Comparison

ZigBee智控 vs Aqara Home

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

Head to head
About

ZigBee智控

Control your smart home devices remotely with ease. Add new devices quickly and monitor their status in real-time from anywhere. Share control with family and friends for a connected living experience.

Highlights
  • Easy device addition
  • Remote device control
  • Real-time status monitoring
  • Share device control
  • Smart home automation
Features
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专业的智能家居应用,打造智能现代化生活: ·轻松几步添加智能设备,简单快速 ·没有时间和距离的影响,自由操控您的在线设备 ·设备状态实时查看,打开手机即可观看 ·家人、朋友一起控制设备,共享科技的快乐

About

Aqara Home

Manage and automate your smart home devices remotely. Control lights, monitor sensors, and create custom scenes and automations for a more convenient living experience. Supports a wide range of smart home accessories.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart accessories
  • Create homes and rooms
  • Monitor appliance status and environmental data
  • Automate actions with timers and triggers
  • Create scenes for multi-device control
  • Siri integration for voice control
Features
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Aqara Home is an app for smart home automation and control. With Aqara Home, you can: 1. control Aqara accessories anywhere and anytime where there is Internet access; 2. create homes and rooms and assign accessories to the rooms; 3. control your Aqara accessories and check the status of connected appliances. For example: *adjust the brightness of lights and check the power consumption of home appliances; *monitor the temperature, humidity and air pressure; *detect water leak, and human movement; 4. create Automations to automate your home. For example: *set a timer to turn on or off an appliance connected to a smart plug; *use a Door and Window Sensor to trigger lights: turn on lights automatically when the door opens; 5. create Scenes to control multiple accessories. For example, add a Scene to turn on multiple lights and fans; 6. ask Siri to control HomeKit supported Aqara accessories and user defined Scenes; Aqara Home app supports following Aqara accessories: Aqara Hub, Smart Plug, Wireless Remote Switch, LED Light Bulb, Door and Window Sensor, Motion Sensor, Temperature and Humidity Sensor, Vibration Sensor, and Water Leak Sensor. Please see www.aqara.com for more details.

Screenshots

ZigBee智控4 screens
Aqara Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aqara Home at 4.7 against ZigBee智控's 1.0. Aqara Home also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 3). ZigBee智控's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

Aqara Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aqara Home has 7.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ZigBee智控's written reviews are positive against 41% of Aqara Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ZigBee智控 versus Aqara Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZigBee智控Aqara Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews41.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB539 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer广州市威士丹利健康科技有限公司Aqara Software Service Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

ZigBee智控

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Aqara Home

All ratings7,614 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,498 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative47.3%

Bugs and requests

ZigBee智控

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aqara Home

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Devices disappearing from app
  • Incorrect temperature/humidity readings
  • Delayed or missing doorbell notifications
  • Inability to delete detection zones

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sunset/sunrise automation
  • Improve camera timeline scrubbing
  • Enable 12-hour time format
  • Provide more customization options
  • Improve Alexa/Google Home integration

In-app purchases

None

ZigBee智控

No in-app purchases

None

Aqara Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZigBee智控 free?
ZigBee智控 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aqara Home free?
Aqara Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZigBee智控 or Aqara Home?
Aqara Home is rated higher. ZigBee智控 averages 1.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Aqara Home averages 4.7 from 7.8K ratings.
Do ZigBee智控 or Aqara Home have ads?
Neither ZigBee智控 nor Aqara Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZigBee智控 or Aqara Home?
ZigBee智控 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Aqara Home every 2 weeks. Most recently, ZigBee智控 was updated on October 11, 2026 and Aqara Home on October 28, 2026.

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