Comparison

SmartThings vs Sengled Home

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

Head to head
About

SmartThings

Unify and manage all your smart home devices from a single application. Connect hundreds of brands, create custom scenes and routines, and control your home remotely. Monitor energy usage and even get meal planning assistance.

Highlights
  • Connect and control devices from multiple brands
  • Create custom scenes and routines
  • Remote home monitoring and control
  • Automated notifications and status updates
  • Voice control with Google Assistant
  • Energy tracking and saving features
  • Smart cooking and meal planning assistance
Features
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Quickly and easily connect and control your smart home devices through SmartThings. SmartThings is compatible with 100s of smart home brands. So, you can control all of your smart home gadgets in one place, including your Samsung Smart TV and smart home appliances. With SmartThings, you can connect, monitor and control multiple smart home devices quicker and easier. Connect your Samsung smart TVs, smart appliances, smart speakers and brands like Ring, Nest and Philips Hue - all from one app. Then control your smart devices using voice assistants including Google Assistant [Key Features] - Control and check in on your home from wherever you are - Connect your smart devices across many different brands to work together by setting ‘scenes’ - Build routines that are set on time, weather, and device status, so your home runs smoothly in the background - Allow shared control by giving access to other users - Receive status updates about your devices with automated notifications - Talk to your devices using Google Assistant - Track, monitor and save money on energy with SmartThings Energy. See how much your home and compatible Samsung devices cost to run, and try various energy saving features, such as AI saving mode, or schedule devices to run during off peak hours. - Receive recipe recommendations by scanning meal kits, wine, and meat. Plan, shop and prep meals with the help of SmartThings Cooking ※ Some features may not be available in all countries. [App requirements] Some mobile devices may not be supported. - iOS 17.0 or later / iPhone XR or later / iPad 6 or later ※ App permissions The following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed. [Optional access permissions] • Apple Health : Used to sync with Apple Health data to give you better Family Care insights • Apple Music : Used to read music album information • Bluetooth : Used to scan for nearby devices using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) • Camera: Used to scan QR codes so you can easily add members and devices to SmartThings • Contacts : Used to get phone numbers of your contacts to send text message notifications • Location : Used to locate your devices, create routines based on your location, and scan for nearby devices using Wi-Fi • Local Network : Used to find Wi-Fi connected devices • Microphone: Used to add certain devices to SmartThings using high-frequency sounds • Notification : Used to provide notifications about SmartThings devices and features • NFC : Used to check information about devices that you intend to connect • Photos : Used to play photos and videos on SmartThings devices • Voice recognition : Used to convert voice to text

