EL Lighting vs Frontier Aura
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EL Lighting
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This app is lighting controller with ECHONET Lite protocol over LAN. The app can change properties which are On/Off, Mode, Illumination Level, Color Type, and RGB.
Frontier Aura
Enhance your home with smart lighting control. Manage your devices, create custom rooms and scenes, and share access with others. Enjoy a cozy and convenient living space.
- Home App and Siri compatibility
- Remote monitoring and control
- Customizable homes and rooms
- Scene implementation
- Device sharing
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Great features to make your everyday living cozy with a lot of fun and cost saving: - Fully compatible with Home App and Siri. - Add, management, remote monitoring and control paired Frontier Aura BLE Light Switches. - Supports custom HOMEs and ROOMs creating. - Supports implementation of scenes. - Supports renaming of all services. - Supports device sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Frontier Aura at 10.0 against EL Lighting's 16.0. 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.
EL Lighting ships an update every 35 months, Frontier Aura every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EL Lighting | Frontier Aura |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 21 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hiroshi Sugimura | King I Electronics Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
EL Lighting
No in-app purchases
Frontier Aura
No in-app purchases
