Comparison

SOL vs zigfred

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

Head to head
About

SOL

Features
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SOL family system is a set of wisdom can make you all remote control home appliances, super grade Bernard department system. Every day back home, a warm bath already in place, air conditioning has started, and even a melodious tune to greet you home. Take a shower, after dinner, relax! Picked up the "intelligent household" exclusive of the remote control, only need one key, whether you want to sing with family, Or and snuggle on the sofa and see a touching movie, that need to be a prerequisite for the complex work, "intelligent household" system to help you once ready. Deja vu to think of it, such a life? Movie "the future of life, actually already is our life, Only need to install the SOL intelligent family system, a universal wisdom housekeeper in your house.

About

zigfred

Features
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With the zigfred app, you can set up your zigfreds and connected smart home devices according to your preferences. After the set up you can easily control them with your smartphone. In no time at all, you customize the functions of your zigfred's front buttons. Replace your old light switch with zigfred and wire it to your existing lights or devices. Then control the connected lights with the zigfred app or with your existing smart home solution. With zigfred, you can also add other compatible lights and devices to your smart home network and control them with the app, such as Philips Hue or IKEA Tradfri. In a nutshell: โ€ข You can freely assign the functions of your zigfred's buttons and "virtually wire" your home as you wish. โ€ข You can control zigfred and many other zigbee devices with this app via Bluetooth Low Energy*. โ€ข You can use zigfred as a standalone Zigbee gateway or use your existing compatible gateway**. โ€ข You can control zigfred directly from the Philips Hue app or by voice***. โ€ข You can integrate existing conventional lamps into your Philips Hue network***. For more information, visit https://zigfred.ch. * Requires at least 1 zigfred uno or plus ** e.g. Philips Hue Bridge, see https://help.zigfred.ch *** Requires Philips Hue Bridge

Screenshots

SOL4 screens
zigfred4 screens

Verdict

The call

SOL and zigfred are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SOL versus zigfred: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOLzigfred
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size62 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaian Intelligent Technology co., LtdSiglis AG

In-app purchases

None

SOL

No in-app purchases

None

zigfred

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOL free?
SOL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is zigfred free?
zigfred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SOL or zigfred have ads?
Neither SOL nor zigfred shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOL or zigfred?
SOL ships an update every 3 weeks, and zigfred every 3 weeks. Most recently, SOL was updated on September 6, 2026 and zigfred on September 7, 2026.

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