Comparison

Sunsa vs GLOWRIUM

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

Head to head
About

Sunsa

Automate your existing blinds with motorized control from your phone. Schedule them to open and close for natural light or privacy, and create groups to manage multiple blinds simultaneously. Enhance home security by simulating occupancy while away.

Highlights
  • Motorize existing blinds
  • Remote control via smartphone
  • Customizable schedules
  • Group control for multiple blinds
  • Simulate home occupancy
Features
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Sunsa - The world’s simplest smart blinds, motorized, and automate your existing blinds. Control your blinds anywhere, anytime right from your phone with the Sunsa App for IOS. Open and close your blinds to shut out the glare or open them up to enjoy the view. The Sunsa App for IOS makes it easy to fully open your blinds, close them, or anything in between to get it exactly right. Create schedules that automatically tilt your blinds open and close. Wake up to natural light in the morning and close at night for privacy. You can even make it look like someone is home when you are away for vacation or business. Create groups that let you control as many blinds as you want at the same time. Want to close all the blinds in your house? No problem. There is no limit to the number of groups you can have and blinds can be in multiple groups. *******IMPORTANT INFORMATION******* The Sunsa app is free to install, but it requires the purchase of one or more Sunsa Wands. Sunsa Wands upgrade your blinds to smart blinds in under 2 minutes and can be purchased at sunsahomes.com.

About

GLOWRIUM

Control smart lighting devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Customize colors, set scenes, and simulate natural light changes throughout the day. Requires iOS 13.0+ and specific Bluetooth/Wi-Fi versions.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi control
  • Intelligent multi-area control
  • Spectrum setting and automatic operation
  • Independent color channel customization
  • Multi-scene preset lighting
  • Phased ecological simulation
Features
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Smarter Plant Assistant Starts with Better Light. GLOWRIUM APP is newly upgraded to deliver a smarter and more convenient lighting experience for indoor plants and modern homes. By connecting with GLOWRIUM smart grow lights, you can easily control brightness, timer schedules, Circadian Mode (Sunrise and Sunset mode), and multiple plant lighting types to create a better light environment for every plant. With the upgraded Plant Assistant feature, GLOWRIUM APP provides lighting suggestions and plant care references based on plant type, helping you care for indoor plants in a smarter and more scientific way. From a single plant to an entire room, and from daily routines to everyday well-being, GLOWRIUM APP brings smart lighting naturally into your life. GLOWRIUM—Where Innovation and Quality Shine.

Screenshots

Sunsa4 screens
GLOWRIUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sunsa at 4.5 against GLOWRIUM's 2.4. Sunsa also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 45%). GLOWRIUM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

Sunsa holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Sunsa's written reviews are positive against 45% of GLOWRIUM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunsa ships an update every 29 months, GLOWRIUM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sunsa versus GLOWRIUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunsaGLOWRIUM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (27 ratings) — better2.4 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2734 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunsa, IncXingyang Hicent Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Sunsa

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%

GLOWRIUM

All ratings34 ratings
Positive32.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

In-app purchases

None

Sunsa

No in-app purchases

None

GLOWRIUM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunsa free?
Sunsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GLOWRIUM free?
GLOWRIUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sunsa or GLOWRIUM?
Sunsa is rated higher. Sunsa averages 4.5 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while GLOWRIUM averages 2.4 from 34 ratings.
Do Sunsa or GLOWRIUM have ads?
Neither Sunsa nor GLOWRIUM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunsa or GLOWRIUM?
Sunsa ships an update every 29 months, and GLOWRIUM every 2 months. Most recently, Sunsa was updated on June 1, 2026 and GLOWRIUM on September 8, 2026.

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