Third Reality vs Sunsa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Third Reality
Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.
- Remote control of lights and switches
- Configure smart home hubs
- Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
- Group devices for unified control
- Create lighting schedules
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Sunsa
Automate your existing blinds with motorized control from your phone. Schedule them to open and close for natural light or privacy, and create groups to manage multiple blinds simultaneously. Enhance home security by simulating occupancy while away.
- Motorize existing blinds
- Remote control via smartphone
- Customizable schedules
- Group control for multiple blinds
- Simulate home occupancy
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Sunsa - The world’s simplest smart blinds, motorized, and automate your existing blinds. Control your blinds anywhere, anytime right from your phone with the Sunsa App for IOS. Open and close your blinds to shut out the glare or open them up to enjoy the view. The Sunsa App for IOS makes it easy to fully open your blinds, close them, or anything in between to get it exactly right. Create schedules that automatically tilt your blinds open and close. Wake up to natural light in the morning and close at night for privacy. You can even make it look like someone is home when you are away for vacation or business. Create groups that let you control as many blinds as you want at the same time. Want to close all the blinds in your house? No problem. There is no limit to the number of groups you can have and blinds can be in multiple groups. *******IMPORTANT INFORMATION******* The Sunsa app is free to install, but it requires the purchase of one or more Sunsa Wands. Sunsa Wands upgrade your blinds to smart blinds in under 2 minutes and can be purchased at sunsahomes.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sunsa at 83% against Third Reality's 12%. Sunsa also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2). Third Reality's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 29 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sunsa holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 83% of Sunsa's.
Third Reality ships an update every 3 months, Sunsa every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Third Reality | Sunsa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) | 4.5 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Reality, Inc | Sunsa, Inc |
Customer experience
Third Reality
Sunsa
In-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
Sunsa
No in-app purchases
