Hunter BTT vs Brilliance Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hunter BTT
Automate garden and plant watering directly from a hose faucet using a Bluetooth-enabled tap timer. Remotely control irrigation schedules, start/stop watering, and monitor device status from your smartphone.
- Remote tap timer management
- Customizable watering schedules
- Manual irrigation control
- Battery level monitoring
- Device passcode security
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BTT is a Bluetooth®-enabled, app-configured tap timer from Hunter Industries that lets you automatically irrigate gardens, plants, flowers, and seedlings right from a hose faucet! BTT is easy to operate and simple to set up. It provides you with several convenient options to remotely program irrigation wirelessly from a smartphone. This means no more climbing around shrubs, stepping on delicate plants, or going outside to turn on the water. This app allows you to: • Remotely manage unlimited BTTs up to 32' (10 m) away • Manually start, stop, or suspend irrigation for up to seven days • Configure watering schedules using independent Timer or Cycling modes • View battery levels and connection status • Set language preferences • Assign passcodes to each device for additional security The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such marks by Hunter Industries is under license.
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 Hunter BTT's 2.8. Brilliance Smart also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 17%) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 115). 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.
Brilliance Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brilliance Smart has 3.2K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Hunter BTT's written reviews are positive against 43% of Brilliance Smart's.
Hunter BTT ships an update every 6 months, Brilliance Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hunter BTT | Brilliance Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (115 ratings) | 4.7 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 115 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Industries | Brilliance LED, LLC |
Customer experience
Hunter BTT
Brilliance Smart
User reviews
Hunter BTT
From 115 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 💧 Effective watering automation
- 📱 Convenient app control
- 🔘 Manual override button functionality
- ⏱️ Cycling mode with scheduling options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 📡 Poor Bluetooth connectivity and range
- ⚪ White blank screen issues
- 🔄 Settings randomly reset or change
- 🚫 App disconnects frequently
Brilliance Smart
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast setup
- 💡 Helpful customer support
- 🔒 Reliable connectivity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 Automation problems
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 👎 Not user-friendly
Bugs and requests
Hunter BTT
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when connecting to device
- White blank screen on startup
- Bluetooth connection drops frequently
- Settings revert after saving
- Schedule stops working after a few days
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- Manual watering stops unexpectedly
- Zone/channel controls switch randomly
- On/off positions reverse at random intervals
- App freezes during programming
- Cannot save schedule changes
- App hangs on opening screen
- Cycle timer page displays blank
- Day selection not working after recent update
- App crashes on iPhone 14 Pro and other iOS devices
- Manual mode buttons not visible on iPad
- App won't detect controller after update
- Automatic mode won't stay enabled
- Watering cycle displays incorrectly in app vs actual execution
Requested features
11 requests- WiFi connectivity instead of Bluetooth only
- Remote control from outside Bluetooth range
- Ability to select specific days instead of interval-based watering
- Multiple phone/user access capability
- Watering duration in seconds, not just minutes
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- Battery low notification via email/push alert
- Watering history and last execution display
- More than two on/off times per day
- Longer custom controller nicknames
- Improved app stability and performance
- Better help documentation and tutorials
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
Hunter BTT
No in-app purchases
Brilliance Smart
No in-app purchases
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