Who or What is Tuya

Tuya is a company that helps make everyday devices smart. That means they make products like light bulbs, fans, plugs, and even coffee makers connect to the internet so you can control them using your phone or voice.

Tuya doesn’t make these devices themselves. Instead, they work with other companies and provide the technology to make those products smart.

What is Tuya Smart and Smart Life

Tuya created two smartphone apps to help you control smart devices: Tuya Smart and Smart Life. These apps are free and allow you to manage all your compatible devices from one place.

What can you do with these apps

• Turn devices on or off from anywhere
• Set schedules (like turning on lights at sunset)
• Group devices together (like turning off all lights at once)
• Share control with your family
• Use your voice to control devices (with Alexa, Google Assistant, etc.)

What’s the Difference Between Tuya Smart and Smart Life

Tuya offers two primary mobile applications for smart device management: Tuya Smart and Smart Life. Both apps are official Tuya products and provide very similar functions.

Key Differences (there’s only actually one):

• Branding: Tuya Smart features Tuya’s branding, while Smart Life is a white-labeled version without Tuya’s logo, often used by third-party brands.
  

Top Tip: If your smart device tells you to use a specific app, stick with that one. Otherwise, Smart Life is the more popular choice.

Conclusion: Differences between Tuya Smart and Smart Life

There really aren’t many differences from the end user perspective. Tuya do have various business reasons for having the two apps.

The two apps operate independently, meaning user data and device configurations are not shared between them. To switch apps, users must manually remove and re-add their devices.​