Comparison

IKEA Home smart 1 vs DiaryQ

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

DiaryQ

Features
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Just text your day like you're messaging a friend. Tap "Make Diary" at night, and AI turns your notes into a real diary entry. - CHAT-STYLE JOURNALING THAT STICKS Send quick one-liners whenever you have a moment. An AI assistant chats back, so it feels like a conversation, not a chore. You're always chatting with an AI that runs on your iPhone — never another person. - AI WRITES IT UP Your scattered notes become a natural, readable diary entry. Edit it right there if you like. - CALENDAR LOOKBACK Tap any date to read and edit that day's entry. Missed a day? Generate it later from that day's chat. - PRIVATE In the free version, your chats, your diaries, and even the AI itself stay on your iPhone. No account needed. - DIARYQ PLUS (SUBSCRIPTION) A powerful cloud AI (Google Gemini) replies with the whole day's conversation and your character notes in mind, and writes diary entries and weekly reviews you'll want to reread. Only when Plus is on, your chat is sent to Google through the developer's relay server (not stored, not used for AI training). Switch back to on-device AI anytime from the Home screen. Chats and diaries are written by Apple Intelligence (the model built into your device), so there is nothing extra to download. On iPhones without Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later), you can add an optional on-device diary AI (about 340 MB). Without AI, chat logging, manual writing, and calendar review all still work. Switch the display language in the app (English / 日本語 / 繁體中文). ABOUT DIARYQ PLUS - Monthly (1 month) and yearly (1 year) plans, with a 1-week free trial for new subscribers. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://takeaki-ortho.github.io/neckguard-privacy/diaryq.html

Screenshots

IKEA Home smart 14 screens
DiaryQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IKEA Home smart 1 at none against DiaryQ's 2. IKEA Home smart 1 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DiaryQ's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. DiaryQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. IKEA Home smart 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IKEA Home smart 1 ships an update every 2 months, DiaryQ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IKEA Home smart 1 versus DiaryQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKEA Home smart 1DiaryQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInter IKEA Systems B.V.Takeaki Hashimoto

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

DiaryQ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IKEA Home smart 1

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DiaryQ

Subscriptions2
  • DiaryQ Plus Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • DiaryQ Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is IKEA Home smart 1 free?
IKEA Home smart 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiaryQ free?
DiaryQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IKEA Home smart 1 or DiaryQ have ads?
Neither IKEA Home smart 1 nor DiaryQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IKEA Home smart 1 or DiaryQ?
IKEA Home smart 1 ships an update every 2 months, and DiaryQ every 3 days. Most recently, IKEA Home smart 1 was updated on October 26, 2026 and DiaryQ on October 25, 2026.

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