Comparison

CleverHouse vs Maxem

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

Head to head

About

CleverHouse

Features

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Transform your home into a haven of comfort and convenience with CleverHouse. Say goodbye to the hassle of manual adjustments and hello to a smarter, more efficient way of managing your heating, cooling, and lighting systems. Upgrade your lifestyle with CleverHouse and experience the true potential of a smart home. Enjoy the energy savings, and security that come with intelligent climate control, lighting management, and much more.

About

Maxem

Features

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Help accelerate the transition to a zero-emission world. By combining the Maxem Energy Controller and the Maxem Home App you will get a complete overview of your energy flows at home, while allowing you to control your charge points speed, availability and more. When you also connect your solar production to the controller we enable you to charge your EV on the sun.

Screenshots

CleverHouse4 screens

Maxem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Maxem at fortnightly against CleverHouse's every 8 months. Maxem also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CleverHouse ships an update every 8 months, Maxem fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

CleverHouse versus Maxem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CleverHouse	Maxem
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	16.4	13.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	0 MB	15 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	SoftControl AS	Maxem Energy Solutions B.V

In-app purchases

None

CleverHouse

No in-app purchases

None

Maxem

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CleverHouse free?

CleverHouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Maxem free?

Maxem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do CleverHouse or Maxem have ads?

Neither CleverHouse nor Maxem shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CleverHouse or Maxem?

CleverHouse ships an update every 8 months, and Maxem fortnightly. Most recently, CleverHouse was updated on October 7, 2026 and Maxem on October 1, 2026.