SwitchBot vs IKEA Home smart 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwitchBot
Control smart devices like bots, hubs, and sensors remotely. Schedule appliance operation and monitor environmental conditions. Expand your smart home ecosystem with new devices and features.
- Remote device control
- Appliance scheduling
- Environmental monitoring
- Hub integration
- Camera cloud storage
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You can control the SwitchBot Bot with a tap on the icons. You can schedule your appliances to turn on or off according to your preference with SwitchBot Hub Mini. You can monitor the environment of your family and properties with SwitchBot Thermometer and Hygrometer. And that’s just the beginning. Purchase a SwitchBot device and download the app to get started today. Stay tuned for updates as we add new features and new products to the SwitchBot family. SwitchBot Camera Cloud Storage Service Subscription Cycle: 1 month (monthly plans) Subscription Price: $3.99/month (monthly plans) Payment: Users confirm the purchase and proceed to payment. Users can manage this subscription and the auto-renewal via their Apple ID > Subscriptions. Cancellation: Users can manually cancel this subscription via Apple ID > Subscriptions at least 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. Renewal: The user's account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the subscription will be extended for another period upon successful payment. Term of Use: https://www.switch-bot.com/pages/switchbot-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.switch-bot.com/pages/switchbot-privacy-policy - Website: switch-bot.com - Facebook: @SwitchBotRobot - Instagram: @theswitchbot - Twitter: @SwitchBot
IKEA Home smart 1
Control your home's lighting, blinds, audio, and air quality with customizable scenes and voice commands. Set schedules for different times of day to automate your environment.
- Control lights (dim, color, temperature)
- Adjust blinds (raise, lower, position)
- Manage audio (play, pause, volume)
- Control air purifier
- Create custom lighting and audio scenes
- Set timers for morning and evening
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The IKEA Home smart 1 app supports the TRÅDFRI gateway and older range of smart products by IKEA. We are no longer actively improving this app, however existing features and products already connected to a TRÅDFRI gateway will continue to function as usual. Smart products by IKEA continue to evolve and the new range uses Matter technology. The TRÅDFRI gateway and IKEA Home smart 1 app are not compatible with Matter, so we recommend the DIRIGERA hub and IKEA Home smart app instead. It’s easy with the IKEA Home smart 1 app and TRÅDFRI gateway. Use one setting for early morning lighting and music, another for late evenings and a third for cooking or working at home. You can dim, turn off, turn on, change colours and switch from warm to cold light. Raise or lower blinds. Turn on your music – then turn it up, turn it down or pause it. And you can even control your air purifier to improve the air quality at home. With the IKEA Home smart 1 app, you can also connect to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa or Google Home and control it all with your voice. What you’ll get with the IKEA Home smart 1 app and TRÅDFRI gateway: • The ability to control your lights and blinds from the app • The ability to turn audio on and off, pause it and control volume • Customisable settings, including changing the position of blinds, light colours and choosing warm or cold light • Timers with morning and evening options • The ability to turn your air purifier on and off, and set it to a fan speed that suits the needs of your home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IKEA Home smart 1 at 4.2 against SwitchBot's 3.3. IKEA Home smart 1 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 843). SwitchBot's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. SwitchBot sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. IKEA Home smart 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
IKEA Home smart 1 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 843 and 3.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of SwitchBot's written reviews are positive against 29% of IKEA Home smart 1's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SwitchBot ships an update fortnightly, IKEA Home smart 1 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwitchBot | IKEA Home smart 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (843 ratings) | 4.2 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 843 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 647 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | wonderlabs, Incorporated | Inter IKEA Systems B.V. |
Customer experience
SwitchBot
IKEA Home smart 1
User reviews
SwitchBot
From 843 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Reliable and stable app
- 👍 Easy to use and set up
- 💡 Useful features like temperature/humidity monitoring
- 🚀 Responsive customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes and disconnections
- 👎 Poor user interface and unintuitive navigation
- 🔋 Battery life issues with some devices
- 🔒 Security concerns with mandatory account creation and data sharing
IKEA Home smart 1
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Cheap and affordable
- 🔒 Secure local network communication
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 🚀 Works well once connected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues, devices randomly disconnecting
- 🐛 Unreliable timers and scheduling
- 🐛 Poor integration with other smart home platforms
- 🐛 Unintuitive user interface and navigation
Bugs and requests
SwitchBot
Reported bugs
4 issues- Firmware update issues
- Devices disappearing from the app
- Unreliable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
- Incorrect temperature and humidity readings
Requested features
4 requests- Sunrise/sunset automation support
- Ability to set more than 5 schedules
- Improved widget functionality
- Integration with Apple HomeKit and Siri
IKEA Home smart 1
Reported bugs
5 issues- App constantly asking to add new devices even when none are added
- Devices disappearing from the app and needing to be re-added
- Timers not working as expected, turning lights on/off at incorrect times
- Inability to move devices between rooms in the app
- Pairing issues with remotes and other accessories
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more color temperatures and full color spectrum
- Improve timer functionality with more granular controls
- Implement remote access and out-of-home control
- Add support for user profiles and device sharing
- Improve integration with popular smart home platforms like HomeKit and Google Home
In-app purchases
SwitchBot
- cloud storage-2cams weekly$0.997 Days
- AI Agent Plan$1.691 Month
- Basic Monthly Plan1 Month trial2 variants$3.991 Month
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- Test$3.991 Month
- Test1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Starter Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Plus Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
- Home Plan$8.991 Month
- Basic Monthly Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- cloud storage-3cams monthly$10.991 Month
- Home Plus$13.991 Month
- Family Monthly Plan$20.991 Month
- Home Max7 Days trial$22.991 Month
- Basic Annual Plan$34.991 Year
- Starter Plan(Annual)$49.991 Year
- Plus Annual Plan$69.991 Year
- cloud storage-1cam weekly7 Days trial$99.997 Days
- Family Annual Plan$209.991 Year
IKEA Home smart 1
No in-app purchases
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