BEGA Smart vs ETHERMA° SMART APP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BEGA Smart
Control your home's smart lighting with this intuitive app. Manage indoor and outdoor lights, create custom scenes, and automate settings without needing an internet connection. Expandable and easy to set up, it offers flexible lighting solutions for any home.
- Switching, dimming, and color adjustment
- Create custom lighting scenes and groups
- Control via app, remote, or automation
- Offline operation, independent of internet
- Supports indoor and outdoor lighting
- Automatic updates and new product integration
- Support for up to 35 devices per system
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BEGA Smart gives you a convenient start to smart lighting in your home. Everything works simply, intuitively and clearly with the help of the free BEGA Smart app. Download and get started: with a wide range of devices, functions and application options. BEGA Smart is an ideal solution for local control of indoor and outdoor lighting without an internet connection. • Flexible system Switching, dimming and colour adjustment - as a systemic solution, BEGA Smart is the central control element of a holistic range for a smart home - flexible and expandable at any time. • Individualisation The smart BEGA solution is versatile and customisable: create groups, apply lighting scenes, define individual events and give them names. • Versatile lighting control Via app, remote control, Smart Rotary Dimmer or automation - BEGA Smart systems can be controlled both stationary and conveniently from the couch or automatically. • Versatile application options Security is created by both on-demand lighting and presence simulation. Smart-controlled lighting saves energy and increases efficiency, protecting the environment and your wallet in equal measure. • Simple set-up Smart means uncomplicated. That's why all devices and functions can be configured and controlled simply, intuitively and clearly in one place: in the free BEGA Smart app. • Updates and extensions Geared towards the smart future: automatic updates and the addition of new products are standard with BEGA Smart. • Independence from the internet A connection from the app to the devices: Permanent independence from centralised components or the internet is made possible by offline use. • Indoors and outdoors BEGA Smart brings the outside and inside together. Lighting solutions in and around the house and for the garden can be freely combined and controlled together. Support for up to 35 devices per system. The app is compatible with devices that support Bluetooth 4.2 or newer (iPhone 6 and newer). In other cases, connections may be unstable.
ETHERMA° SMART APP
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ETHERMA SMART app allows users to monitor and control Etherma Thermostats and SmartBox devices via the cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ETHERMA° SMART APP at every 2 weeks against BEGA Smart's every 2 months. ETHERMA° SMART APP also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BEGA Smart ships an update every 2 months, ETHERMA° SMART APP every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BEGA Smart | ETHERMA° SMART APP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BEGA Gantenbrink-Leuchten KG | Etherma |
In-app purchases
BEGA Smart
No in-app purchases
ETHERMA° SMART APP
No in-app purchases
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