AvaEye vs SMRT Lighting Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AvaEye
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AvaEye is a mobile surveillance client app for use with select products from Avalonix. With this app you can view live or recorded video, and receive event notifications from compatible IP cameras, PoE PTZ Cameras, NVRs, and XVRs over the LAN or the Internet.
SMRT Lighting Controls
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Description: Commissioning a lighting controls system can be confusing, expensive, and difficult to do. With SMRT Commercial Lighting Controls, we have removed the confusion, cost and difficulty! Configuring AND controlling your SMRT system couldn't be easier. It truly is, Lighting Controls Simplified. With SMRT Commercial Lighting Controls, You have the power of a Bluetooth Mesh Network & a complete set of tools literally at your fingertips! Commission and start up your system, as well as control your lights! Turn them off, turn them on, raise or lower the light level. Set a scene. You want to set your sensors to occupancy? Done, with the touch of a button. Want to set them to vacancy instead? Simply touch a button on the app, and done! Meet building codes and energy codes such as Title 24, IECC & ASHRAE by simply configuring your SMRT Bluetooth app to meet compliance criteria. The SMRT Bluetooth app does not require any special training or even any experience with Lighting systems or Controls Systems. It's intuitive nature will guide you along the way. If you would like to watch a step by step video of our SMRT app, please go to WWW.installsmrtcontrols.com and click the app link to watch how easy it is! Thank you for choosing SMRT Commercial Lighting Controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SMRT Lighting Controls at every 4 months against AvaEye's every 11 months. AvaEye's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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.
AvaEye ships an update every 11 months, SMRT Lighting Controls every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AvaEye | SMRT Lighting Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sapphire Services | SMRT Commercial Lighting Controls |
In-app purchases
AvaEye
No in-app purchases
SMRT Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
