Comparison

iotty Smart Home vs Élan

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

Head to head
About

iotty Smart Home

Manage your smart home devices, including lights, blinds, and outlets. Create custom scenarios and automations based on location, time, or environmental factors. Monitor energy usage and air quality.

Highlights
  • Control lights, blinds, and outlets
  • Create custom scenarios and automations
  • Location-based and time-based triggers
  • Sunrise/sunset and weather automations
  • Monitor energy consumption
  • Real-time air quality information
  • Manage multiple homes and rooms
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Take full control of your 24-hour iotty Smart Home: control lights, blinds, and outlets by creating endless scenarios and automations based on your location, time of day, or events such as sunrise, sunset, weather, brightness, and room temperature. - In-app installation guide for quick and easy setup - Monitor energy consumption and spending estimates based on your electricity contract - View real-time air quality information for where you live to perform specific actions - Manage multiple homes, favorite scenarios, individual rooms, and individual dishes by assigning functions for each button - Give me five! functionality to perform an additional command by placing the open hand on the plate

About

Élan

This AI-powered keyboard generates personalized replies for your conversations across various messaging and social apps. Choose from six distinct tones to craft messages that sound authentically human and relevant to the context.

Highlights
  • AI-generated replies within your keyboard
  • Six distinct reply tones (flirty, funny, casual, confident, sincere, professional)
  • Context-aware suggestions based on conversation and profile
  • Option to use screenshots for reply generation
  • Customizable reply length and details
  • Works directly within existing messaging apps
Features
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Élan writes your replies, inside the keyboard you already type with. Dating apps, Instagram DMs, iMessage, or a message from a recruiter — Élan reads the conversation and writes a reply worth sending. No copy-paste, no switching apps, no pasting a screenshot somewhere else. You stay in the chat. HOW IT WORKS Turn on the Élan keyboard, tap a tone, and the suggestions appear right above the keys. Tap one and it types straight into the message field. Three taps, start to finish, without leaving the conversation. SIX TONES Flirty when you want to make a move. Funny when you want to make them laugh. Casual when you are just getting started. Confident when it is time to ask them out. Sincere when you mean it. And Professional, for the recruiter, the client, or the colleague who needs a reply you would not be embarrassed by. NOT AUTOCOMPLETE Every suggestion picks up on something real from the profile or the conversation — a photo, a joke, the thing they said two messages ago. It never reads like a canned line, because it was not written before it saw the chat. Want it shorter, or want to work in a detail? Add a quick note and Élan rewrites on the spot. WHY PEOPLE USE IT Replies that reference the actual conversation, not a template. Six tones, including a professional one for work. A keyboard that works inside the apps you already use. A voice that sounds human. Your screenshots are never stored. You always choose what to send. Élan writes the draft; you make the move. SUBSCRIPTION Élan is free to download, and your first 10 suggestions are free. After that, Élan requires an auto-renewing subscription. Each plan includes a monthly allowance of AI-written reply suggestions: - Élan: 200 suggestions per month, $9.99 USD per month - Élan Plus: 400 suggestions per month, $19.99 USD per month - Élan Pro: 800 suggestions per month, $34.99 USD per month Prices are in US dollars and may vary by storefront. If you run out before your month resets, optional one-time top-ups are available in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price of the plan you selected. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.avoralabs.net/elan/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.avoralabs.net/elan/privacy

Screenshots

iotty Smart Home4 screens
Élan4 screens

Verdict

The call

iotty Smart Home and Élan both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Élan's written reviews are positive against 40% of iotty Smart Home's. Élan also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). iotty Smart Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Élan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. iotty Smart Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for iotty Smart Home against 5.0 for Élan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iotty Smart Home has 158 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of iotty Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of Élan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iotty Smart Home ships an update every 5 weeks, Élan every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iotty Smart Home versus Élan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteriotty Smart HomeÉlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (158 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDynamica srlAvora Labs

Customer experience

iotty Smart Home

All ratings107 ratings
Positive43.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative52.3%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative49.7%

Élan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iotty Smart Home

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App displays 'Error occurred' on button presses
  • Login issues and forced logouts
  • Firmware update failures
  • Automation routines fail to execute
  • App freezes when setting up automations
Show 15 more
  • Devices disappear from app after updates
  • Cannot add or delete devices
  • WiFi reconnection failures after power outages
  • Touch sensitivity malfunction
  • Backlight control issues
  • Daylight saving time not recognized
  • Widget functionality removed in updates
  • Siri integration broken after updates
  • App incompatibility with iOS 14+
  • Device pairing errors during registration
  • Slow command execution (10+ seconds)
  • App crashes on vacation mode selection
  • Session timeout errors during configuration
  • Blind/shutter buttons stuck during operation
  • Devices not responding despite good WiFi signal

Requested features

17 requests
  • Apple Watch app version
  • HomeKit and Matter integration
  • Widget support for iOS
  • Dark mode option
  • Manual time setting for blinds/shutters
Show 12 more
  • Graphical representation of blind position
  • Multi-device group activation
  • Background geolocation functionality
  • IFTTT and Google Home integration
  • Improved Siri voice control
  • Scheduled firmware updates
  • Random on/off mode restoration
  • Ability to modify touch sensitivity for outlets
  • Better multi-way switch support
  • Improved app UI with smaller switch icons
  • French language support
  • Simpler WiFi network change process

Élan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iotty Smart Home

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Élan

Subscriptions3
  • Élan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Élan Plus$19.991 Month
  • Élan Pro$34.991 Month
One-time3
  • 200 more suggestions$19.99
  • 400 more suggestions$39.99
  • 800 more suggestions$79.99

Questions

Is iotty Smart Home free?
iotty Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Élan free?
Élan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iotty Smart Home or Élan?
Élan is rated higher. iotty Smart Home averages 4.9 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Élan averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do iotty Smart Home or Élan have ads?
Élan shows ads; iotty Smart Home does not.
Which is updated more often, iotty Smart Home or Élan?
iotty Smart Home ships an update every 5 weeks, and Élan every 5 days. Most recently, iotty Smart Home was updated on November 4, 2026 and Élan on October 31, 2026.

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