Comparison

Corluma vs ΣCasa for HomeKit

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

Head to head
About

Corluma

Manage all your smart lights from a single application. Adjust colors with intuitive tools, create dynamic effects, and group lights for simultaneous control. Save and recall favorite settings, add timeouts, and access device-specific features.

Highlights
  • Unified smart light control
  • Color wheels, swatches, and palettes
  • Dynamic effects and streams
  • Group light management
  • Save and recall favorite settings
  • Device-specific features
  • Local Wi-Fi communication
Features
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Control all the smartlights in your home from one app! Use color wheels, swatches, or palettes to change the color of your lights. You can also use effects and streams to change colors over time. Do you have too many lights? Simplify managing them by grouping them and controlling them all at once. Save your favorite settings and reset them back to their exact state at any time with just a few clicks, add timeouts, access light specific features such as screen mirroring for Nanoleaf 4D lights, and more! Corluma does not require an account, external servers, or additional permissions such as location to use your lights. The app is fully featured from the start with no In-App purchases. All communication is done on local wifi. Compatibility: - Hues: all lights supported, bridge required - LIFX: all bulbs, multizone, and tiles supported - Nanoleafs: all lights except the Nanoleaf Essentials line supported - Arduinos: supports the ArduCor sketch, which can use NeoPixels, Rainbowduinos, and standard LEDs

About

ΣCasa for HomeKit

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ΣCasa HomeKit offers advanced HomeKit device management and automation. Create scenes, set up automations, organize by rooms, and control your entire smart home remotely. Experience intelligent home control made simple.

Screenshots

Corluma4 screens
ΣCasa for HomeKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ΣCasa for HomeKit at 15.6 against Corluma's 17. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Corluma versus ΣCasa for HomeKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCorlumaΣCasa for HomeKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1715.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy SeemannHsin-Yu Chen

In-app purchases

None

Corluma

No in-app purchases

None

ΣCasa for HomeKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Corluma free?
Corluma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ΣCasa for HomeKit free?
ΣCasa for HomeKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Corluma or ΣCasa for HomeKit have ads?
Neither Corluma nor ΣCasa for HomeKit shows ads.

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