Comparison

SmartLife vs Smart Pets

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

Head to head
About

SmartLife

Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Connect your smart devices quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Simultaneous device management
  • Automated timers
  • Device sharing with family
  • Easy device connection
  • IPC control
Features
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Smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices 6.IPC control:use the same App to control your T-Guardian and its IPC

About

Smart Pets

Monitor, interact with, and care for your pets remotely using your mobile device. Watch them with HD video, talk to them, dispense food, and play with a laser pointer. Receive alerts for motion and sound, and share precious moments with family and friends.

Highlights
  • HD remote video monitoring
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Remote food dispensing
  • Laser pointer play
  • Motion and voice detection alerts
  • Account sharing with family
  • Instant photo sharing
Features
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This is a kind of pet interaction webcam with advanced functions. Now just pick up your mobile phone and open APP “Smart Pet”, you can accompany your pets at any time and any place. You can watch and talk to your pets, feed food and play with pets by controlling the laser dot. Create your own space with pets and keep it close to you at all times. Feature: 1.With 120 degree wide angle lens and 720P HD video monitoring remotely by mobile phone . 2.Built-in 5 music to call pets to eat. You can also record your own personalized voice. 3.Control the feeder to feed pets remotely by mobile phone for interacting with pets. 4.When detecting motion and voice, the feeder will record video and push message to your mobile phone. 5.Let pets chase the laser dot by controlling the laser dot up and down. Manual mode and automatic mode can be optional. 6.Share the account to your family and friends so that they can join the growth process of pets. 7.Photos can be shared to Facebook,Twitter and Instagram instantly. 8.With loop recording function. Record precious video for your pets in 24 hours incessantly and stored in TF card. You can review video as per the recording time on mobile phone.

Screenshots

SmartLife4 screens
Smart Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SmartLife at 4.7 against Smart Pets's 1.5. SmartLife also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 51) and review sentiment (27% vs 11%). Smart Pets's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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

SmartLife holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartLife has 1.9K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of SmartLife's written reviews are positive against 11% of Smart Pets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartLife ships an update every 4 months, Smart Pets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SmartLife versus Smart Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLifeSmart Pets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better1.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better51
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB161 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGuangdong Wankezi Intelligent Control Technology Co.,Ltd.GD Digital Limited

Customer experience

SmartLife

All ratings1,893 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative65.0%

Smart Pets

All ratings51 ratings
Positive11.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Bugs and requests

SmartLife

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • QR code scanning not working
  • Login screen not functioning
  • Devices not detected
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Settings not saving properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add indoor temperature display
  • Integrate with Apple HomeKit
  • Implement dark mode
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Improve Alexa integration
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  • Enhance automation and scheduling options

Smart Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartLife

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Pets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartLife free?
SmartLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Pets free?
Smart Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartLife or Smart Pets?
SmartLife is rated higher. SmartLife averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Smart Pets averages 1.5 from 51 ratings.
Do SmartLife or Smart Pets have ads?
Neither SmartLife nor Smart Pets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartLife or Smart Pets?
SmartLife ships an update every 4 months, and Smart Pets every 2 months. Most recently, SmartLife was updated on October 29, 2026 and Smart Pets on October 25, 2026.

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