KMC Smart vs YHW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KMC Smart
Control your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Automate tasks, set schedules, and create custom scenes for convenience. Integrate with voice assistants and securely share access with family and friends.
- Remote device control
- Create schedules
- Set automations
- Voice assistant integration
- Secure family sharing
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Use the KMC Smart app to control your KMC smart devices from anywhere in the world. Create schedules, automations, and scenes to simplify your life. Easily link with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to control your smart devices with your voice. Simply and securely invite family or friends to help manage your smart home.
YHW
Personalize your smart lighting with a vast color palette, grouping options, and music synchronization. Control your lights remotely from anywhere in the world.
- 16 million color palette
- Group smart lights
- Setup timers
- Sync bulbs to music
- Remote control from anywhere
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This application allows you to take control of your YHW wifi lighting products. With the YHW app, you can get creative and personalize your lighting. With a color palette of 16 million colors, the ability to group smart light together, setup timers, sync your bulbs to music etc, the possibilities are endless. And you can control your lights outdoors from anywhere in the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KMC Smart at 4.7 against YHW's 2.1. KMC Smart also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 14). YHW's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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.
KMC Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KMC Smart has 6.8K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KMC Smart ships an update every 11 months, YHW every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KMC Smart | YHW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better | 2.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 保凤 房 | JM Zengge Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
KMC Smart
YHW
Bugs and requests
KMC Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezing and becoming unresponsive
- Devices disappearing from the app after updates
- Inability to modify account information and settings
- Sync issues with schedules and timers
Requested features
5 requests- Automatic shut-off option based on power draw
- Dark mode for night-time use
- Ability to set schedules with more granular control (e.g. on at sunset, off at 10 PM)
- Easier way to manage and share access with family members
- Export energy usage data
YHW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KMC Smart
No in-app purchases
YHW
No in-app purchases
