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LIFX-Control-Panel VS SmartThings

Compare LIFX-Control-Panel VS SmartThings and see what are their differences

LIFX-Control-Panel logo LIFX-Control-Panel

As LIFX no longer supports their Windows 10 app, I created an open-source alternative for controlling LIFX-brand smart lights. - samclane/LIFX-Control-Panel

SmartThings logo SmartThings

SmartThings makes it easy to turn your home into a smart home.
  • LIFX-Control-Panel Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-19
  • SmartThings Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-21

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SmartThings videos

SmartThings v3 Review & New Sensors - Comparing v3 vs v2

More videos:

  • Review - Samsung SmartThings Updates and New Features For April 26, 2020
  • Review - What I wish I knew when I started with SmartThings

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to LIFX-Control-Panel and SmartThings)
Data Dashboard
20 20%
80% 80
Home
19 19%
81% 81
Tech
100 100%
0% 0
Smarthome
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, SmartThings seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 1 time since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

LIFX-Control-Panel mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of LIFX-Control-Panel yet. Tracking of LIFX-Control-Panel recommendations started around Mar 2021.

SmartThings mentions (1)

  • Senville (Midea?) Mini Split System Possible Problems/Questions - Southern New Mexico
    However, I've been doing a lot more reading and came across a forum on smartthings.com regarding a Carrier system. One member said he installed a Senville ducted system and what he did to make his ducted system wireless. He got rid of the very basic thermostat that came with the unit for an upgraded programmable thermostat and tied it in with the Wi-Fi kit. Source: over 1 year ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing LIFX-Control-Panel and SmartThings, you can also consider the following products

openHAB - "empowering the smart home" - vendor and technology agnostic open source home automation

Home-Assistant.io - Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3.

Google Home - Set up, manage, and control your Chromecast, Chromecast Audio and Google Home devices.

Home - Securely control all your HomeKit accessories from your favorite iOS device.

Hue Lights - Program your lights to be any color

EVA ICS - Open source platform for home and industrial IoT