Comparison

ALLIANCE bt vs Hunter NODE

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

Head to head
About

ALLIANCE bt

Control smart lighting with features like dimming, grouping, and tunable white options. Create custom scenes and default colors for personalized ambiance. Securely manage your lamps within easy-to-use networks.

Highlights
  • Dimming and grouping
  • Tunable white (2700K-4000K)
  • RGB color selection
  • Custom scene creation
  • Custom default colors
  • Secured network management
Features
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Features include: dimming and grouping, tunable white options between 2700K to 4000K and RGB color selection. User can create custom scenes and custom default colors. Lamps can be put into easy to manage secured networks.

About

Hunter NODE

Control your landscape irrigation system remotely via Bluetooth. This app allows for easy programming, scheduling, and monitoring of watering cycles without needing to access the valve box. Manage multiple controllers, set custom schedules, and receive important status updates directly on your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Remote controller management
  • Custom watering schedules
  • Manual irrigation control
  • Sensor activation
  • Controller status monitoring
  • Offline schedule editing
  • Controller event logs
Features
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NODE-BT is a Bluetooth®-enabled, app-configured irrigation controller from Hunter Industries that lets you automatically irrigate any plant material lacking AC power and not having to open the valve box! NODE-BT is quick to install, and swift to program and operate. The app provides convenient features originally on NODE, now with new enhancements all accessed from a smartphone. This means no more crossing traffic to get to roadway medians, searching for controllers in overgrown bushes, and opening dirty and potentially dangerous valve boxes. This app allows you to: • Remotely manage unlimited NODE-BT controllers up to 50' (15 m) away • Manually start, stop, or suspend irrigation for up to 99 days • Configure watering schedules with 3 programs and 8 start times each • Activate rain or soil moisture sensors, and set monthly seasonal adjust • See controller status, total watering and next start times, watering calendar, and irrigation logs • View battery health and signal status • Set battery change reminders every 3, 6, 9, or 12 months • Pin controllers on a map for faster locating • Copy and paste schedules from controller to controller for faster setup • View and edit irrigation schedules offline • View controller event logs and share with other members • Assign images and rename stations and controllers • Add a passcode to each controller 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.

Screenshots

ALLIANCE bt4 screens
Hunter NODE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hunter NODE at 3.1 against ALLIANCE bt's 2.1. Hunter NODE also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 9%). ALLIANCE bt's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Hunter NODE holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of ALLIANCE bt's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hunter NODE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ALLIANCE bt ships an update every 2 months, Hunter NODE fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 3, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ALLIANCE bt versus Hunter NODE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterALLIANCE btHunter NODE
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (79 ratings)3.1 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews22.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer凯 陈Hunter Industries

Customer experience

ALLIANCE bt

All ratings68 ratings
Positive20.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative84.8%

Hunter NODE

All ratings59 ratings
Positive45.8%
Neutral10.2%
Negative44.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive22.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative68.6%

In-app purchases

None

ALLIANCE bt

No in-app purchases

None

Hunter NODE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ALLIANCE bt free?
ALLIANCE bt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hunter NODE free?
Hunter NODE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ALLIANCE bt or Hunter NODE?
Hunter NODE is rated higher. ALLIANCE bt averages 2.1 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Hunter NODE averages 3.1 from 59 ratings.
Do ALLIANCE bt or Hunter NODE have ads?
Neither ALLIANCE bt nor Hunter NODE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ALLIANCE bt or Hunter NODE?
ALLIANCE bt ships an update every 2 months, and Hunter NODE fortnightly. Most recently, ALLIANCE bt was updated on August 3, 2026 and Hunter NODE on September 21, 2026.

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