Carro Home vs CloudyBay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carro Home
Control your smart fan with this app. Adjust fan direction, select modes like normal, nature, or sleep, and set timers or schedules for operation. Manage multiple devices and share control with family members for seamless smart home integration.
- Reversible fan direction
- Multiple fan modes (Normal, Nature, Sleep)
- Adjustable timer (1-8 hours)
- Customizable fan and light schedules
- Simultaneous multi-device control
- Device sharing with family
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1. Reversible: Change the direction of your fan from downdraft mode during the summer to updraft mode during the winter. 2. Mode: Normal, Nature and Sleep, choose one what you like. 3. Timer: Set the timer from 1 to 8 hours to turn off the fan. 4. Schedule: Add a schedule for operating the fan and light anytime. 5. Simultaneous & multiple control: control multiple devices on a single App. 6. Device sharing: Share devices among family members. 7. Seamless connection: Connect the App to devices easily and quickly.
CloudyBay
Control your smart lighting devices with a mobile app. Customize colors, brightness, and scenes for any room. Manage your lights remotely and integrate with voice control systems for a seamless smart home experience.
- 16 million color options
- Precise color and brightness adjustment
- Customizable lighting scenes
- Remote control from anywhere
- Voice control integration
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CloudyBay smart lighting devices, give different intelligent settings for every room, providing a smart lighting experience. 1. 16 million colors, meets every kind of your needs. 2. Accurate and smooth setting of color, dimming, cool and warm light etc. 3. Various scenes. One-touch to change different lighting atmospheres, easily transform your living room into a dance floor.. 4. Control your smart light regardless of distance. As long as you have a network, you can use smart phone to control the lights anytime, anywhere. 5. It can easily access your existing intelligent voice control system, enjoy hands-free and intelligent life from now on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carro Home at 4.4 against CloudyBay's 2.5. Carro Home also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (596 vs 83). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Carro Home holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carro Home has 596 ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Carro Home's written reviews are positive against 18% of CloudyBay's.
Carro Home ships an update monthly, CloudyBay every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carro Home | CloudyBay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (596 ratings) — better | 2.5 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews — better | 18.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 596 — better | 83 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CARRO USA INC | CloudyBay Inc. |
Customer experience
Carro Home
CloudyBay
Bugs and requests
Carro Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fans turning on/off randomly
- Lights activating unexpectedly
- App login and sign-in issues
- Inability to reconnect devices after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved Alexa/Google Home integration
- Ability to share access with multiple users
- More granular control over fan and light settings
- Better documentation and troubleshooting guides
CloudyBay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carro Home
No in-app purchases
CloudyBay
No in-app purchases
