Comparison

dwellingLIVE vs BriteHome

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

Head to head
About

dwellingLIVE

Manage your community's guest list and personal account information directly from your mobile device. This app allows residents to easily add, edit, and delete guests, view guest history, and update their profile details.

Highlights
  • Manage guest list
  • Add, edit, and delete guests
  • View guest history
  • Edit user profile
  • Manage notification settings
Features
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dwellingLIVE is the #1 access control solution for residential community associations. This is the official dwellingLIVE Guest List app for residents in communities subscribing to dwellingLIVE. Easily manage your guest list and account information on your mobile device. Current Features Include: • View guest list • Add, edit, and delete guests • View guest history • Edit user profile (name, email, password, phone numbers, etc.) • Manage email & text message notification settings

About

BriteHome

Remotely control smart lighting, monitor room conditions like temperature and ambient light, and receive activity alerts. This app works with Nuro-enabled devices to automate your home's lighting based on learned patterns and real-time conditions.

Highlights
  • Remote light control
  • Dimming level adjustment
  • Room condition monitoring
  • Activity detection and alerts
  • AI-powered learning
  • Automated lighting adjustments
Features
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The BriteHome app works with Nuro-enabled devices like the Brite Smart Dimmer Switch. Using this app, you can remotely control lights, monitor room conditions, and check on activity in your home. Key App Features: • Turns light on and off • Sets dimming levels • Checks room conditions, including ambient light, temperature, and power usage • Monitors activity in the room • Notifies you when something seems out of the ordinary ___________________________ About the Brite™ Smart Dimmer Switch The Brite switch is a self-learning home automation solution packed into light switch. Using built-in machine learning and AI, it watches and learns and then adjusts the lights automatically based on ambient light, human activity, and other room conditions. • No-touch operation — automatically turns on and off based on room activity • Dynamic dimming — continuously adjusts light level (based on ambient light and time of day) • Smooth, flicker-free dimming — automatically adapts dimming curve for every bulb type • Next-generation sensing — detects occupancy and distinguishes various types of activity • Privacy protection — no cameras, so no invasion of privacy • Machine learning and AI — learns preferences and identifies patterns ___________________________ Watch for new devices coming from Nuro and our partners in the near future.

Screenshots

dwellingLIVE3 screens
BriteHome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BriteHome at 4.5 against dwellingLIVE's 1.3. BriteHome also leads on iOS requirement (11.1 vs 26.0). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (641 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BriteHome holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 641 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
dwellingLIVE versus BriteHome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdwellingLIVEBriteHome
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (641 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings641 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.011.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrontstepsNURO TECHNOLOGIES INC

Customer experience

dwellingLIVE

All ratings639 ratings
Positive6.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative90.5%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive6.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative85.8%

BriteHome

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

dwellingLIVE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App not loading or showing blank screens
  • Unable to access contacts
  • Inability to save guest information
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates

Requested features

7 requests
  • Siri integration
  • Quick add for temporary guests
  • Ability to update guest information
  • Notification to multiple contacts
  • Ability to save contact information
Show 2 more
  • Search function for guest list
  • Ability to extend multiple guest passes at once

BriteHome

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

dwellingLIVE

No in-app purchases

None

BriteHome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dwellingLIVE free?
dwellingLIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BriteHome free?
BriteHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dwellingLIVE or BriteHome?
BriteHome is rated higher. dwellingLIVE averages 1.3 out of 5 from 641 ratings, while BriteHome averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do dwellingLIVE or BriteHome have ads?
Neither dwellingLIVE nor BriteHome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dwellingLIVE or BriteHome?
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, and BriteHome every 3 months. Most recently, dwellingLIVE was updated on October 23, 2026 and BriteHome on October 11, 2026.

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