ADATA Aura vs ADA CONTROLLER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ADATA Aura
Control multiple smart bulbs with a wide range of color and temperature options. Create custom lighting scenes for different moods and environments.
- Control up to 64 bulbs
- 16 million RGB colors
- Adjustable color temperature (2700K-6500K)
- Create up to 10 scenes
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System Requirements: 1. iOS 7.0 or above 2. BLE 4.0 or above Functions: 1. Control up to 64 ADATA Aura bulbs. 2. Support RGB color tuning up to 16M colors. 3. Support color temperature tuning from 2700K to 6500K. 4. Support up to 10 scenes.
ADA CONTROLLER
Control compatible smart lighting systems and devices from your smartphone or tablet. Adjust brightness, color, and set timers for your lights. Save custom color presets and utilize a soft lighting mode for gradual transitions.
- Control compatible ADA lighting systems
- Adjust brightness and light color
- Set timers for lights
- Save custom color presets
- Soft lighting mode for gradual transitions
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Smartphones and tablet devices can control compatible ADA lighting systems and smart products. The lighting system allows users to turn lights on and off, set timers, and adjust brightness and light color from the app. Light colors that you have adjusted yourself can be saved as presets and recalled at any time. In addition, a soft lighting mode setting allows for gradual turning on and off of lights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADATA Aura at 4.3 against ADA CONTROLLER's 1.0. ADATA Aura also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13.0). ADA CONTROLLER's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 26%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
ADATA Aura holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of ADATA Aura's written reviews are positive against 50% of ADA CONTROLLER's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ADATA Aura ships an update every 2 months, ADA CONTROLLER every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ADATA Aura | ADA CONTROLLER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. | Aqua Design Amano Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
ADATA Aura
ADA CONTROLLER
In-app purchases
ADATA Aura
No in-app purchases
ADA CONTROLLER
No in-app purchases
Questions
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