IKEA Home smart 1 vs MySpendWise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IKEA Home smart 1
Control your home's lighting, blinds, audio, and air quality with customizable scenes and voice commands. Set schedules for different times of day to automate your environment.
- Control lights (dim, color, temperature)
- Adjust blinds (raise, lower, position)
- Manage audio (play, pause, volume)
- Control air purifier
- Create custom lighting and audio scenes
- Set timers for morning and evening
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The IKEA Home smart 1 app supports the TRÅDFRI gateway and older range of smart products by IKEA. We are no longer actively improving this app, however existing features and products already connected to a TRÅDFRI gateway will continue to function as usual. Smart products by IKEA continue to evolve and the new range uses Matter technology. The TRÅDFRI gateway and IKEA Home smart 1 app are not compatible with Matter, so we recommend the DIRIGERA hub and IKEA Home smart app instead. It’s easy with the IKEA Home smart 1 app and TRÅDFRI gateway. Use one setting for early morning lighting and music, another for late evenings and a third for cooking or working at home. You can dim, turn off, turn on, change colours and switch from warm to cold light. Raise or lower blinds. Turn on your music – then turn it up, turn it down or pause it. And you can even control your air purifier to improve the air quality at home. With the IKEA Home smart 1 app, you can also connect to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa or Google Home and control it all with your voice. What you’ll get with the IKEA Home smart 1 app and TRÅDFRI gateway: • The ability to control your lights and blinds from the app • The ability to turn audio on and off, pause it and control volume • Customisable settings, including changing the position of blinds, light colours and choosing warm or cold light • Timers with morning and evening options • The ability to turn your air purifier on and off, and set it to a fan speed that suits the needs of your home
MySpendWise
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Stay on top of your spending with MySpendWise, the smart and simple expense tracker. Whether you’re budgeting for the month, tracking daily costs, or simply getting better with money — MySpendWise helps you see where your money goes. Features: Add and delete expenses, See your total and filter by category, View daily and monthly spending, Restart tracking anytime. No accounts, no ads, no nonsense. Just a fast and focused tool to help you stay in control. Download MySpendWise and start managing your money better today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IKEA Home smart 1 at every 2 months against MySpendWise's every 8 months. IKEA Home smart 1 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
IKEA Home smart 1 ships an update every 2 months, MySpendWise every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IKEA Home smart 1 | MySpendWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (3.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inter IKEA Systems B.V. | Jurijs Cernovs |
Bugs and requests
IKEA Home smart 1
Reported bugs
5 issues- App constantly asking to add new devices even when none are added
- Devices disappearing from the app and needing to be re-added
- Timers not working as expected, turning lights on/off at incorrect times
- Inability to move devices between rooms in the app
- Pairing issues with remotes and other accessories
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more color temperatures and full color spectrum
- Improve timer functionality with more granular controls
- Implement remote access and out-of-home control
- Add support for user profiles and device sharing
- Improve integration with popular smart home platforms like HomeKit and Google Home
MySpendWise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IKEA Home smart 1
No in-app purchases
MySpendWise
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IKEA Home smart 1 free?
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Do IKEA Home smart 1 or MySpendWise have ads?
Which is updated more often, IKEA Home smart 1 or MySpendWise?
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