Comparison

Drive App vs LloydsSmart

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

Head to head
About

Drive App

Pay for parking and meters easily without cash. This app allows you to link credit or debit cards for automatic payments and receive exclusive benefits and promotions. Track your spending, manage multiple payment methods, and generate invoices.

Highlights
  • Cashless parking payments
  • Meter payment integration
  • Credit/debit card linking
  • Payment history tracking
  • Multiple payment methods
  • Invoice generation
  • Exclusive benefits and promotions
Features
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Con Drive pagas el estacionamiento sin hacer fila en la caja. ESCANEA Y PAGA Escanea el QR o código de barras de tu boleto, o búscalo por placa. Ves al instante cuánto tiempo llevas y cuánto debes. Paga con Apple Pay, tu tarjeta o tu saldo Drive, y sal directo. TUS RECIBOS, SIEMPRE A LA MANO Cada pago queda en tu historial con su recibo detallado: entrada, salida, tarifa y método de pago. Busca por estacionamiento, boleto o TAG, y filtra por mes. FACTURA EN UN TOQUE Guarda tus RFC una vez y factura tus estacionamientos y recargas de TAG desde la app. SALDO DRIVE Recarga tu billetera y paga sin sacar la tarjeta. Canjea cupones y recibe regalos. RECARGA TU TAG Recarga tu PASE o TeleVía desde Drive. CUENTAS COMPARTIDAS Comparte saldo con tu familia o tu empresa, con límites para cada quien. AVISOS DE TU ESTANCIA Recibe una notificación cuando entras, pagas y sales. Entra con tu correo o teléfono, sin contraseña, o con Apple. ¿Dudas? En la pestaña Ayuda encuentras respuestas y un tutorial rápido.

About

LloydsSmart

Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Connect your smart devices quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Simultaneous device management
  • Automated timer functions
  • Family device sharing
  • Quick device connection
Features
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LloydsSmart, smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

Screenshots

Drive App3 screens
LloydsSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drive App at every 3 weeks against LloydsSmart's every 7 months. LloydsSmart's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LloydsSmart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 286 and 160 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Drive App's written reviews are positive against 22% of LloydsSmart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive App ships an update every 3 weeks, LloydsSmart every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drive App versus LloydsSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive AppLloydsSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (286 ratings)4.6 (160 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.8% of reviews21.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings286 — better160
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB254 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDrive Aplicacion Movil de Mexico SA de CVFortune Tree Manufacturing Company Limited

Customer experience

Drive App

All ratings286 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive8.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative86.3%

LloydsSmart

All ratings160 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Drive App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LloydsSmart

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Devices always offline
  • Impossible to connect with Alexa after iOS updates
  • Devices don't connect well and don't work
  • Impossible to pair devices again after they desconfigured
  • App always marks error even with perfect wifi and updated app
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  • Widget for iOS 18.2.1 is missing
  • Cannot recover light widget on iOS 18.2.1
  • Devices stopped working for months
  • Error in location setting, doesn't save configured location
  • Camera doesn't connect to phone and disconnects every two days
  • No longer provide support, connecting a device is a torture
  • Error linking with Alexa
  • Disconnects from Alexa very often
  • Charged for app installation, money not returned
  • No longer synchronizes with Alexa
  • Devices lose signal daily
  • App not responsive for tablets
  • Hard to get online
  • Infinite cycle when trying to link with Alexa/Google Home
  • App sends to Alexa which sends back to app in an infinite cycle
  • Smart adapter broke after 4 months
  • Camera model doesn't show up on app
  • Unable to pair camera with available options
  • Code for email never arrives

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update widget for iOS 18.2.1
  • Return useful widgets for iOS 18
  • Fix infinite linking cycle with Alexa/Google Home
  • Provide better support for devices
  • Fix location setting error
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  • Allow resetting or deleting videos to reconfigure memory chip
  • Improve app responsiveness for tablets

In-app purchases

None

Drive App

No in-app purchases

None

LloydsSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drive App free?
Drive App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LloydsSmart free?
LloydsSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drive App or LloydsSmart?
LloydsSmart is rated higher. Drive App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 286 ratings, while LloydsSmart averages 4.6 from 160 ratings.
Do Drive App or LloydsSmart have ads?
Neither Drive App nor LloydsSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drive App or LloydsSmart?
Drive App ships an update every 3 weeks, and LloydsSmart every 7 months. Most recently, Drive App was updated on November 1, 2026 and LloydsSmart on October 24, 2026.

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