Legrand Home vs Brightlayer Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Legrand Home
Control your smart lighting accessories from a single app, compatible with Apple HomeKit. Adjust lights remotely, set schedules, and create custom scenes using voice commands with Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant.
- HomeKit accessory control
- Remote access
- Voice command integration (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant)
- Scene creation
- Automated scheduling
- Device grouping
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Legrand Home Smart Lighting is easy to install and even easier to use. Fully enabled to interface with Apple HomeKit, you can seamlessly connect and control all your favorite HomeKit accessories from a singular app on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. Or, when your phone is out of reach, simply tell Siri, Alexa, or the Google Assistant to adjust the lights for you. Control your accessories at home or while you're away. Rest easy knowing that your family and home are safe and secure. Set scenes, automate lights to your schedule, and group devices with any iOS device using the Apple Home or Legrand home apps. We are here to help. Contact us at technical.support-hs@legrand.us and we will be ready to help!
Brightlayer Home
Monitor and control your home's power usage with smart breakers and wiring devices. Gain energy insights, set schedules for cost savings, and receive important notifications. Manage connected devices remotely and enhance security with features like vacation mode.
- Real-time energy insights
- Historical energy usage data
- Customizable energy-saving schedules
- Remote device control
- Out-of-ordinary activity notifications
- Vacation mode for security
- Voice control integration
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The Brightlayer Home app works with Eaton smart breakers and wiring devices. Easily view power usage, control connected devices remotely and make more informed energy decisions. • Energy insights- Better understand energy usage inside the home with real-time and historical insights • Cost savings- Create schedules and scenes to fit your daily routine and to save energy. • Stay up to date- Receive notifications of out of the ordinary activities • Flexible load control- Easily connect Eaton smart home technologies to manage and control energy usage • Added security- Vacation mode turns lights on and off randomly to make seem like someone is home • Voice Control – Pair with Amazon Alexa or Google Home to use voice commands
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brightlayer Home at 4.7 against Legrand Home's 1.4. Brightlayer Home also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 36). Legrand Home's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Brightlayer Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightlayer Home has 2.6K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Legrand Home's written reviews are positive against 30% of Brightlayer Home's.
Legrand Home ships an update every 2 months, Brightlayer Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Legrand Home | Brightlayer Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (36 ratings) | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 30.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Legrand, Inc. | Eaton Corporation |
Customer experience
Legrand Home
Brightlayer Home
Bugs and requests
Legrand Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brightlayer Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Schedules randomly disappearing
- Devices disconnecting from WiFi
- App login issues and account creation problems
- Incompatibility with certain WiFi routers
Requested features
4 requests- Add advanced scheduling options (e.g. if-then rules)
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Integrate with popular smart home platforms (e.g. Alexa, Google Home)
- Add support for more device types (e.g. EV chargers)
In-app purchases
Legrand Home
No in-app purchases
Brightlayer Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
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