Opti Kinect vs myCalpha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Opti Kinect
Control your smart lighting effects products with your phone or tablet. Adjust brightness, power, timers, and effects speed. Group devices for simultaneous control of Aura and Kino products.
- Control brightness
- On/Off functionality
- Timers and schedules
- Effects speed and direction
- Group device control
- Supports Aura & Kino products
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Use your Smart Phone or Tablet to control your [OPTI] Kinetics lighting effects products. Control brightness, on/off, timers & schedules, effects speed & direction. Assign products into groups and control multiple devices all at once. (Currently supports Aura & Kino products)
myCalpha
Monitor and remotely control your smart energy devices in real-time. View historical performance data and set custom energy usage strategies for efficiency. Easily share device access with family and manage multiple devices simultaneously.
- Real-time device monitoring
- Remote device control
- Historical energy data analysis
- Custom energy usage strategies
- Device sharing with family
- Multi-device management
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Monitor and control your smart energy devices anytime, anywhere with myCalpha! 1. Monitor and remote control your devices in real-time; 2. View historical data by day, month, and year to better understand its performance, such as energy production and consumption; 3. Set up your own energy usage strategy, making it smarter and more efficient； 4. One tap to share devices among family members; 5. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, conveniently and quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Opti Kinect at 4.5 against myCalpha's 4.0. myCalpha's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Opti Kinect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Opti Kinect | myCalpha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Optikinetics Ltd | Calpha Industries Inc. |
Customer experience
Opti Kinect
myCalpha
In-app purchases
Opti Kinect
No in-app purchases
myCalpha
No in-app purchases
