PAL Commander vs BRmesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAL Commander
This app allows you to control your wire PAL swimming pool lights. It provides a 12V A/C supply for multiple light units and offers precise color advancement with a memory function. Manage your pool lighting with ease through its intuitive interface.
- Controls wire PAL swimming pool lights
- Provides 12V A/C supply
- Supports PAL-Treo or PAL-2000 lights
- Precise color advance function
- 2 Channel Control (8 outputs)
- Memory Function
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PAL Commander App controls 2 wire PAL swimming pool lights. Provides 12V A/C supply for up to 8 x PAL-Treo or 8 x PAL-2000. One touch, precise color advance function. 2 Channel Control 8 outputs,6 on CH. 1, 2 on CH. 2 Memory Function.
BRmesh
Control your Bluetooth smart lights with an intuitive app. Manage individual lights, groups, or all lights simultaneously. Create custom lighting scenes and schedule automatic on/off times for daily use or ambiance.
- Area-based light control
- Individual and group control
- Customizable scenes
- Scheduled on/off timers
- Control up to 240 lights
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Bluetooth smart light with APP control. Can be used for daily lighting and atmosphere lighting. Concise and practical control page: the lights can be divided into areas, the whole, individual or selective control of the light can be achieved through shortcut keys, which is very convenient and quick. Can control up to 240 lights. Built-in Newly Developed Timing Chips: You can set your favorite color to turn on and off on time everyday automatically. Scene: You can individually set the color or mode for each light, combine it into your favorite scene and save it, and one key to start when you need.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BRmesh at 2.4 against PAL Commander's 1.0. BRmesh also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 48 months) and ratings volume (286 vs 1). PAL Commander's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BRmesh holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BRmesh has 286 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PAL Commander ships an update every 48 months, BRmesh fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAL Commander | BRmesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.4 (286 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 286 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PAL Lighting | 坤明 杨 |
Customer experience
PAL Commander
BRmesh
Bugs and requests
PAL Commander
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BRmesh
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when selecting individual lights
- Sharing and QR code functionality not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance after app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom colors for DIY modes
- More granular control over lighting effects and speed
- Integration with smart home platforms like Alexa and Google Home
- Improved music sync and rhythm modes
In-app purchases
PAL Commander
No in-app purchases
BRmesh
No in-app purchases
