Comparison

SwitchBot vs IKEA Home smart

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Appliance scheduling
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Hub integration
  • Camera cloud storage
Features
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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

About

IKEA Home smart

Automate your home with smart lighting, speakers, blinds, and air purifiers. Create custom scenes for everyday moments like waking up or leaving home, and control devices individually or in groups. Integrates with popular voice assistants for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Create custom scenes
  • Control devices individually or in groups
  • Schedule scenes
  • Voice assistant integration
  • Personalize rooms and products
  • Remote control options
Features
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With IKEA Home smart app and DIRIGERA hub, it's easy to create smarter everyday moments with lighting, speakers, blinds and air quality products. Picture yourself waking up as your smart lights gently rise. Your favourite songs play on the speakers and you still haven't gotten out of bed. How lovely, right? Smart products like lighting, speakers, blinds and air purifiers can make a lovely addition to your everyday life. When you improve the IQ of your home, life itself runs a bit smoother. The magic happens when you combine two or more smart products from IKEA, tell them what to do in the app and save it as a 'Scene'. A great scene is one you will use often. Think about waking up and going to bed, cooking and eating, date night and family time, or leaving and coming home. All everyday moments when we can support you with the best lighting, sound that suits your mood, and cleaner air. When it comes to control, we think of everyone, from young to old and even visitors. So while the app gives you total control to customise your smart home, our range of remotes make it easy for everyone to live with and use a smart home. In control • You can control products individually or in groups. You can turn whole rooms on and off or the whole home, all at once. • Dim and change light colours, adjust blinds, speaker volume, and much more. • Set the scenes you need and trigger them with schedules, a shortcut button or use the app. Easy to use • The home screen gives a fast overview of your whole home. Quickly control products, access rooms, or start/stop scenes. This is also where you add new products, rooms, and scenes. Organised and personal • Organising your smart products in rooms gives fast access to the products you want to control. • Personalise the app with your choice of icons, names and colours for rooms and products • Create personal scenes, for example your own combination of cosy lighting and your favourite music. Integrations • Connect to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa or Google Home to use a voice assistant.

Screenshots

SwitchBot4 screens
IKEA Home smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IKEA Home smart at 4.4 against SwitchBot's 3.4. IKEA Home smart also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20). SwitchBot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SwitchBot sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. IKEA Home smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IKEA Home smart holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 838 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of SwitchBot's written reviews are positive against 34% of IKEA Home smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SwitchBot versus IKEA Home smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitchBotIKEA Home smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (838 ratings)4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews33.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8381.3K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size647 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwonderlabs, IncorporatedInter IKEA Systems B.V.

Customer experience

SwitchBot

All ratings838 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative38.3%
Written reviews492 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral15.0%
Negative53.0%

IKEA Home smart

All ratings1,349 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive33.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative53.1%

User reviews

SwitchBot

From 838 App Store ratings

What 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

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy setup
  • 👍 Intuitive app
  • 🔒 Privacy-focused
  • 🚀 Reliable connectivity
  • 👍 Good HomeKit integration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app
  • 🔌 Unreliable connectivity
  • 🔌 Frequent disconnections
  • 🐛 Unstable firmware updates
  • 🔌 Alexa integration issues

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

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to remove devices
  • Scenes not working as expected
  • Inconsistent device discovery
  • Shortcut buttons not functioning
  • HomeKit integration problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Gradual lighting transitions
  • Sunrise/sunset automation
  • Remote access functionality
  • More customization options
  • Improved energy monitoring

In-app purchases

18 purchases

SwitchBot

Subscriptions18
  • 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
None

IKEA Home smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwitchBot free?
SwitchBot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IKEA Home smart free?
IKEA Home smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SwitchBot or IKEA Home smart?
IKEA Home smart is rated higher. SwitchBot averages 3.4 out of 5 from 838 ratings, while IKEA Home smart averages 4.4 from 1.3K ratings.
Do SwitchBot or IKEA Home smart have ads?
Neither SwitchBot nor IKEA Home smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwitchBot or IKEA Home smart?
SwitchBot ships an update fortnightly, and IKEA Home smart fortnightly. Most recently, SwitchBot was updated on October 18, 2026 and IKEA Home smart on October 17, 2026.

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