Comparison

OBLO Living vs Alpha Smart Control Unit

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

Head to head
About

OBLO Living

Control and monitor your smart home devices, including lighting, security, and energy management. Manage associated gateways and configurations remotely or locally.

Highlights
  • Control smart home nodes (ZigBee, Z-Wave, IP)
  • Monitor home automation devices
  • Manage account settings
  • Configure associated gateways
  • Remote and local network access
  • Energy management features
Features
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OBLO Living provides world-class solutions for home automation (HA). We combine our end-to-end software solution for HA with in-house developed HA devices to cover lighting, security, safety, energy management and other aspects of the fast-growing home automation markets. In combination with OBLO DOC400 HA gateway device our client application for iOS handheld devices allows the end user to: • Control and monitor its ZigBee, Z-Wave and IP-based HA nodes • Manage its account • Manage the list of associated gateways and their configurations When used outside local network the application connects to OBLO cloud service and provides the same user experience for home control and monitoring.

About

Alpha Smart Control Unit

Features
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With application Alpha Smart Control Unit, Infrawave Cabin could be operated by integrated power box. In addition to the safe on and off and setting the desired values (temperature). Alpha Smart Control Unit lets you control additional settings, such as light, timer and various status queries such as current temperature, music, manage working percentage for heater elements. It works by Alpha Smart Control Unit, in combination with the integrated power box. The highlight of our application, operation is very simple, because almost exactly follows the logic of functioning optical and user interface Alpha Smart Control Unit fixed. This controller used as a local response. It is possible with the application of several infrawave cabins using multiple users can control a Alpha Smart Control Unit application. Thus, for example, each family member to control infrawave cabin. Important Notes This application can be used only in combination with an integrated power unit and must be configured by the service technician. In order to analyse and present information to you, Alpha Smart Control Unit relies on the ability to read your health data for heart rate from the Apple HealthKit database on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

OBLO Living4 screens
Alpha Smart Control Unit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Alpha Smart Control Unit at 8.0 against OBLO Living's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OBLO Living versus Alpha Smart Control Unit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBLO LivingAlpha Smart Control Unit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIRAM-RTTeranovo

In-app purchases

None

OBLO Living

No in-app purchases

None

Alpha Smart Control Unit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBLO Living free?
OBLO Living is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alpha Smart Control Unit free?
Alpha Smart Control Unit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBLO Living or Alpha Smart Control Unit have ads?
Neither OBLO Living nor Alpha Smart Control Unit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBLO Living or Alpha Smart Control Unit?
OBLO Living ships an update every 2 months, and Alpha Smart Control Unit every 2 months. Most recently, OBLO Living was updated on November 2, 2026 and Alpha Smart Control Unit on November 2, 2026.

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