Vista Cloud vs Brilliance Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vista Cloud
Control your Wi-Fi landscape lighting system remotely. Adjust lights, customize zones, and set schedules for automated lighting. All settings are securely stored in the cloud for convenient access.
- Remote controller access
- Real-time light on/off and dimming
- Zone customization with photos
- Automated scheduling (timed, sunset/sunrise)
- Cloud-based settings storage
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Vista Cloud lets you access your Vista LCS Wi-Fi landscape lighting controllers anywhere, anytime. • Easily add controllers to your account and connect them to your home Wi-Fi network. • Turn the lights on/off and change the dim level in real-time. • Customize power output per zone for all three dim levels. • Name your zones and add photos to help you easily identify them. • Schedule on/off times with optional dim. • Set specific times or sunset to sunrise with offset. • Apply the same schedule daily or different schedules per weekday. • All your settings are stored safely and securely in the cloud.
Brilliance Smart
Control your LED lighting with this app. Adjust brightness, set timers, and change colors for various compatible LED products. Manage your smart lighting experience easily.
- LED control
- Dimming
- Timers
- Color adjustment
- On/Off control
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Use the Brilliance APP to control all of your LED needs; dimming, timers, on/off, colors, etc. Compatible with BLED WiFi Smart Socket, BLED smart MR-16 or PAR-36, G-4, S-14 and BLED Smart dimmer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brilliance Smart at 4.7 against Vista Cloud's 3.0. Brilliance Smart also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 13%) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 35). Vista Cloud's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
Brilliance Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brilliance Smart has 3.2K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Vista Cloud's written reviews are positive against 43% of Brilliance Smart's.
Vista Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, Brilliance Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vista Cloud | Brilliance Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (35 ratings) | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | U.S.T.E., Inc | Brilliance LED, LLC |
Customer experience
Vista Cloud
Brilliance Smart
Bugs and requests
Vista Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brilliance Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Automations not saving properly
- Inconsistent WiFi connectivity
- Login credentials not working
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to input location for sunrise/sunset automation
- Add ability to directly enter RGB values for light color control
- Improve automation creation and management
- Enhance multi-user support and guest access
In-app purchases
Vista Cloud
No in-app purchases
Brilliance Smart
No in-app purchases
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