SmartLoop vs c
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLoop
Control your home lighting wirelessly with this intuitive app. Set up and manage your lighting ecosystem easily with a suite of controls and sensors for all your needs.
- Wireless lighting control
- Intuitive app interface
- Lighting ecosystem management
- Suite of controls and sensors
- Quick setup
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SmartLoop by Keystone is a simple wireless lighting control system that brings the convenience of lighting control to everyone. It has a suite of controls and sensors for all needs, and the intuitive SmartLoop app allows you to set up and manage your lighting ecosystem quickly and easily
c
This application simplifies the installation and commissioning of lighting controls for indoor and outdoor spaces. It enables energy savings, enhances occupancy comfort, and ensures code compliance with an easy-to-use, scalable solution.
- Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC)
- Easy field installation of sensors and network nodes
- Commissioning without a gateway or internet
- Energy saving features
- Scalable and affordable solution
- Plug and play interface
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c-Max Network Controls make it easy for facilities to save energy, improve occupancy comfort and achieve code compliance by adding Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) to indoor and outdoor applications. A patent pending design allows for easy field installation of sensors and network nodes with MaxLite controls ready fixtures. Using the c-Max app, nodes can be commissioned without the need for a gateway or internet access! WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE C-MAX? Installing controls can be a daunting task. Controls can get complex and expensive to commission. c-Max addresses these pain points: Simple • Easy DIY installation - sensor plugs into a USB-C receptacle of MaxLite Controls Ready LED luminaires • Easy commissioning • Easy on budget – affordable and scalable solution Versatile • Variety of choices of control nodes • Sensors packed with many energy saving features in a small form factor • Sales across a broad portfolio of indoor and outdoor products Future Ready • Plug and play interface makes it easy to add controls during installation or later • Upgrade from Basic to Network without removing the fixture • Provides project flexibility Visit www.maxlite.com/cmax for more information
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Verdict
SmartLoop and c both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SmartLoop's written reviews are positive against 75% of c's. c's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SmartLoop against 4.8 for c. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: c has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SmartLoop's written reviews are positive against 75% of c's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLoop | c |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keystone Technologies, LLC | MaxLite |
Customer experience
SmartLoop
c
In-app purchases
SmartLoop
No in-app purchases
c
No in-app purchases
