Comparison

Tru vs Beyond 811

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

Head to head
About

Tru

Control your smart outdoor lighting system remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust white and RGB colors, dim lights, and create custom groups for different areas of your landscape. Share device access with family members for easy management.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connection
  • Remote control via iPhone/iPad
  • Tunable white color (2200K-6500K)
  • RGB static color control
  • Dimming and On/Off
  • Create lighting groups
  • Device sharing
Features
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Tru-scapes Smart Outdoor Living - RGBWW Lighting 1. Free App available to Download from App Stores. 2. Easy connection: Easily and quickly connect App to your landscape lighting by Bluetooth. 3. Remote control: Using your IPHONE or IPAD device to control your lighting system. 4. Tunable single white color from 2200K-6500K and can Dim and On/Off; Tunable RGB static single color and can dim and On/Off 5. Landscape: Zone/Backyard/Frontyard/Patio/Deck and so on 6. Create your own lighting groups 7. Device Sharing: One tap to share devices among family members.

About

Beyond 811

Features
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Many underground facilities and structures are not marked by the 811 system. Only public utilities are marked and sometimes contain errors. Beyond 811 technicians utilize more advanced equipment and have multiple years of experience. From EM locating to GPR we have the tools needed to find many private utilities and verify those 811 marks to make sure you have complete accuracy. With our simple online booking with live technician availability feel confident that your locates will be completed when your project begins. Get live updates when our technicians are en route and when your job is complete. All utilities are mapped and delivered to you upon job completion. Including approximate depths to avoid damages while potholing or exposing lines.

Screenshots

Tru4 screens
Beyond 8114 screens

Verdict

The call

Tru and Beyond 811 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tru versus Beyond 811: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruBeyond 811
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB60 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGlobal Outdoor Living, LLC.UDMS LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tru

No in-app purchases

None

Beyond 811

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tru free?
Tru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beyond 811 free?
Beyond 811 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tru or Beyond 811 have ads?
Neither Tru nor Beyond 811 shows ads.

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