Smart Mesh vs BRmesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Mesh
Control your mesh lighting system with ease. Customize lighting types, manage up to 200 lights, and utilize relay transmission and group functions for seamless operation. Paired remote controls enhance usability.
- Mesh networking lighting control
- Customizable lighting types (white, warm white, color)
- Support for up to 200 lighting devices
- Lighting relay transmission
- Group control functions
- Paired remote control integration
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Smart Mesh is a mesh networking lighting applications, easy to control simple; Add remote control function; Users can customize the page type according to the type of lamps (white, warm white, color); The application can support about 200 lighting networking, lighting relay transmission function, as well as group functions; The use of paired remote controls combined with software allows for easier control.
BRmesh
Control your Bluetooth smart lights with an intuitive app. Manage individual lights, groups, or all lights simultaneously. Create custom lighting scenes and schedule automatic on/off times for daily use or ambiance.
- Area-based light control
- Individual and group control
- Customizable scenes
- Scheduled on/off timers
- Control up to 240 lights
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Bluetooth smart light with APP control. Can be used for daily lighting and atmosphere lighting. Concise and practical control page: the lights can be divided into areas, the whole, individual or selective control of the light can be achieved through shortcut keys, which is very convenient and quick. Can control up to 240 lights. Built-in Newly Developed Timing Chips: You can set your favorite color to turn on and off on time everyday automatically. Scene: You can individually set the color or mode for each light, combine it into your favorite scene and save it, and one key to start when you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BRmesh at 2.4 against Smart Mesh's 1.4. BRmesh also leads on ratings volume (286 vs 11) and review sentiment (25% vs 15%). Smart Mesh's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
BRmesh holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BRmesh has 286 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Smart Mesh's written reviews are positive against 25% of BRmesh's.
Smart Mesh ships an update every 3 weeks, BRmesh fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Mesh | BRmesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (11 ratings) | 2.4 (286 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 25.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 286 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 茂林 李 | 坤明 杨 |
Customer experience
Smart Mesh
BRmesh
Bugs and requests
Smart Mesh
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BRmesh
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when selecting individual lights
- Sharing and QR code functionality not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance after app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom colors for DIY modes
- More granular control over lighting effects and speed
- Integration with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Home
- Improved music sync and rhythm modes
In-app purchases
Smart Mesh
No in-app purchases
BRmesh
No in-app purchases
