Comparison

Xaralyn Smart vs CloudyBay

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

Head to head
About

Xaralyn Smart

Control your home appliances remotely and manage multiple devices simultaneously. Set timers for automated functions and easily share device access with family members. The app facilitates quick and simple connection to your smart devices for a seamless smart living experience.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Simultaneous device management
  • Automated timer functions
  • Device sharing with family
  • Quick and easy device connection
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Smart life, Smart living 1.Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2.Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3.Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4.Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5.Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

About

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.

Highlights
  • 16 million color options
  • Precise color and brightness adjustment
  • Customizable lighting scenes
  • Remote control from anywhere
  • Voice control integration
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Xaralyn Smart4 screens
CloudyBay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xaralyn Smart at 100% against CloudyBay's 18%. CloudyBay's advantage is rating (2.5 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (83 vs 3). 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

CloudyBay holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudyBay has 83 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Xaralyn Smart's written reviews are positive against 18% of CloudyBay's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xaralyn Smart ships an update every 14 months, CloudyBay every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Xaralyn Smart versus CloudyBay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXaralyn SmartCloudyBay
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)2.5 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better18.4% of reviews
Number of ratings383 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB203 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer永涛 陈CloudyBay Inc.

Customer experience

Xaralyn Smart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CloudyBay

All ratings83 ratings
Positive33.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative62.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative76.3%

Bugs and requests

Xaralyn Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CloudyBay

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Lights stuck in pairing mode
  • Lights disconnect and won't reconnect
  • App only works a few days a week
  • Lights disconnect every time
  • App loses connection with lights, requires reset
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  • Smart scenes don't work
  • Group control portion of the app never works
  • Connection times out during setup
  • Lights randomly stop working
  • Lights randomly lose connection
  • Lights blink constantly
  • Lights reset from warm light to bright white
  • Lights go offline every single day
  • Some lights don't connect to the app or are uncontrollable
  • App doesn't remember custom settings after power on

Requested features

12 requests
  • More app options and customization for light patterns and colors
  • Ability to change color on a schedule
  • Add feature to group lights and modify them on the fly
  • Rhythm feature should be available for groups of lights
  • Anything set for individual lights should be available for groups
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  • Add number value for white color adjustment
  • Fix update issues where connection times out
  • Make app intuitive and entertaining like Philips Hue
  • Improve app/firmware to prevent lights from going offline
  • Fix power on behavior so it remembers custom settings
  • Provide an iPad version of the app
  • Automate scenes again, don't require manual selection daily

In-app purchases

None

Xaralyn Smart

No in-app purchases

None

CloudyBay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xaralyn Smart free?
Xaralyn Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudyBay free?
CloudyBay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Xaralyn Smart or CloudyBay?
CloudyBay is rated higher. Xaralyn Smart averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CloudyBay averages 2.5 from 83 ratings.
Do Xaralyn Smart or CloudyBay have ads?
Neither Xaralyn Smart nor CloudyBay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xaralyn Smart or CloudyBay?
Xaralyn Smart ships an update every 14 months, and CloudyBay every 7 months. Most recently, Xaralyn Smart was updated on October 21, 2026 and CloudyBay on October 24, 2026.

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