BrightSync vs Liveinsmart Home Automation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrightSync
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1. Control and Schedule all the appliances from the mobile anywhere, anytime. 2. Manage Access to other users by joining them into your home. 3. Control all your IR appliances like TV, Set Top Box, Air Conditioner, Projector etc. 4. Get a personalised and elaborate Entertainment Program Guide, to keep track of what's playing on your TV. 5. Schedule all your appliances using Routines and Scenes. 6. Create Workflows to do a set of actions based on room temperature, motion etc. 7. View real-time power consumption and energy stats of the appliances. 8. Control All your appliances using voice with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
Liveinsmart Home Automation
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1. Control and Schedule all the appliances from the mobile anywhere, anytime. 2. Manage Access to other users by joining them into your home. 3. Control all your IR appliances like TV, Set Top Box, Air Conditioner, Projector etc. 4. Get a personalised and elaborate Entertainment Program Guide, to keep track of what's playing on your TV. 5. Schedule all your appliances using Routines and Scenes. 6. Create Workflows to do a set of actions based on room temperature, motion etc. 7. View real-time power consumption and energy stats of the appliances. 8. Control All your appliances using voice with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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Verdict
BrightSync and Liveinsmart Home Automation are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
BrightSync ships an update every 3 months, Liveinsmart Home Automation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrightSync | Liveinsmart Home Automation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIGHTS BY ANKUR PRIVATE LIMITED | Liveinsmart Technologies |
In-app purchases
BrightSync
No in-app purchases
Liveinsmart Home Automation
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BrightSync free?
Is Liveinsmart Home Automation free?
Do BrightSync or Liveinsmart Home Automation have ads?
Which is updated more often, BrightSync or Liveinsmart Home Automation?
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