Josh vs ClareVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Josh
Control your smart home with an AI-powered platform. Personalize your experience by adjusting settings, creating automations, and accessing devices from anywhere. Enjoy intuitive control through touch, text, and voice commands for the whole family.
- AI-powered smart home control
- Personalize home intelligence
- Create automations and alerts
- Access property from anywhere
- Intuitive touch, text, and voice commands
- Customizable dashboards and interfaces
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Josh.ai: AI powered smart home control. Powered by Josh.ai's award winning software platform AI OS, the Josh App provides seamless access to your connected devices and dynamic tools to personalize your home intelligence experience to the fullest. Refine administrative settings, adjust a home's floor plan, nickname devices, create automations and alerts, and add custom photos to your bespoke interface. Access your property from anywhere and easily navigate to what's important. Simply swipe from the Interactive Home Page to access custom dashboards, areas, devices, and scenes. The Josh.ai platform is designed to empower every member of the family with intuitive control and intelligent assistance through touch, text, and natural voice commands. Note: The Josh App requires a valid software plan and accompanies Josh hardware, which is exclusively available through certified home technology professionals. Visit www.josh.ai for more information.
ClareVision
Monitor your video surveillance cameras remotely from your mobile or tablet. View live feeds, access recordings, and receive instant alerts for motion detection or important events. Manage all your camera devices from a single application.
- View live video feeds
- Review recorded video playback
- Take snapshots
- Capture audio
- Receive motion detection alerts
- Manage camera devices
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The ClareVision App allows you to add, manage, and control all your ClareVision video surveillance cameras. View live video, review playbacks, take snapshots, and capture audio all on your mobile or tablet device. • No monthly fees or hidden costs - no matter how many cameras you have • Access live and recorded video instantly, 24/7 • Receive notifications and alerts when important events occur, or motion is detected • Add, manage, and control your camera devices • Works with your ClareOne Panel and ClareHome App
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Josh at 87% against ClareVision's 9%. Josh also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). ClareVision's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Josh holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Josh's written reviews are positive against 9% of ClareVision's.
Josh ships an update weekly, ClareVision every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Josh | ClareVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (115 ratings) — better | 2.0 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better | 8.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 115 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh.ai Inc | Clare Controls |
Customer experience
Josh
ClareVision
In-app purchases
Josh
No in-app purchases
ClareVision
No in-app purchases
