Simpel vs Kruidvat Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simpel
Manage your mobile plan with this app, offering insights into usage, bundle changes, and account settings. Access invoices, set spending limits, and maintain control over your expenses anytime, anywhere.
- Usage insights
- Bundle modification
- Account management
- Invoice access
- Spending limits
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Met de vernieuwde Mijn Simpel app heb je overal en altijd inzicht in je verbruik. Je kunt zelf je bundels wijzigen, je gegevens en instellingen beheren, facturen raadplegen, een Plafond instellen en nog veel meer. Zo heb je altijd controle over je kosten.
Kruidvat Smart Home
Transform your home into a smart environment with affordable products and a user-friendly app. Control lights, music, and security systems remotely to create custom ambiances and enhance convenience.
- Control lights (on/off, dimming, color)
- Adjust lighting ambiance
- Manage music systems
- Activate burglar alarm sensors
- Connect with Alexa and Google Home
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Wouldn’t it be fun to turn your house into a SMART Home! It is possible with the new and affordable SmartHome products from Kruidvat. With the handy SmartHome app and/or remote control, you will transform the ambiance in your home in an instant! You can turn the lights on and off, dim the lights, and change the color. Shift from a bright white working environment to a warm romantic atmosphere to have a drink together. Create your own setting at any time of the day. Kruidvat’s SmartHome products also allow you to easily control your music system and activate your burglar alarm sensors. SmartHome products also offer you the option to connect all your SmartHome applications to Alexa as well as the Google-home system. How convenient is that? Kruidvat makes your home smarter. Isn’t that what you want too?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kruidvat Smart Home at 5.0 against Simpel's 4.4. Simpel's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (69 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Kruidvat Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simpel has 69 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simpel ships an update every 2 months, Kruidvat Smart Home every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simpel | Kruidvat Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (69 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Simpel.nl B.V. | I-Star World B.V. |
Customer experience
Simpel
Kruidvat Smart Home
In-app purchases
Simpel
No in-app purchases
Kruidvat Smart Home
No in-app purchases
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