Aqara Home vs Botslab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aqara Home
Manage and automate your smart home devices remotely. Control lights, monitor sensors, and create custom scenes and automations for a more convenient living experience. Supports a wide range of smart home accessories.
- Remote control of smart accessories
- Create homes and rooms
- Monitor appliance status and environmental data
- Automate actions with timers and triggers
- Create scenes for multi-device control
- Siri integration for voice control
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Aqara Home is an app for smart home automation and control. With Aqara Home, you can: 1. control Aqara accessories anywhere and anytime where there is Internet access; 2. create homes and rooms and assign accessories to the rooms; 3. control your Aqara accessories and check the status of connected appliances. For example: *adjust the brightness of lights and check the power consumption of home appliances; *monitor the temperature, humidity and air pressure; *detect water leak, and human movement; 4. create Automations to automate your home. For example: *set a timer to turn on or off an appliance connected to a smart plug; *use a Door and Window Sensor to trigger lights: turn on lights automatically when the door opens; 5. create Scenes to control multiple accessories. For example, add a Scene to turn on multiple lights and fans; 6. ask Siri to control HomeKit supported Aqara accessories and user defined Scenes; Aqara Home app supports following Aqara accessories: Aqara Hub, Smart Plug, Wireless Remote Switch, LED Light Bulb, Door and Window Sensor, Motion Sensor, Temperature and Humidity Sensor, Vibration Sensor, and Water Leak Sensor. Please see www.aqara.com for more details.
Botslab
This application offers smart home control tools designed to enhance your daily life with greater convenience. It provides a centralized platform for managing various smart home devices and functionalities.
- Smart home control
- Convenient living
- Device management
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Smart home control tools provide you with a more convenient life. Privacy Policy: https://h5.botslab.com/cms/app/privacy_agreement_zh_cn.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aqara Home at 4.7 against Botslab's 3.7. Aqara Home also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 24) and ads (none vs shown). Botslab's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and device support 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. Botslab sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Aqara Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aqara Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aqara Home has 7.8K ratings behind it against 272, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Aqara Home's written reviews are positive against 36% of Botslab's.
Aqara Home ships an update every 2 weeks, Botslab fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Aqara Home | Botslab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better | 3.7 (272 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better | 35.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 272 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 539 MB | 483 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aqara Software Service Co.,Ltd. | BOTSLAB INC. |
Customer experience
Aqara Home
Botslab
User reviews
Aqara Home
From 7.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🔒 Reliable hardware
- 💡 Extensive automation capabilities
- 🚀 Seamless HomeKit integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
- 👎 Confusing and unintuitive UI
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🚫 Lack of dark mode
- 🚫 Unreliable notifications
Botslab
From 272 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Clear and responsive video
- 🔒 Good security features
- 💡 Versatile and customizable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🔋 Short battery life
- 🕰️ Slow video playback and loading
Bugs and requests
Aqara Home
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on opening
- Devices disappearing from app
- Incorrect temperature/humidity readings
- Delayed or missing doorbell notifications
- Inability to delete detection zones
Requested features
5 requests- Add sunset/sunrise automation
- Improve camera timeline scrubbing
- Enable 12-hour time format
- Provide more customization options
- Improve Alexa/Google Home integration
Botslab
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to connect to cameras
- Inconsistent video recording
- Mapping and room management issues
Requested features
4 requests- Improve video editing capabilities
- Add multi-user support
- Enhance motion detection sensitivity
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Aqara Home
No in-app purchases
Botslab
- Basic Plan (monthly)$2.991 Month
- Pro Plan (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Premium Plan (monthly)$8.991 Month
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- Basic Plan (annual)$19.991 Year
- Pro Plan (annual)1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Plus Plan (30-day)-Annual$49.991 Year
- Basic Plan (one month)$2.99
- 7-day Video History(Month)$3.99
- 14-day Video History(Month)$5.99
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- 30-day Video History(Month)$6.99
- Basic Plan (Month)$6.99
- 7day-Year Video History$12.99
- 7day-Year Video History(3 off)$14.99
- 7day-Year Video History(8 off)$14.99
- Plus Plan(Month)$15.99
- Basic Plan (one year)$19.90
- 7-day Video History(Year)$22.99
- Pro Plan (one year)$29.99
- Basic Plan (7-Day History)-yr.$34.99
- Basic Plan(Year)$44.90
- Basic Plan (Year)$49.99
- 14-day Video History(Year)$59.99
- 30-day Video History(Year)$59.99
- Plus Plan(Year)$129.99









