Comparison

geeni vs AV Energy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

AV Energy

Features
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Information at your fingertips! This app gives you direct access to your account balance, location and contract information. It also gives you the ability to store and process payment and request service work and deliveries directly through the app.

Screenshots

geeni4 screens
AV Energy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: geeni at monthly against AV Energy's every 7 months. AV Energy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

geeni ships an update monthly, AV Energy every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
geeni versus AV Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergeeniAV Energy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (437K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings437K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerkury Innovations LLCRural Computer Consultants, Inc.

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

AV Energy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

geeni

No in-app purchases

None

AV Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is geeni free?
geeni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AV Energy free?
AV Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do geeni or AV Energy have ads?
Neither geeni nor AV Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, geeni or AV Energy?
geeni ships an update monthly, and AV Energy every 7 months. Most recently, geeni was updated on November 5, 2026 and AV Energy on October 27, 2026.

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