Comparison

Smart IoT CONTROLS vs nRF Mesh

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

Head to head
About

Smart IoT CONTROLS

Control your home's lighting, climate, appliances, security, and entertainment systems from a single app. Manage multiple aspects of your property remotely for convenience and energy savings.

Highlights
  • Lighting control
  • AC and appliance management
  • Curtain and blind automation
  • Multiroom audio control
  • Security and surveillance
  • Energy saving features
Features
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The Smart IoT CONTROLS is a groundbreaking mobile, wearable, embedded web app that allows seamless control over all property aspects, including (but not limited to) lighting, AC, appliances, curtains, blinds, multiroom audio, security, digital surveillance, entertainment and energy saving.

About

nRF Mesh

Easily deploy and manage Bluetooth Mesh networks. Control individual nodes, configure network settings, and update device firmware remotely. Supports a wide range of BLE devices compatible with Bluetooth Mesh.

Highlights
  • Node provisioning and identification
  • Remote provisioning capabilities
  • Network and application key configuration
  • Node control via various server models
  • Device firmware updates
  • Granular control over publication data and subscriptions
  • Explore node capabilities and security settings
Features
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nRF Mesh allows you to easily deploy nodes to any Bluetooth Mesh compatible Nodes, giving you flexibility to deploy many different Mesh network Setups. Features: • Identifying: Identify a node before provisioning it. • Provisioning: Deployment of a new Node is as simple as a press of a button. All Out-Of-Band (OOB) methods are supported. • Remote Provisioning: Allows provisioning Nodes that are too faw to reach them directly. • Configuration: Create Network and Application keys or use the randomly generated ones, subscribe to groups and setup your nodes for publishing. • Node Control: Control nodes with Generic OnOff Server, Generic Level Server, Generic OnPowerUp Server, Scene Server and many other models. • Device Firmware Update: Quickly send a new firmware to the Distributor and observe it slowly distributing it to all the nodes. Additionally, you may also run the following configuration commands on your network: • Fully control node publication data. All publication parameters are configurable. • Add/Remove one or more subscription addresses on a model. • Create own AppKeys, or generate them using the builtin crypto-safe generator. • Bind/unbind an Application Key to a specific model for full granular control of your networks' security. • Explore the nodes' capabilities to view all elements, models, provisioning time and date, Manufacturer and available vendor data. • Set the Default TTL on a per-node basis. • Manage global AppKey list on a node. • And much more... Hardware support: - This version of the app is capable of communicating with any BLE devices that speak Bluetooth Mesh! - We recommend nRF5 devices with our nRF SDK for Mesh or nRF Connect SDK.

Screenshots

Smart IoT CONTROLS4 screens
nRF Mesh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart IoT CONTROLS at 100% against nRF Mesh's 30%. Smart IoT CONTROLS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Smart IoT CONTROLS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Smart IoT CONTROLS's written reviews are positive against 30% of nRF Mesh's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart IoT CONTROLS ships an update every 2 months, nRF Mesh every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart IoT CONTROLS versus nRF Mesh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart IoT CONTROLSnRF Mesh
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmart IoT LLCNordic Semiconductor ASA

Customer experience

Smart IoT CONTROLS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

nRF Mesh

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart IoT CONTROLS

No in-app purchases

None

nRF Mesh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart IoT CONTROLS free?
Smart IoT CONTROLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nRF Mesh free?
nRF Mesh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart IoT CONTROLS or nRF Mesh?
Smart IoT CONTROLS is rated higher. Smart IoT CONTROLS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while nRF Mesh averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Smart IoT CONTROLS or nRF Mesh have ads?
Neither Smart IoT CONTROLS nor nRF Mesh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart IoT CONTROLS or nRF Mesh?
Smart IoT CONTROLS ships an update every 2 months, and nRF Mesh every 6 weeks. Most recently, Smart IoT CONTROLS was updated on September 28, 2026 and nRF Mesh on September 26, 2026.

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