Comparison

Aqara Home vs cjClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

cjClock

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Ever desire a simple nightstand app? There's the stock Clock app that provides rudimentary features, there's a whole plethora of exotic apps. THIS app provides the core functionality without the complications of the breadth of features often seen. The size of the time text is sized to the max appropriate for iPhones in Portrait or Landscape mode. One can change the color of that text as well as adjust the brightness of that text. Then, a broad selection of sounds with which to awaken.

Screenshots

Aqara Home4 screens
cjClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aqara Home at Free against cjClock's $0.99. Aqara Home also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Aqara Home is free to download; cjClock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aqara Home ships an update every 2 weeks, cjClock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aqara Home versus cjClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAqara HomecjClock
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (7.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size539 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAqara Software Service Co.,Ltd.T. Frank Lawlis

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

cjClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Aqara Home

No in-app purchases

None

cjClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aqara Home free?
Aqara Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is cjClock free?
cjClock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aqara Home or cjClock have ads?
Neither Aqara Home nor cjClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aqara Home or cjClock?
Aqara Home ships an update every 2 weeks, and cjClock every 2 months. Most recently, Aqara Home was updated on September 26, 2026 and cjClock on September 15, 2026.

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