Carson Living vs Oasis Lights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carson Living
This app enables remote access for residents, staff, and visitors in multi-family apartment buildings and HOA communities. It facilitates instant communication between property managers and residents for important building updates and notifications.
- Remote access for staff, residents, and visitors
- Instant communication between staff and residents
- Property hardware and software integration
- Building update notifications
- Visitor and courier access management
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Carson integrates with the leading property hardware and software to provide remote access for staff, residents, couriers and visitors and enables instant communication between staff and residents of unstaffed multi-family apartment buildings and HOA communities. Through Carson your property manager can send you instant updates about your home such as a temporary water shut down or an elevator repair.
Oasis Lights
This app intelligently adjusts your home lighting throughout the day, mimicking natural light cycles. It wakes you gently, energizes you during the day, and helps you relax in the evening, all automatically.
- Adaptive lighting throughout the day
- Gentle wake-up light
- Energizing daytime light
- Relaxing evening glow
- Automatic light adjustments
- Simple setup
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Oasis gives you better lighting, built around your day. Oasis wakes you up with gentle light in the morning, shifts to warm energizing light during the day, and helps you wind down with a cozy amber glow in the evening - all without you lifting a finger. Setup is simple and done in minutes. If you want to adjust the brightness, warmth, or timing, you can do that easily in the app. It’s light that feels good, looks good, and works without you thinking about it. Highlights: • Light that adapts to your day • No schedules to manage • Helps you relax and sleep better
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oasis Lights at 4.9 against Carson Living's 3.2. Oasis Lights also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 19%) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 28). 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.
Oasis Lights holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oasis Lights has 5.6K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Carson Living's written reviews are positive against 58% of Oasis Lights's.
Carson Living ships an update monthly, Oasis Lights every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carson Living | Oasis Lights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (28 ratings) | 4.9 (5.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.2% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 5.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carson Living Inc. | Mixtiles Ltd |
Customer experience
Carson Living
Oasis Lights
User reviews
Carson Living
From 28 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Seamless integration with building access
- 📦 Convenient package delivery notifications
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable digital keys and access
- 🔒 Security concerns with lack of physical keys
- ⏱️ Slow and laggy performance
- 🤯 Frustrating user experience
Oasis Lights
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Smooth lighting transitions
- 👍 Seamless app experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app connection
- 🐛 Inconsistent setup process
- 🐛 Unresponsive customer service
Bugs and requests
Carson Living
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Digital keys randomly stop working
- Inconsistent Bluetooth connectivity
- Delivery notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Apple Watch app support
- Customizable widget options
- Improved guest access management
- Lower resolution video feed option
Oasis Lights
Reported bugs
3 issues- App won't connect to lights
- Lights won't pair with app
- App login and account setup problems
Requested features
2 requests- Fix app connectivity issues
- Improve setup and onboarding process
In-app purchases
Carson Living
No in-app purchases
Oasis Lights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Carson Living free?
Is Oasis Lights free?
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