Vine Smart Control vs KMC Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vine Smart Control
Control your home's temperature with a programmable schedule for unlimited settings across different hours, days, and weeks. Receive alert messages for abnormal temperature changes and instantly adjust your smart thermostat settings.
- Programmable temperature schedules
- Unlimited settings
- Temperature alert messages
- Instant thermostat adjustment
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1.Program a schedule of unlimited temperature settings for different hours, days, and weeks 2.Alert messages for abnormal changes in room temperature 3.Instant Smart Thermostat (ST) temperature setting
KMC Smart
Control your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Automate tasks, set schedules, and create custom scenes for convenience. Integrate with voice assistants and securely share access with family and friends.
- Remote device control
- Create schedules
- Set automations
- Voice assistant integration
- Secure family sharing
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Use the KMC Smart app to control your KMC smart devices from anywhere in the world. Create schedules, automations, and scenes to simplify your life. Easily link with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to control your smart devices with your voice. Simply and securely invite family or friends to help manage your smart home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KMC Smart at 64% against Vine Smart Control's 7%. KMC Smart also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (6.8K vs 121). Vine Smart Control's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KMC Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KMC Smart has 6.8K ratings behind it against 121, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Vine Smart Control's written reviews are positive against 64% of KMC Smart's.
Vine Smart Control ships an update every 3 months, KMC Smart every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vine Smart Control | KMC Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (121 ratings) | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.8% of reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 | 6.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIBO (XING CONNECTED) INFOTECH INC. | 保凤 房 |
Customer experience
Vine Smart Control
KMC Smart
User reviews
Vine Smart Control
From 121 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 When it works, it's great
- 👍 Thermostat itself functions well
- 👍 Decent price for features
Room to improve
- ❌ Unreliable connectivity
- ❌ App frequently offline
- ❌ Difficult app connection
- ❌ App crashes often
- ❌ Thermostat settings change randomly
KMC Smart
From 6.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Excellent performance
- 💡 Customizable features
- 🔌 Works well with smart home devices
- 📊 Useful electricity usage tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🕰️ Inconsistent timer functionality
- 🔄 Frustrating app updates that reset devices
- 🤖 Unreliable Alexa integration
- 🕰️ Lack of automatic daylight saving time adjustments
Bugs and requests
Vine Smart Control
Reported bugs
41 issues- App crashes constantly
- App not responding
- Thermostat settings change without user input
- App does not show actual ambient temperature
- App goes offline frequently
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- Date and time do not update
- Temperature doesn't update on phone
- Cannot connect remotely after update
- App fails to connect to thermostat
- App not working after uninstall/reinstall
- App does not correctly show thermostat settings
- App shows change but doesn't update itself
- Wi-Fi connection issues
- App crashing often
- Date and time do not stay correct
- Cannot adjust temperature in app
- Cannot set date & time
- Cannot register for account
- App requires frequent reinstallation
- Software kinks causing issues
- Cannot login, username/password not recognized
- App not working with latest iOS
- Parameter error messages
- Thermostat locked, requires unplugging
- App doesn't notice commands
- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi
- Device and app stopped communicating
- Time zones incorrect
- Multiple phones cannot connect
- Thermostat goes offline via app
- App disconnects from Wi-Fi
- Server issues
- White font on white background
- Missing 'next' button
- App resets itself
- Login errors
- Thermostat constantly drops Wi-Fi
- App shows offline
- Login timeout
- Wi-Fi cutting off
- Expired security certificate
Requested features
4 requests- Fix app crashing issues
- Improve app user-friendliness
- Add coloring to the mobile app
- Implement geo-fencing
KMC Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Devices disappearing from the app after updates
- Inability to modify account information and settings
- Sync issues with schedules and timers
Requested features
5 requests- Automatic shut-off option based on power draw
- Dark mode for night-time use
- Ability to set schedules with more granular control (e.g. on at sunset, off at 10 PM)
- Easier way to manage and share access with family members
- Export energy usage data
In-app purchases
Vine Smart Control
No in-app purchases
KMC Smart
No in-app purchases
