EasyThings vs Paradox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EasyThings
Control your Bluetooth Mesh lighting system with ease. Adjust colors, brightness, and set custom scenes. Schedule lighting changes and choose between dark and light themes for a personalized experience.
- Adjust RGB, color temperature, brightness, on/off
- Custom gradient running modes
- Group lights for unified control
- Save and invoke lighting scenes
- Schedule power on/off and scene activation
- Dark and light theme options
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This is an App that controls lightings via Bluetooth Mesh. Features: - Change RGB, Color temperature, brightness, on/off, white - Default and custom gradient running mode - Grouping lights - Save the current state of the lighting to a scene, you can invoke the scene at any time - Scheduling for power on/off and invoke scenes - Provide dark and light theme
Paradox
This app provides a unified interface for managing Paradox security systems, including video verification, surveillance, automation, and access control. It aims to offer comprehensive control through a single application.
- Security system management
- Video verification and surveillance
- Automation control
- Access control
- Biometric login
- PGM shortcut buttons
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Blue Eye connect and interface with Paradox systems for management of the security, Video verification and surveillance , Automation and access. developed for "one stop solution", One application, full control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EasyThings at 3.7 against Paradox's 1.8. EasyThings also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Paradox's advantage is review sentiment (8% vs 0%) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). 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.
EasyThings holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of EasyThings's written reviews are positive against 8% of Paradox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EasyThings ships an update monthly, Paradox fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EasyThings | Paradox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 370 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 飞 龚 | Paradox Security Systems Ltd. |
Customer experience
EasyThings
Paradox
Bugs and requests
EasyThings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Paradox
Reported bugs
16 issues- App won't connect to alarm panel after updates
- Connection unstable message with 15-minute refresh requirement
- App crashes when accessing menu button
- Video download functionality causes crashes
- Subscription renewal returns 'operation failed' error
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- Biometric login doesn't activate when enabled
- App won't open on some devices
- Login takes up to 2 minutes with multiple failed attempts
- Event timestamps display incorrect dates (2001)
- App unresponsive after recent updates
- Connection issues persist even with hardwired Ethernet
- App crashes when adding or modifying users
- Badge notifications don't disappear after viewing events
- Static IP connections stopped working after updates
- App refuses to connect if not returning to main menu
- Notification delivery unreliable (especially on silent mode)
Requested features
12 requests- Apple Watch support for arming/disarming
- Apple HomeKit integration
- Siri Shortcuts support
- Widget support for quick access
- Critical notification feature for iOS (silent mode alerts)
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- Local IP connection option without Swan server requirement
- Clear armed/disarmed status display
- Ability to clear notifications
- Time and date setting functionality
- Simpler arming/disarming process with fewer clicks
- Multi-user status visibility when multiple people control same alarm
- Professional French translation by certified translator
In-app purchases
EasyThings
No in-app purchases
Paradox
No in-app purchases
