Comparison

Brilliant Smart Home System vs Map

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

Map

This app helps users track and report on community cats for TNVR efforts. It allows volunteers and animal lovers to document sightings, feedings, and other activities to improve cat welfare and reduce overpopulation.

Highlights
  • Create activity reports
  • Document sightings and feedings
  • Track trappings and returns
  • Coordinate with rescues and volunteers
  • Add photos and notes to reports
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Map-A-Cat makes it easy to support community cats through TNVR. Whether you're a volunteer, animal lover, or local rescue, you can help track and improve outcomes for cats in your area. With Map-A-Cat you can: - Create activity reports to describe sightings, feedings, trappings, returns, and/or transfers - Coordinate efforts with local rescues and other volunteers - Document activities with photos and notes Why TNVR? Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return is a humane, effective way to reduce overpopulation, protect cat health, and keep colonies stable. Map-A-Cat gives communities the tools they need to make a real difference. Join the growing network of people helping cats live safer, healthier lives — one map marker at a time.

Screenshots

Brilliant Smart Home System4 screens
Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brilliant Smart Home System at 4.8 against Map's 2.0. Brilliant Smart Home System also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 2). Map's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

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 2.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brilliant Smart Home System ships an update every 3 weeks, Map monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brilliant Smart Home System versus Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrilliant Smart Home SystemMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2K ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews35.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB90 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBrilliant Home TechnologyIndie Byte Solutions LLC

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

Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brilliant Smart Home System

No in-app purchases

None

Map

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 Map free?
Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brilliant Smart Home System or Map?
Brilliant Smart Home System is rated higher. Brilliant Smart Home System averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Map averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Brilliant Smart Home System or Map have ads?
Neither Brilliant Smart Home System nor Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brilliant Smart Home System or Map?
Brilliant Smart Home System ships an update every 3 weeks, and Map monthly. Most recently, Brilliant Smart Home System was updated on November 6, 2026 and Map on October 30, 2026.

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