SwitchBot vs Carbon · Car Collection
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
Carbon · Car Collection
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Your cars deserve better than a photo album. Carbon is the iPhone app for people who love cars. It brings together, in one garage, the cars you own and the ones you dream of. Type the name of a car: Carbon fills in its spec sheet. All that’s left is to add your photos and your memories. For the ones you own, Carbon also keeps track of their due dates and their documents. You don’t need a collection: one car that matters, ten, or only dreams, there is room for all of them. And since your iPhone goes everywhere with you, so does your garage, ready to show when a friend asks what you drive. YOUR GARAGE - All your cars at a glance, each with its photo - Your figures up top: how many cars, how many marques, and the total of your purchase prices - Your dream garage alongside, until the day you tap “I Bought It” - Favourites, filters by origin and era, instant search THE SPEC SHEET, ALREADY FILLED IN - More than 9,000 verified spec sheets, 244 marques, from 1914 to today - Power, torque, 0-62 mph, top speed, engine and gearbox - You add what makes yours unique: colour, mileage, purchase price, and as many photos as you like - A car missing from the catalogue can be added by hand: the marque, model and year are enough DUE DATES, DOCUMENTS AND LOGBOOK - Insurance, inspection, service, oil change, timing belt: Carbon works out the next date and sends you a reminder when you choose - A timeline shows the next twelve months, and a due date marked as done goes into the logbook - Registration, insurance certificate, invoices: scan them with the camera or import a PDF, and they stay filed with the car - A logbook for each car: its history, then your drives, maintenance and memories, dated and with photos, year after year STORIES, CARBON’S MAGAZINE - 395 cars told as in a magazine, six minutes’ reading each - How they were born, why they marked their era, the films they starred in, the rivals they faced SPEC BATTLE - Two cars head to head, eight criteria, and every criterion won is worth a point - The duel can be shared as a single image, composed like a poster MY CARD - Your garage summed up in one image, ready to send to friends and family - Your prices stay hidden if you wish A GARAGE THAT GROWS WITH YOU - Combined power, marques, countries, eras: your garage reads like a dashboard - 81 distinctions to earn, from bronze for the easiest to platinum for the rarest YOUR COLLECTION STAYS IN YOUR HANDS - No account to create, no ads, no tracking - Everything stays on your iPhone, documents and reminders included - One gesture hides your prices when you show your garage, and Face ID can lock the app FREE UP TO TWO CARS, PREMIUM BEYOND The free version has no time limit: two cars, real or dreamed, the whole catalogue (more than 9,000 spec sheets), three Spec Battle duels a month and the opening of every Story. Premium unlocks: - As many cars as you like - All 395 Stories in full, rivals and anecdotes included - Unlimited Spec Battle duels - Export of your collection as a spreadsheet (CSV) Give your collection the place it deserves. Carbon Premium is an auto-renewable subscription: - Carbon Premium Monthly: billed every month - Carbon Premium Annual: billed every year The price in your currency is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms and Conditions: https://carbonapp.eu/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://carbonapp.eu/en/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Carbon · Car Collection at every 3 days against SwitchBot's fortnightly. SwitchBot's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. SwitchBot sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Carbon · Car Collection sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SwitchBot ships an update fortnightly, Carbon · Car Collection every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwitchBot | Carbon · Car Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (838 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 838 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 647 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | wonderlabs, Incorporated | Raphael DE MACEDO |
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
Carbon · Car Collection
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Carbon · Car Collection
- Carbon Premium Mensuel$4.991 Month
- Carbon Premium Annuel$29.991 Year
Questions
Is SwitchBot free?
Is Carbon · Car Collection free?
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