dishwasher control and monitoring
- Refrigerator settings and alerts
- Filter recipes by cooking mode
- Bookmark and share recipes
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Elevate your kitchen experience with the Sub-Zero Group Owner’s App. Connect your Wi-Fi-enabled appliances and enjoy greater control, personalized cooking, and now, integrated wine inventory management. • Build and manage your wine collection • Scan bottles to quickly add wines to your inventory • Track where each bottle is stored across locations • Organize your collection with filters, groups, and tags • View inventory history as wines are enjoyed over time • Enjoy a guided cooking experience with recipes tailored to your appliances • Set timers and view oven status directly from recipe steps • Monitor and control your appliances from anywhere • Receive notifications for appliance status, maintenance, and more The app also gives you powerful control over your Sub-Zero refrigeration and Cove dishwashing appliances. Start your dishwasher remotely, monitor cycles, and manage supplies Wine Inventory transforms a traditionally manual task into a simple, intuitive experience. Manage your collection, understand where your wines are stored, and stay connected to your kitchen in one place. Download now and get more from every Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove appliance.
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.
- Remote smart device control
- Live two-way video chat
- Device and room navigation
- Scene execution
- Personal photo display
- Demo mode simulation
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brilliant Smart Home System at 4.8 against Sub's 4.4. Brilliant Smart Home System also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 15%). Sub's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Brilliant Smart Home System holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 786 and 2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Sub's written reviews are positive against 36% of Brilliant Smart Home System's.
Sub ships an update every 5 weeks, Brilliant Smart Home System every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Sub | Brilliant Smart Home System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (786 ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews | 35.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 786 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sub-Zero and Wolf | Brilliant Home Technology |
Customer experience
Sub
Brilliant Smart Home System
User reviews
Sub
From 786 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive and intuitive app
- 👍 Helpful notifications and alerts
- 🔒 Secure connection to appliances
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues and disconnects
- 🔍 Lack of actual temperature monitoring
- 🤔 Confusing setup and pairing process
- 🔍 Missing key features like remote start
Brilliant Smart Home System
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy and works
- 🚀 Life is easier
- 🚀 Smarter home
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 Looks great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Not for Canadian
- 🐛 The works with LIFX never resolves, never grants access
- 🐛 App didn't work
- 🐛 HORRIBLE
Bugs and requests
Sub
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after recent updates
- Unable to log in or register account
- Appliances disappear from the app
- Firmware update failures brick appliances
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for Celsius temperature units
- Provide real-time temperature and energy consumption data
- Integrate with smart home platforms like Apple HomeKit
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
Sub
No in-app purchases
Brilliant Smart Home System
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sub free?
Is Brilliant Smart Home System free?
Which has better reviews, Sub or Brilliant Smart Home System?
Do Sub or Brilliant Smart Home System have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sub or Brilliant Smart Home System?
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