Comparison

Hilo vs CTA Wildlife

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

Head to head
About

Hilo

Control your smart home devices remotely with this app. Create custom scenes for different moods and activities, program devices to save energy, and participate in challenges to earn rewards by reducing energy consumption. Track your energy usage in real-time to optimize efficiency.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Custom scene creation
  • Device programming for energy saving
  • Energy consumption tracking
  • Financial rewards for energy challenges
Features
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There’s no place like home, especially when it’s a smart home. Say hello to Hilo, and discover how to control your entire home with a single app. Manage your devices wherever you are Hilo allows you to configure, manage and control all your connected home devices with ease. Activate them when you want, wherever you are. Create scenes to make your life easier A scene allows you to control in one go several devices and to create the mood for a room by dimming a light or changing the colour of bulbs, for example. Start by creating 4 basic scenes, then take the time to define key moments to help you make the most of your Hilo home. Get creative! Movie night, Sunday brunch, reading corner… Create the scenes you want and manage several devices with a single command, so that your home takes care of you 24/7. Program your devices to save time and energy By programming your favorite devices such as your thermostats and lights with a single gesture, you’ll save time and energy. With Hilo, you’re more efficient! Rise to the challenge, get money in return Reward yourself with Hilo challenges! During the cold months, we propose up to 30 Hilo challenges. If you successfully complete them, you’ll reap a cash reward. The formula is simple: Accept the automatic action suggested by Hilo and obtain a reward for each kilowatt hour (kWh) that isn’t consumed. A Hilo challenge is a small gesture that's good for your wallet, and the planet. Track and optimize your energy consumption in real time Hilo allows you to track your consumption by day, week or month. The goal is to continually optimize your energy consumption. Being energy smart? You’ve got this!

About

CTA Wildlife

This app allows users to easily record harvest data and enter climate change information. It supports numerical entries, record uploads, and offline operation for convenient data management.

Highlights
  • One-touch harvesting
  • Climate change data entry
  • Numerical data entry
  • Record upload
  • Offline data storage
Features
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The CTA Wildlife Harvest and Monitoring Mobile Application features one touch harvesting and climate change data entry, numerical entry, record upload and offline data storage and operation.

Screenshots

Hilo4 screens
CTA Wildlife2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CTA Wildlife at 5.0 against Hilo's 4.5. CTA Wildlife also leads on iOS requirement (13.5 vs 16.4). Hilo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CTA Wildlife holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hilo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hilo ships an update every 3 weeks, CTA Wildlife every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hilo versus CTA Wildlife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiloCTA Wildlife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHilo ÉnergieStrata360 ltd.

Customer experience

Hilo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral18.0%
Negative42.3%

CTA Wildlife

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hilo

No in-app purchases

None

CTA Wildlife

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hilo free?
Hilo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CTA Wildlife free?
CTA Wildlife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hilo or CTA Wildlife?
CTA Wildlife is rated higher. Hilo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CTA Wildlife averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hilo or CTA Wildlife have ads?
Neither Hilo nor CTA Wildlife shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hilo or CTA Wildlife?
Hilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and CTA Wildlife every 2 months. Most recently, Hilo was updated on October 30, 2026 and CTA Wildlife on October 14, 2026.

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