Comparison

Brighton Creative Studio App vs HomeSense

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

Head to head
About

Brighton Creative Studio App

Explore the inspiration and craftsmanship behind unique accessories. Discover designer stories, product creation processes, and the latest collections through engaging videos and articles. Experience the artistry of timeless designs from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Browse designer videos
  • Read articles on crafting
  • Flip through digital mailers
  • View latest newsletters
  • Learn about new charm jewelry
Features
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A whole new experience is just a touch away. Brighton's inventive app lets you see and hear "what's new" about our products and design team in a fresh, fun way. Enjoy exploring the inspiration and artisanship behind our accessories. In a world of cookie-cutter, look-alike products, Brighton's designers turn today's fashion influences into unique and timeless accessories that women love to collect. Listen to their stories about why our designs are sought-after, year after year. By using the app you can: • Browse videos of Brighton Designers sharing why and how they made products and collections • Read articles about the crafting of handbags, jewelry and wallets • Flip through the pages of our mailers and brochures • View the latest newsletters • Learn about the newest charm jewelry Now you can be with us at Brighton headquarters at any time, wherever you are...it's all right at your fingertips.

About

HomeSense

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a central hub for your smart home. Seamlessly integrate and manage devices from various brands, including lights, thermostats, and audio systems. Enjoy a convenient overview of your entire home and control individual devices or create custom scenes.

Highlights
  • Centralized smart home control
  • Integrates with multiple brands
  • Device and room overview
  • Customizable scenes and favorites
  • Today widget for quick access
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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HomeSense turns your iPhone or iPad into a command center for your automated home. HomeSense supports Caséta Wireless, Lutron RadioRA 2, Lutron RadioRA 3, Lutron HomeWorks QS, Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting, Sonos speakers, Honeywell Lyric Thermostat and HomeKit, providing seamless integration between these systems. See the state of your connected devices, rooms, and convenient summary of your whole home with the base version, and upgrade to control lights, fans, shades, thermostats, edit schedule and more. With Notification Center widget, favorites, home and room scenes, HomeSense is flexible, convenient and easy to use. Please note that device control and editing for scenes and schedules requires a purchase. Common Features - See and control lights, ceiling fans, shades, blinds and thermostats from the application. - Home overview shows the state of every room and makes it easy to see what rooms have lights or fans on. - Add often used controls or scenes to the Favorites. Any light, fan, shade, or even individual keypad button can be added to Favorites to appear on a separate screen. Tap to toggle, or tap and hold to open the detail view. - Create your own home and room scenes that can combine devices from different systems. - Turn off all lights and fans in a room with a single gesture - just choose “All Off” action on the room. - Set up additional actions for a room to be recalled quickly from actions menu. - Organize your home: manage rooms, rename controls and keypad buttons, hide unwanted devices. - Today widget lets you access selected controls or scenes without launching the app. - Change switch type - choose if switch controls an outlet, light or fan. - Adjust device defaults - set default brightness, fade-in and fade-out time for dimmers, set default speed for fans. - iCloud sync keeps your home configuration up-to-date on all of your devices. Caséta Wireless Features - View and edit Pico button programming and scheduled events. Lutron RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS Features - View and edit keypad button programming, scheduled events and thermostat schedules. - Change schedule and energy saving (“Green”) mode. Philips Hue Features - View and edit scheduled events, including events relative to sunrise or sunset. HomeKit Features - Supported devices include outlets, switches, lights, fans, shades, blinds, thermostats, door locks, garage door openers, faucets, and sensors. - Scheduled events support both weekly events, as well as time triggers with repeat intervals, from 5 minutes up to one month. Sonos Features - Play, pause, and control volume. - Select a playlist or a station to play from your Sonos favorites. - Group speakers to play music to more than one rooms. Requirements - For Caséta Wireless, Smart Bridge or Smart Bridge Pro connected to home WiFi network. - For Lutron, professionally installed system connected to home WiFi network. - For Philips Hue, Philips Hue lights with bridge connected to home WiFi network. - For Lyric, Lyric Round Wi-Fi Thermostat, Lyric T5 or Lyric T6 Pro Wi-Fi Thermostat with working Internet connection. Trademarks Lutron, HomeWorks, RadioRA are trademarks of Lutron Electronics Co., Inc registered in the US and other countries. Caséta, RadioRA 2, RadioRA 3, GRAFIK RA are trademarks of Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Lyric, Lyric Round are trademarks of Honeywell International Inc. PHILIPS is a registered trademark of Koninklijke Philips N.V. Sonos and Sonos product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonos, Inc.

Screenshots

Brighton Creative Studio App3 screens
HomeSense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HomeSense at 4.4 against Brighton Creative Studio App's 1.6. HomeSense also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Brighton Creative Studio App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. HomeSense sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Brighton Creative Studio App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeSense holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Brighton Creative Studio App's written reviews are positive against 50% of HomeSense's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brighton Creative Studio App ships an update every 5 months, HomeSense every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Brighton Creative Studio App versus HomeSense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrighton Creative Studio AppHomeSense
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (21 ratings)4.4 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2177 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrighton Collectibles, Inc.Revery Codes

Customer experience

Brighton Creative Studio App

All ratings21 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive13.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.5%

HomeSense

All ratings77 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brighton Creative Studio App

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

HomeSense

Subscriptions2
  • HomeSense One Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • HomeSense One Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Control Access for Honeywell Lyric$4.99
  • Control Access for Sonos$7.99
  • Control Access for Philips Hue$9.99
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  • Control Access for Lutron$19.99
  • Control Access for Caséta Wireless$19.99

Questions

Is Brighton Creative Studio App free?
Brighton Creative Studio App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeSense free?
HomeSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brighton Creative Studio App or HomeSense?
HomeSense is rated higher. Brighton Creative Studio App averages 1.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while HomeSense averages 4.4 from 77 ratings.
Do Brighton Creative Studio App or HomeSense have ads?
Neither Brighton Creative Studio App nor HomeSense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brighton Creative Studio App or HomeSense?
Brighton Creative Studio App ships an update every 5 months, and HomeSense every 5 weeks. Most recently, Brighton Creative Studio App was updated on October 7, 2026 and HomeSense on September 28, 2026.

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