Smart IoT CONTROLS vs ESP BLE Provisioning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Lighting control
- AC and appliance management
- Curtain and blind automation
- Multiroom audio control
- Security and surveillance
- Energy saving 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.
ESP BLE Provisioning
Configure Wi-Fi credentials for ESP32 or ESP8266 devices using BLE. Supports Wi-Fi scanning and proof of possession for secure network setup. Ideal for developers working with ESP IDF.
- BLE Wi-Fi provisioning
- ESP IDF v3.2+ support
- Security Level 1
- Proof of Possession (PoP)
- Wi-Fi scan list
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This app can be used to send Wi-Fi Network credentials (Network name and Passphrase) to ESP32 or ESP8266 devices over BLE transport using the wifi-provisioning feature of ESP IDF (V3.2 and later). Supported Features - BLE based Wi-Fi Provisioning from IDF v3.2 and later - Security Level 1 - Proof of Possession (PoP) - Wi-Fi scan list Please refer https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/stable/api-reference/provisioning/wifi_provisioning.html for additional information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart IoT CONTROLS at 100% against ESP BLE Provisioning's 33%. Smart IoT CONTROLS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). ESP BLE Provisioning's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart IoT CONTROLS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Smart IoT CONTROLS's written reviews are positive against 33% of ESP BLE Provisioning's.
Smart IoT CONTROLS ships an update every 2 months, ESP BLE Provisioning every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart IoT CONTROLS | ESP BLE Provisioning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smart IoT LLC | ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Smart IoT CONTROLS
ESP BLE Provisioning
In-app purchases
Smart IoT CONTROLS
No in-app purchases
ESP BLE Provisioning
No in-app purchases
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