Aiper vs TruLight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aiper
Manage your pool cleaners and irrigation devices from one app. Create custom scenes for different areas, schedule cleanings, and optimize watering for a vibrant landscape while conserving water.
- Unified pool and irrigation device management
- Multi-yard scenario support
- Intelligent pool cleaning automation
- AI Navium™ and Visual Mode for pool cleaning
- Customized irrigation schedules
- Water conservation features
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The newly upgraded Aiper App, now supporting both pool and irrigation devices, is designed to match your evolving vision for intelligent yard. Multi-Yard Scenario Support Go beyond the pool. Now you can seamlessly manage your entire yard. Effortlessly control and monitor both your Aiper pool cleaners and the newly supported irrigation device from a single app. Create distinct scenes for different areas or properties—all at your fingertips. Advanced Smart Pool Solutions Enjoy a pristine pool with intelligent automation. Schedule cleanings, monitor performance, and optimize energy use. Besides, The latest devices support AI Navium™ mode and Visual Mode, making pool cleaning more efficient. Introducing: Efficient Smart Irrigation. Now part of the Aiper family! Nurture a lush garden effortlessly. Create customized watering plans, set smart schedules, and take the guesswork out of lawn and garden care. Achieve a vibrant landscape while conserving water.
TruLight
Control smart lighting devices with a wide range of patterns and customization options. Connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to manage music and voice control, set schedules, and share devices with others.
- 160 standard patterns
- 52 holiday patterns
- Music and voice control
- Scheduling
- Multi-group management
- Device sharing
- Wi-Fi reset
- Firmware updates
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Trulight is an intelligent app offering various features that connect through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. It includes 160 standard patterns and 52 holiday-themed patterns. Key functions of the app include music and voice control, scheduling, multi-group management, device sharing, Wi-Fi reset, firmware updates, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TruLight at 90% against Aiper's 47%. TruLight also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Aiper's advantage is ratings volume (260 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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.
TruLight holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aiper has 260 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Aiper's written reviews are positive against 90% of TruLight's.
Aiper ships an update every 3 weeks, TruLight every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aiper | TruLight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (260 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 260 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AIPER GLOBAL PTE. LTD. | The TruLight Solutions LLP |
Customer experience
Aiper
TruLight
Bugs and requests
Aiper
Reported bugs
14 issues- Login credentials not recognized after updates
- App fails to connect to devices
- Cleaning records not displaying or disappearing after updates
- Account registration impossible or code validation timeout
- Firmware update failures
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- Device pairing issues with QR codes
- Bluetooth disconnection not auto-reconnecting
- App incompatible with certain robot models
- Solar charging stopped working after recent update
- Devices showing as 'bound' to another account
- WiFi connection issues
- Notification spam despite disabling ads
- Battery percentage font too small
- Cleaning records not saved when robot removed early
Requested features
15 requests- Scheduling/timer functionality for automated operation
- Multi-device simultaneous login support
- Manual control when robot is underwater
- Pause/stop operation from app
- Customizable watering zones and amounts
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- Battery charging schedule optimization
- Remote power off capability
- Cleaning mode explanations and documentation
- Estimated remaining runtime display
- Ability to edit maps and add watering points
- Temperature unit conversion (F to C)
- Smaller tile view for multiple devices on main page
- iPad landscape orientation support
- Geographic map background for mapping
- Disable pool section for non-pool users
TruLight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aiper
No in-app purchases
TruLight
No in-app purchases
