CloudyBay vs EncountersDB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 16 million color options
- Precise color and brightness adjustment
- Customizable lighting scenes
- Remote control from anywhere
- Voice control integration
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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.
EncountersDB
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EncountersDB helps you document, track, and stay aware of real-world incidents around you. Whether you’re logging an interaction, monitoring nearby activity, or keeping a personal record, EncountersDB gives you the tools to stay informed and prepared. Key Features • Quick Incident Logging Record encounters with timestamps, notes, and details in seconds. • Secure Record Keeping Store your logs privately so you can access them anytime. • Nearby Activity Feed See recent incidents happening around your location in real time. • Simple, Clean Interface Designed to be fast, intuitive, and easy to use when it matters most. • Location-Based Awareness Understand what’s happening around you with a live, map-based view.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EncountersDB at every 3 months against CloudyBay's every 7 months. CloudyBay's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CloudyBay ships an update every 7 months, EncountersDB every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudyBay | EncountersDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (83 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CloudyBay Inc. | Astonish Innovations |
In-app purchases
CloudyBay
No in-app purchases
EncountersDB
No in-app purchases









