Comparison

Josh vs Oelo Evolution

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Oelo Evolution

Control your Oelo lighting system with this app. Organize lighting patterns by holiday, share them with friends, and explore over 55 pre-set themes. Create custom lighting programs with limitless color combinations and dynamic movement for year-round display.

Highlights
  • Holiday-themed pattern organization
  • Pattern sharing with friends
  • Over 55 pre-set patterns
  • Customizable lighting programs
  • Global remote control
  • 12-month pattern scheduling
  • Automatic on/off settings
Features
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Introducing the Oelo Evolution app, the pinnacle of control for Oelo lighting systems. Revolutionize your lighting experience with features tailored for ultimate convenience and creativity. With Patterns organized by holidays, effortlessly navigate through your favorite themes. Share patterns seamlessly with friends and family, and explore over 55 pre-set patterns, including 2 patterns for each professional sports team, pre-set whites, and default colors. Oelo stands out as the premier lighting system offering limitless color combinations and dynamic movement, empowering you to craft custom lighting programs unlike any other permanent holiday lights. Our patented channel ensures durability and allows for year-round display. Save your preferred patterns for quick access and set your system to automatically turn on and off for added convenience. Control your lights from anywhere globally or schedule patterns up to 12 months in advance. Elevate your lighting experience with the Oelo Evolution app Must have Oelo Evolution controller

Screenshots

Josh4 screens
Oelo Evolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Josh at 4.9 against Oelo Evolution's 4.0. Josh also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 68%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Oelo Evolution's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Josh holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Josh has 114 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Josh's written reviews are positive against 68% of Oelo Evolution's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Josh ships an update weekly, Oelo Evolution every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Josh versus Oelo Evolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoshOelo Evolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (114 ratings) — better4.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better21
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1812.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJosh.ai IncOelo LLC

Customer experience

Josh

All ratings114 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%

Oelo Evolution

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative26.3%

In-app purchases

None

Josh

No in-app purchases

None

Oelo Evolution

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Josh free?
Josh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oelo Evolution free?
Oelo Evolution is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Josh or Oelo Evolution?
Josh is rated higher. Josh averages 4.9 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Oelo Evolution averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Josh or Oelo Evolution have ads?
Neither Josh nor Oelo Evolution shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Josh or Oelo Evolution?
Josh ships an update weekly, and Oelo Evolution every 4 weeks. Most recently, Josh was updated on August 17, 2026 and Oelo Evolution on September 26, 2026.

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