Comparison

CloudyBay vs dewenwils

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

Head to head
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.

About

dewenwils

Control your smart home devices remotely and connect them for a seamless experience. Monitor device status from anywhere and share access with family members. Discover and purchase new smart products through the integrated online mall.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Smart home connection
  • Family device sharing
  • Real-time status feedback
  • Online smart product mall
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Life is simple from now on. 1、Device Control: remote control, build a "smart family". 2、Smart Connection: fast connection, enjoy the extremely speed experience. 3、Shared Devices: make it easy for the whole family to enjoy smart life. 4、Information Feedback: gain insight into the status of your home devices, anytime, anywhere. 5、Online Mall: enter the mall to buy smart products.

Screenshots

CloudyBay4 screens
dewenwils4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: dewenwils at 4.7 against CloudyBay's 2.5. dewenwils also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 18%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

dewenwils holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 225 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of CloudyBay's written reviews are positive against 32% of dewenwils's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudyBay ships an update every 7 months, dewenwils every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CloudyBay versus dewenwils: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudyBaydewenwils
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (83 ratings)4.7 (225 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews31.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83225 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB179 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCloudyBay Inc.Dewenwils Inc.

Customer experience

CloudyBay

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

dewenwils

All ratings225 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

CloudyBay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

dewenwils

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Device switch locations move on 'All Devices' page
  • Timer switch consistently turns off on its own
  • App constantly logs out users
  • Astronomical mode doesn't work
  • Cannot adjust for sunrise/sunset times
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  • Scheduler interface is unordered and hard to check
  • Connecting to WiFi requires disabling 5G
  • App only turns transformer on and off, no circuit separation
  • Schedule function doesn't work
  • Timer function does not turn devices on or off
  • GUI doesn't reflect zone changes
  • Cannot turn zones off with the app
  • App has stopped working for pool motor timer
  • Cannot set on and off times anymore
  • App loses the network consistently
  • Scenes do not activate when saved

Requested features

7 requests
  • Indication on 'AllDevices' page if each is On or Off
  • Bigger back arrow
  • Clarify device prompt labels
  • Widgets or shortcut commands
  • Apple Home integration
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  • iPhone widget for easy access
  • Feature to set timer to turn on for a certain amount of time then go off

In-app purchases

None

CloudyBay

No in-app purchases

None

dewenwils

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CloudyBay free?
CloudyBay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dewenwils free?
dewenwils is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CloudyBay or dewenwils?
dewenwils is rated higher. CloudyBay averages 2.5 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while dewenwils averages 4.7 from 225 ratings.
Do CloudyBay or dewenwils have ads?
Neither CloudyBay nor dewenwils shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudyBay or dewenwils?
CloudyBay ships an update every 7 months, and dewenwils every 10 months. Most recently, CloudyBay was updated on October 10, 2026 and dewenwils on October 16, 2026.

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