Comparison

Brilliant Smart Home System vs Explore Viera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brilliant Smart Home System

Control your smart home devices remotely from your phone. Manage lights, climate, security, and more with touch and voice commands. The app offers live view for two-way communication and allows you to personalize your smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Remote smart device control
  • Live two-way video chat
  • Device and room navigation
  • Scene execution
  • Personal photo display
  • Demo mode simulation
Features
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Get mobile access to your Brilliant Control(s) by downloading and pairing the Brilliant App. The Brilliant Control replaces an existing light switch to give you touch and voice control over all of your smart home products. From lights, music, climate, security, and doorbells to whatever comes next, Brilliant connects everyone in the home with controls that are easy to access and use. With Alexa built in for voice control, a personalizable high resolution display for touch control, and a camera with a privacy shutter for room-to-room video chat, your home is now more than just smart. It’s Brilliant. The Brilliant App gives you remote/mobile access to your Brilliant Control(s), so you can see and adjust the status of your connected smart home products, turn on/off lights, activate scenes, upload personal photos, and more. Don’t have a Brilliant Control yet? You can download the app and use our “demo mode” to simulate the mobile experience. Key Features Remote Access - Control your smart light, climate, and lock devices all from one place - anywhere and anytime. Live View - Stay connected via two-way talk with anyone in your home such as kids, guests, housekeepers, and nannies – regardless of whether you are home or away. Navigate your home the way you want - Access your smart home devices by room or by device type. Execute your home automation - Execute scenes you have created on your Brilliant remotely through your smart phone. Personalize your Brilliant - Upload up to 25 personal photos to turn your Brilliant into a digital photo frame. Access Demo Mode - Explore how Brilliant can unify and automate your home before you buy. Some features require a working internet connection/Wi-Fi on your phone and/or Brilliant. Product currently sold in the United States and Canada.

About

Explore Viera

Discover your next home in Viera, Florida with interactive maps and personalized filters. Save favorite neighborhoods and builders, and easily find nearby amenities like schools and attractions. Connect directly with local builders to learn more about available properties.

Highlights
  • Home search with filters
  • Interactive mapping
  • Save favorite properties
  • Local builder information
  • Nearby amenities guide
  • Direct builder contact
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Find your home by using a few easy filters and then allow this app to show you the path to our model home centers. Save your favorite neighborhoods, homes, and builders while also using the interactive mapping feature as we connect new roads to new communities. Viera, Florida is located within an expanding and thriving high-tech region on the Space Coast as is ranked within the top 10 master planned communities in the nation. LOCAL BUILDERS Get to know our local award-winning builders. Filter your preferences from six different home and/or neighborhood types with price ranges for any budget. Contact the builders directly from the app with the quick call feature. WHAT’S NEARBY Use the map to learn more about what is nearby including A-rated schools, Viera Hospital, the world-class Brevard Zoo, Duran Golf Club, USSSA Sports Stadium Complex, and shopping at The Avenue Viera. WITHIN YOUR REACH Viera is in the heart of the famed Space Coast and is next door to the Kennedy Space Center with frequent launches from Space X, Blue Origin, Boeing, United Launch Alliance, and NASA. A short drive will take you to the cruise ports at Port Canaveral, the Orlando theme parks, regional and international airports, and surfing opportunities along the most famous Atlantic beaches in the world. Join the over 30,000 residents that call Viera home. Explore Viera today.

Screenshots

Brilliant Smart Home System4 screens
Explore Viera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brilliant Smart Home System at 4.8 against Explore Viera's 3.0. Brilliant Smart Home System also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 2). Explore Viera's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (50% vs 36%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brilliant Smart Home System holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brilliant Smart Home System has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Brilliant Smart Home System's written reviews are positive against 50% of Explore Viera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brilliant Smart Home System ships an update every 3 weeks, Explore Viera every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Brilliant Smart Home System versus Explore Viera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrilliant Smart Home SystemExplore Viera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews35.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB84 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrilliant Home TechnologyThe Viera Company

Customer experience

Brilliant Smart Home System

All ratings1,958 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive35.5%
Neutral15.8%
Negative48.7%

Explore Viera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Brilliant Smart Home System

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Doesn't work
  • Not for Canadian
  • The works with LIFX never resolves, never grants access
  • App didn't work
  • HORRIBLE
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  • Glitchy
  • Nice looking devices, but buggy at times
  • No longer works on iPad
  • Misleading claims
  • Can't hear anything
  • Please reconsider buying this
  • Great concept - fails to execute
  • Glitchy
  • No longer works on iPad
  • App is garbage
  • Network connectivity issues literally all the time
  • Update
  • Cannot change Control settings from phone
  • Not really ready
  • Confusing
  • Horrible
  • Not HomeKit compatible
  • Still no HomeKit
  • Live View does not work. Ever!
  • Great hardware, software leaves a lot to be desired

Requested features

15 requests
  • No Watch App
  • Allow the user to be able to custom organize the lights in whatever order they desire
  • HomeKit integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Widget
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  • Integration with MyQ LiftMaster, Lennox iComfort S30 Thermostats and Hayward OmniLogic Pool control
  • HomeKit still not completed and no Apple Watch support
  • Live View
  • Ability to configure devices from the app like you can do on the switches
  • TP-Link's KASA integration
  • Camera access
  • More integration. Needs to work with security cameras or at least work with Zwave type devices
  • Scenes on the app
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Explore Viera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brilliant Smart Home System

No in-app purchases

None

Explore Viera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brilliant Smart Home System free?
Brilliant Smart Home System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore Viera free?
Explore Viera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brilliant Smart Home System or Explore Viera?
Brilliant Smart Home System is rated higher. Brilliant Smart Home System averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Explore Viera averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Brilliant Smart Home System or Explore Viera have ads?
Neither Brilliant Smart Home System nor Explore Viera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brilliant Smart Home System or Explore Viera?
Brilliant Smart Home System ships an update every 3 weeks, and Explore Viera every 4 months. Most recently, Brilliant Smart Home System was updated on October 24, 2026 and Explore Viera on October 30, 2026.

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