dwellingLIVE vs BriteHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Manage guest list
- Add, edit, and delete guests
- View guest history
- Edit user profile
- Manage notification settings
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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
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.
- Remote light control
- Dimming level adjustment
- Room condition monitoring
- Activity detection and alerts
- AI-powered learning
- Automated lighting adjustments
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | BriteHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (641 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | NURO TECHNOLOGIES INC |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
BriteHome
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
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- 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
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
BriteHome
No in-app purchases
Questions
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