BrightVault vs Control Envy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightVault
This app manages a luxury residential energy storage system. It offers custom, modular solutions for smart homes, integrating with leading home automation systems for endless energy automation possibilities.
- Luxury residential energy storage
- Custom modular system
- Home automation integration
- Energy automation possibilities
- Smart home management
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The BrightVault Energy Storage System is the first energy storage system designed for the Luxury Residential market. A custom, modular, energy storage system is the only sensible solution for a custom home. With the ability to integrate with the leading home automation systems already in the home, the energy automation possibilities are endless.
Control Envy
This app offers a unified interface to manage video, audio, lighting, and climate systems. It can function as a user interface connected to a dedicated controller or as a standalone controller for direct device management.
- Control video displays, projectors, and sources
- Manage audio processors, receivers, and sources
- Operate lighting systems
- Adjust climate control systems
- Combined mode with dedicated controller
- Standalone mode for direct device control
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Control Envy is a single, elegant app to control: - VIDEO displays, projectors, switchers, and sources; - AUDIO processors, receivers, switchers, and sources; - LIGHTING systems; and - CLIMATE systems. COMBINED Mode In combined mode, Control Envy works as a user interface that connects to a dedicated, always-on controller. Combined mode is preferable when using multiple user interfaces or when controlling many devices. STANDALONE Mode In standalone mode, Control Envy works as its own controller and connects directly to controlled devices. Standalone mode is ideal for demos and for single rooms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: BrightVault at 6 against Control Envy's 1. BrightVault also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrightVault against 5.0 for Control Envy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrightVault has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BrightVault ships an update every 5 weeks, Control Envy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrightVault | Control Envy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrightVault, LLC | Control Envy |
Customer experience
BrightVault
Control Envy
In-app purchases
BrightVault
No in-app purchases
Control Envy
No in-app purchases
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