SimpliSafe Home Security App vs iLUX Mesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpliSafe Home Security App
Control your home security system remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Arm or disarm your system, receive instant alerts, and view a detailed timeline of events. Live video streaming is also available with compatible cameras.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Instant notifications
- Event timeline
- Live video streaming
- System control
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The SimpliSafe Home Security iPhone and iPad app lets you control your SimpliSafe security system from anywhere in the world. Arm and disarm the system, set instant notifications and keep track of everything in an up to the minute timeline. You can even watch and capture live video if you have a SimpliSafe camera.
iLUX Mesh
Control your smart lighting with your smartphone via Bluetooth. Manage up to 50 smart lamps, create groups, and set custom scenes for various scenarios. Adjust colors, lighting modes, and set timers for a personalized lighting experience.
- Smartphone Bluetooth control
- Manage up to 50 smart lamps
- Create lamp groups
- Setup custom lighting scenes
- Change colors and lighting modes
- Time-delayed switching off
- Control within 15 meters
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Give your light intelligence. With the iLUX Mesh APP you will reach a new level of intelligent lighting control using your Smartphone via Bluetooth. Have the power to manage up to 50 iLUX Mesh Smart Lamps, create lamp groups and setup different scenes for different scenarios using your lamps to full capacity whether it is changing colors, lighting modes or time-delayed switching off. Connect to and be in command of the lamps surrounded by you within 15 meters. Setup and use different kinds of additional remote controls to switch on/off and adjust lights more comfortable than ever before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpliSafe Home Security App at 4.8 against iLUX Mesh's 2.3. SimpliSafe Home Security App also leads on ratings volume (323K vs 50) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). iLUX Mesh's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SimpliSafe Home Security App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpliSafe Home Security App has 323K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 24% and 23% positive.
SimpliSafe Home Security App ships an update weekly, iLUX Mesh every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpliSafe Home Security App | iLUX Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (323K ratings) — better | 2.3 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better | 22.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 323K — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #202 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 437 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SimpliSafe Inc | Home EVER Inc. |
Customer experience
SimpliSafe Home Security App
iLUX Mesh
Bugs and requests
SimpliSafe Home Security App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Sensors going offline or malfunctioning
- Inconsistent camera performance and connectivity
Requested features
4 requests- Option to delete camera recordings
- Geofencing for automatic arming/disarming
- Integration with Apple HomeKit and Google Home
- Customizable sensor settings and zones
iLUX Mesh
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpliSafe Home Security App
No in-app purchases
iLUX Mesh
No in-app purchases
Questions
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