About

Sengled Home

Control and manage all your smart home devices from a single app. Adjust colors, set schedules, and automate actions based on sensor events. Integrate with voice assistants for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart devices
  • Customizable color and temperature settings
  • Room and device grouping
  • Sensor-triggered automation
  • Scheduling and scene creation
  • Wake-up and sleep routines
  • Integration with voice assistants
Features
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Sengled Home is the latest smart home control app that replaces the earlier version -- Element Home. Sengled Home is a residential smart-products management platform, which provides you with an integrated mobile app to control, manage and monitor your Sengled smart products. With easy set-up, Sengled Home is able to quickly connect your smart products to the Internet, implement real-time communication between your cell phone and household devices through the cloud platform, and achieve remote controlling and monitoring. Moreover, it is able to customize a fully automatic control system based on your personal habits. CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS FROM ANYWHERE ON THIS PLANET Either 1 foot away from your Sengled smart device, or 10,000 miles away from your home, as long as you have internet, you can control or check the status of your devices. COLOR, COLOR TEMPERATURE AND BEYOND Transform your mobile device into a color palette, and your bulbs, your canvas. Choose from 16 million colors—or choose from Warm White to Day Light—and change the colors of your bulbs to match any mood you have. ROOM ARRANGEMENT AND GROUPING Sengled Home App enables you to easily bundle your smart LED lightbulbs into pre-set rooms, or create your own user defined rooms for grouping purposes. FRONT PAGE OR WIDGET CONTROLS MOST OF YOUR DEVICES With a simplified and optimized UI design, you can access and control most of the functions from the front page of the Sengled Home App. Scene control and Mobile home page Widget control even makes this process easier. SMART LED GETS SMARTER WITH SENSORS Sengled smart LED lights with built-in motion sensor can not only push notifications for any motion event, but also setup actions after detecting motion events. For example, turn on the lights in your bedroom when motion is detected in your backyard in the middle of the night. Sengled smart door sensor can also be used to link with your smart LED lights for event triggered actions. SCHEDULES, SCENES AND ROUTINES Either setup daily routines, such as waking or sleeping routines, for the convenience, or setup automation routines, such as turning lights on/off when sensor events were detected. Scenes can be created for multi bulb or multi room control. WAKE UP & SLEEP Sengled smart LED bulbs can be programmed for gradual brightening and wake you up with lights naturally. Sleep schedule will control the Sengled smart LED bulbs in night light for delayed dimming. LIGHT EFFECTS Six light effects would help users to have more fun with their Sengled products during parties or holidays like Halloween and Christmas. 3rd PARTY PROGRAM: After configuring the Sengled Home App, all the settings can be easily ported over to 3rd party programs, like IFTTT. You can expand your home automation with many more capabilities. HELP WITH ALEXA, GOOGLE ASSISTANT, APPLE HOMEKIT AND MORE: In-app help page can walk you through the process of setting up Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and more. SAVE ENERGY Every time you turn your Sengled smart device on or off, an event will be logged. You can check the performance page to see your cumulative power consumption for different devices. Contact us: Our development needs your support. Your opinions and suggestions will be appreciated. Want to know more about Sengled smart products? Follow us on: Official Site: sengled.com Facebook: @Sengled Twitter: @SengledUSA Instagram: sengled YouTube: Sengled WeChat: Sengled生迪

Screenshots

SmartThings4 screens
Sengled Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartThings at 4.6 against Sengled Home's 2.7. SmartThings also leads on ratings volume (854K vs 8.9K) and review sentiment (31% vs 9%). Sengled Home's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartThings holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartThings has 854K ratings behind it against 8.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of SmartThings's written reviews are positive against 9% of Sengled Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SmartThings versus Sengled Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartThingsSengled Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (854K ratings) — better2.7 (8.9K ratings)
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews — better9.2% of reviews
Number of ratings854K — better8.9K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size887 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Sengled Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

SmartThings

All ratings845,252 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews7,771 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative63.0%

Sengled Home

All ratings6,825 ratings
Positive52.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews1,485 reviews
Positive9.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative88.6%

User reviews

SmartThings

From 854K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Remote control functionality
  • 📚 Laundry cycle recommendations
  • 🤖 Automation and scheduling capabilities
  • 🔧 Customizable settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and crashes
  • ⏱️ Slow and laggy performance
  • 🔍 Difficulty connecting and configuring devices
  • 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive user interface
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking

Sengled Home

From 8.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to set up
  • 👍 Convenient scheduling and automation
  • 👍 Good value for price
  • 👍 Reliable performance
  • 👍 Integrates well with smart home platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues after updates
  • 🐛 Unreliable pairing and reconnection
  • 🐛 Limited color/brightness control
  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around location data

Bugs and requests

SmartThings

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to add or remove devices
  • Inconsistent device status updates
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to control TV without remote
  • Improved photo/artwork management for Frame TV
  • More advanced automation and scheduling options
  • Better integration with other smart home platforms

Sengled Home

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent disconnection from WiFi
  • Inability to add or control new devices
  • Incorrect error messages and failed operations
  • Syncing issues between app and physical bulbs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved app UI and UX
  • More granular control over lighting
  • Restore missing widget functionality
  • Better integration with third-party platforms
  • Reliable customer support

In-app purchases

None

SmartThings

No in-app purchases

None

Sengled Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartThings free?
SmartThings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sengled Home free?
Sengled Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartThings or Sengled Home?
SmartThings is rated higher. SmartThings averages 4.6 out of 5 from 854K ratings, while Sengled Home averages 2.7 from 8.9K ratings.
Do SmartThings or Sengled Home have ads?
Neither SmartThings nor Sengled Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartThings or Sengled Home?
SmartThings ships an update monthly, and Sengled Home monthly. Most recently, SmartThings was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sengled Home on October 31, 2026.

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