appbot RILEY vs ThinQ Streaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
appbot RILEY
Control and monitor your smart home robot remotely. View live video, take snapshots, and record clips with night vision. Features include image recognition, one-touch stand up, and two-way audio communication.
- Remote robot control
- Live video streaming
- Image recognition
- Night vision
- Two-way audio
- Video recording
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appbot RILEY smart home robot by VARRAM SYSTEM Note. This app can only be used with appbot RILEY available. appbot RILEY's Function. - Control via screen of robot which is directly linked with device. - Control robot and view screen at anywhere through remote internet access. - Easy internet setting in smart device. - Control robot with image recognition function. - One Touch Stand up function. - Generates its own Wi-Fi wireless connection for your device - Inside Rechargeable Battery - AUTO Charge System - Night Vision - Instant Alerts - Recording to a video clip - Image Still shot - 2Way Audio
ThinQ Streaming
Monitor your home in real-time with your LG Robot cleaner. Check live video feeds and set up motion detection alerts to be notified of any activity. Requires LG ThinQ app and streaming-supported robot models.
- Real-time home monitoring
- Live video streaming
- Motion detection alerts
- Homeguard positioning
- Push notifications
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This app supports Homeview and Homeguard of LG Robot cleaner connected with LG ThinQ app. To use these fuctions you need install LG ThinQ first. It works only for streaming supported models. Homeview: You can always check situation inside home as real time by Robot cleaner. Homeguard: If you set Homeguard posititon Robot cleaner monitors movement at that position Robot cleaner detects movoment it sends you push message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThinQ Streaming at 5.0 against appbot RILEY's 2.7. appbot RILEY's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThinQ Streaming holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: appbot RILEY has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of appbot RILEY's written reviews are positive against 0% of ThinQ Streaming's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
appbot RILEY ships an update every 8 days, ThinQ Streaming every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | appbot RILEY | ThinQ Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VARRAM SYSTEM | LG Electronics, Inc. |
Customer experience
appbot RILEY
ThinQ Streaming
Bugs and requests
appbot RILEY
Reported bugs
25 issues- Refuses to reconnect to WiFi
- Cannot get past WiFi connection step
- App does not work
- Does not connect to phone
- Robot is off error message
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- Charger does not charge robot
- New iPhone/firmware prevents connection
- Blue loiter of death
- Constant connection problems remotely
- Weird screen to go to support page
- App will not connect through T-mobile cellular
- After 10 months it won't turn on
- Not working on T-mobile network
- Glitch when panning right
- iOS 11 broke the app
- Cannot login
- Stopped working
- App hangs
- Cannot find robot after update
- New updates will not allow app to connect
- T-Mobile issue with iOS update connectivity bug
- Doesn't work on iOS 10.2
- Lag on the internet
- Robot/app not compatible with some routers
- App just hangs
Requested features
11 requests- Make cellular work instead of Wi-Fi
- Fix connection issues with T-Mobile
- Add option to save password
- Improve motion detection
- Add auto night vision
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- Add extra storage (SD slot)
- Make a more heavy-duty version for outside
- Add a close app button
- Improve facial recognition
- Add fingerprint password option
- Set up an unmanned patrol path
ThinQ Streaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
appbot RILEY
No in-app purchases
ThinQ Streaming
No in-app purchases
Questions
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