geeni vs Vivitar Smart Security 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
geeni
Manage all your smart home and smart health devices from a single, intuitive application. Control lights, switches, cameras, and track health metrics like weight and BMI. Automate actions with scenes and schedules, and share device access with family and friends.
- Control smart home and health devices
- Track weight, BMI, and other health metrics
- Sync health data with Apple Health
- Group devices by room
- Set smart scenes and schedules
- Share device access with others
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Meet Geeni. Your wish is Geeni's command. Control all Geeni smart home and smart health devices in one easy app, from ANYWHERE in the world. Geeni is easy enough for anyone to use and combines the SIMPLICITY of an on/off switch with PREMIUM features such as: - Easy, powerful control of each device. Choose a color or mood of our Color bulbs, schedule a smart switch, check in on your cameras, and track your weight, all from the same app! - Group devices and control by room - Smart Health products support tracking weight, BMI, Body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate, bone mass, visceral fat grade, and more, and track on the app or sync to Apple Health - Set smart scenes for automated actions - Schedule when devices turn on and off to allow more control and security - Choose which devices your friends, guests, roommates, or your family can control thanks to account sharing - Cloud based services so you can log in and control your home from any phone - HealthKit functionality for our new Smart Scale: synchronize your health data with Apple Health! - and more. Compatible with all Geeni-enabled smart devices. No complicated hub required; each Geeni device is smart enough to connect directly to your home wifi network.
Vivitar Smart Security 2
Manage your smart home devices remotely with this app. Control multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members. Connect your devices quickly and efficiently.
- Remote device control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Automated timer functions
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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Smart Security System 1. Remote control: control your smart home 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: geeni at monthly against Vivitar Smart Security 2's every 5 months. geeni also leads on ratings volume (437K vs 14K). Vivitar Smart Security 2's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for geeni against 4.7 for Vivitar Smart Security 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: geeni has 437K ratings behind it against 14K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of geeni's written reviews are positive against 38% of Vivitar Smart Security 2's.
geeni ships an update monthly, Vivitar Smart Security 2 every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | geeni | Vivitar Smart Security 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (437K ratings) — better | 4.7 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews | 37.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 437K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merkury Innovations LLC | Sakar International, Inc. |
Customer experience
geeni
Vivitar Smart Security 2
User reviews
geeni
From 437K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy setup and configuration
- 👍 Affordable and good value
- 🔒 Reliable security features
- 📹 Good video and audio quality
- 🔌 Convenient remote control of devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity and reconnection issues
- 🔍 Limited camera features and functionality
- 🤖 Unresponsive customer support
- 🔄 Buggy app updates and glitches
- 🔒 Potential security concerns
Vivitar Smart Security 2
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Good security camera
- 🚀 Reliable and stable
- 👍 Good image quality
- 👍 Affordable price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and offline issues
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications and motion detection
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Slow and laggy live feed
- 🐛 Playback and recording issues
Bugs and requests
geeni
Reported bugs
5 issues- Difficulty connecting devices to Wi-Fi
- Cameras failing to record or playback footage
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Devices randomly going offline or unresponsive
- Incompatibility with newer mobile OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Improved app interface and user experience
- Enhanced camera features (e.g., motion detection, cloud storage)
- Better integration with smart home ecosystems
- Ability to create custom lighting scenes and automations
- Improved reliability and stability of devices and app
Vivitar Smart Security 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to reconnect cameras after disconnection
- Inconsistent device and app connectivity
- Failure to save screenshots and recordings
- Incorrect time/date stamps on recorded footage
- Compatibility issues with newer devices and networks
Requested features
5 requests- Improve notification reliability
- Add advanced motion detection and recording options
- Enhance app performance and stability
- Improve remote access and live feed quality
- Provide better customer support and troubleshooting
In-app purchases
geeni
No in-app purchases
Vivitar Smart Security 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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