Comparison

BrightVault vs ReliaHome

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Luxury residential energy storage
  • Custom modular system
  • Home automation integration
  • Energy automation possibilities
  • Smart home management
Features
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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.

About

ReliaHome

Manage your home's electrification with this app, designed to work with a smart panel. It helps with system setup, extends battery life during outages, and automatically manages energy loads for new appliances.

Highlights
  • Guided system commissioning
  • Off-Grid Manager for battery life
  • Panel Guard for load management
  • Usage monitoring and trend tracking
  • Energy consumption optimization
  • Schedule energy usage
Features
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ReliaHome App - Energy Control at Your Fingertips Take full control of your home’s electrification with the ReliaHome App, designed for seamless integration with the ABB ReliaHome™ Smart Panel and ReliaHome™ Flex. Benefits when paired with the ReliaHome Smart Panel or ReliaHome Flex: • Commission the system using a guided setup flow that ensures the Smart Panel or Hub is correctly installed, optimized and configured to the user’s needs. • Automatically manage energy loads with Panel Guard, enabling the addition of electric appliances such as EV chargers, induction stove tops, and water heaters without exceeding electrical thresholds. • Use Off-Grid Manager to extend battery life during outages by adjusting energy use in real time. (With ReliaHome Flex, Off-Grid Manager manages state-of-charge and requires an integrated third-party grid status signal, currently supported with Tesla.) • Monitor usage, set schedules, and track trends to optimize energy consumption. Keep your electrical system running at its best with ABB ReliaHome™ ELITE circuit breakers. No Smart Panel or Flex required: connect directly to ELITE breakers over Bluetooth to update their firmware, applying the latest adaptive, machine-learning protection algorithms to reduce nuisance tripping and keep your home's power running smoothly. Enjoy the convenience of an electrified lifestyle with the ReliaHome App.

Screenshots

BrightVault4 screens
ReliaHome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BrightVault at 6 against ReliaHome's 2. BrightVault also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrightVault against 5.0 for ReliaHome. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrightVault ships an update every 5 weeks, ReliaHome every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BrightVault versus ReliaHome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightVaultReliaHome
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrightVault, LLCLumin

Customer experience

BrightVault

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ReliaHome

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BrightVault

No in-app purchases

None

ReliaHome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrightVault free?
BrightVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReliaHome free?
ReliaHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BrightVault or ReliaHome?
BrightVault and ReliaHome are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BrightVault or ReliaHome have ads?
Neither BrightVault nor ReliaHome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrightVault or ReliaHome?
BrightVault ships an update every 5 weeks, and ReliaHome every 2 months. Most recently, BrightVault was updated on September 24, 2026 and ReliaHome on September 18, 2026.

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