Comparison

CloudyBay vs powerasia

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

powerasia

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Powerasia is an app that helps you manage smart lamps -Instantly connect to new devices -Enjoy the artistry and magic of lighting effects -Fast and efficient customer service -Real-time check of device status

Screenshots

CloudyBay4 screens
powerasia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: powerasia at 4 against CloudyBay's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CloudyBay versus powerasia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudyBaypowerasia
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (83 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings83 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB255 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCloudyBay Inc.Guangzhou Qisheng Trading Co., Ltd.

Bugs and 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

powerasia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CloudyBay

No in-app purchases

None

powerasia

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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