Comparison

Brightlayer Home vs Lychee Watch

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

Head to head
About

Brightlayer Home

Monitor and control your home's power usage with smart breakers and wiring devices. Gain energy insights, set schedules for cost savings, and receive important notifications. Manage connected devices remotely and enhance security with features like vacation mode.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy insights
  • Historical energy usage data
  • Customizable energy-saving schedules
  • Remote device control
  • Out-of-ordinary activity notifications
  • Vacation mode for security
  • Voice control integration
Features
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The Brightlayer Home app works with Eaton smart breakers and wiring devices.  Easily view power usage, control connected devices remotely and make more informed energy decisions. • Energy insights- Better understand energy usage inside the home with real-time and historical insights • Cost savings- Create schedules and scenes to fit your daily routine and to save energy. • Stay up to date- Receive notifications of out of the ordinary activities • Flexible load control- Easily connect Eaton smart home technologies to manage and control energy usage • Added security- Vacation mode turns lights on and off randomly to make seem like someone is home • Voice Control – Pair with Amazon Alexa or Google Home to use voice commands

About

Lychee Watch

Remotely manage your smart sliding doors and windows with this companion app. It allows control from any location, but requires initial setup via a separate mobile application.

Highlights
  • Remote control of sliding doors and windows
  • Control from any location
  • Companion app for SmartSlydr device
  • Requires mobile app for initial setup
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Control your Sliding Doors and Windows from anywhere using the SmartSlydr Watch app. No need to take This is the secondary app to control the SmartSlydr device. The login and onboarding is not supported from the Watch App. Please use the Mobile app first for setting up a new account and onboard the device.

Screenshots

Brightlayer Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brightlayer Home at 4.7 against Lychee Watch's 2.0. Brightlayer Home also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). Lychee Watch's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Brightlayer Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightlayer Home has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Brightlayer Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lychee Watch's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brightlayer Home versus Lychee Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightlayer HomeLychee Watch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews30.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEaton CorporationLychee Things Inc.

Customer experience

Brightlayer Home

All ratings1,988 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive30.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative62.7%

Lychee Watch

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Brightlayer Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Schedules randomly disappearing
  • Devices disconnecting from WiFi
  • App login issues and account creation problems
  • Incompatibility with certain WiFi routers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add advanced scheduling options (e.g. if-then rules)
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Integrate with popular smart home platforms (e.g. Alexa, Google Home)
  • Add support for more device types (e.g. EV chargers)

Lychee Watch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brightlayer Home

No in-app purchases

None

Lychee Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brightlayer Home free?
Brightlayer Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lychee Watch free?
Lychee Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brightlayer Home or Lychee Watch?
Brightlayer Home is rated higher. Brightlayer Home averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Lychee Watch averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Brightlayer Home or Lychee Watch have ads?
Neither Brightlayer Home nor Lychee Watch shows ads.

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