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.
OBLO Living
Control and monitor your smart home devices, including lighting, security, and energy management. Manage associated gateways and configurations remotely or locally.
- 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
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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.
Alpha Smart Control Unit
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | OBLO Living | Alpha Smart Control Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IRAM-RT | Teranovo |
In-app purchases
OBLO Living
No in-app purchases
Alpha Smart Control Unit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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