Comparison

EdiLife vs TECKIN

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

Head to head
About

EdiLife

Easily monitor and control your Edimax smart home devices remotely. Access live video feeds, manage appliances, and receive motion-activated alerts from any 3G or Wi-Fi connection. Enjoy simple setup with Plug-n-View technology.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Live video streaming
  • Environment monitoring
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Power consumption tracking
  • Two-way audio support
Features
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EdiLife is an easy-to-use app for Edimax smart home device, ideal for monitoring environment or controlling your home appliance from any 3G or Wi-FI connection. With Edimax’s innovative Plug-n-View technology, you can say goodbye to inconvenient and complicated setting procedures. It’s extremely easy to connect your Edimax network camera/smart plug to the cloud in just a few simple steps and access it remotely with a smartphone, tablet, or computer no matter where you are. Features of the EdiLife iPhone app: 1. Easy, intuitive setup and network management 2. Location-based group management 3. Live video viewing from any 3G or Wi-Fi connection 4. Easily manage your home electronics anywhere/anytime 5. Monitor power consumption of your home electronics 6. Motion activated snapshots 7. Adjust brightness, saturation, sharpness, video quality and pan & tilt speed settings remotely*1 8. Push notifications supported 9. Remote pan and tilt control*1 10. Video events supported*2 11. Two way audio supported*3 *1 For pan/tilt supported models *2 For video event supported models *3 For two way audio supported models Supported Edimax devices: 1. IC-3116W 2. IC-3140W 3. IC-3210W 4. IC-5150W 5. IC-5160GC 6. IC-5170SC 7. IC-6220DC 8. IC-6230DC 9. IC-7112W 10. IC-7113W 11. IC-9110W 12. IC-9110W V2 13.SP-1101W V1 14.SP-2101W V1

About

TECKIN

This application allows you to remotely control various home appliances. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, share access with family and friends, and set different permission levels for users. Enjoy fast networking for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Control multiple devices
  • User administration
  • Uniform appliance control
  • Fast networking
  • Share appliances with permissions
Features
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1. Control the home appliances remotely. 2. Control multiple home appliances at the same time with one app. 3. Allow administering equipment users. 4. Allow controlling of the appliances uniformly. 5. Fast networking and enjoy the speed experience 6. One-click to sharing appliances with family/friends, you can also set up different permissions level for them.

Screenshots

EdiLife4 screens
TECKIN3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TECKIN at monthly against EdiLife's every 3 months. TECKIN also leads on ratings volume (233 vs 15) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

EdiLife holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TECKIN has 233 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of EdiLife's written reviews are positive against 11% of TECKIN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EdiLife ships an update every 3 months, TECKIN monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EdiLife versus TECKIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdiLifeTECKIN
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (15 ratings) — better1.7 (233 ratings)
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews11.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15233 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB119 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEDIMAXAFAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

EdiLife

All ratings15 ratings
Positive13.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

TECKIN

All ratings223 ratings
Positive13.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative80.7%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive11.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative80.4%

Bugs and requests

EdiLife

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TECKIN

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login failures
  • Unresponsive app
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
  • Unreliable camera recordings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Multiple device support
  • Improved motion detection
  • Better video playback controls
  • RTSP support

In-app purchases

None

EdiLife

No in-app purchases

None

TECKIN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EdiLife free?
EdiLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TECKIN free?
TECKIN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EdiLife or TECKIN?
EdiLife is rated higher. EdiLife averages 1.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while TECKIN averages 1.7 from 233 ratings.
Do EdiLife or TECKIN have ads?
Neither EdiLife nor TECKIN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EdiLife or TECKIN?
EdiLife ships an update every 3 months, and TECKIN monthly. Most recently, EdiLife was updated on October 6, 2026 and TECKIN on October 17, 2026.

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