Brightlayer Home vs BN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
BN
Control your home appliances remotely and set up automated schedules or scenes. Easily add new devices and share access with family members for seamless smart home management.
- Remote appliance control
- Easy device addition
- Family device sharing
- Automated schedules
- Customizable scenes
Read full descriptionHide full description
"1. Control your home appliances from anywhere, at any time. 2. Easily and quickly add devices to the app. 3. Share devices among family members seamlessly. 4. Set schedules or create scenes for your devices, allowing them to operate automatically according to your preferences."
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brightlayer Home at 4.7 against BN's 1.3. Brightlayer Home also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 63). BN'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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brightlayer Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brightlayer Home has 2.5K ratings behind it against 63, 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 BN's.
| Parameter | Brightlayer Home | BN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 1.3 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eaton Corporation | CENTURY PRODUCTS INC |
Customer experience
Brightlayer Home
BN
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)
BN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brightlayer Home
No in-app purchases
BN
No in-app purchases
