EdiSmart vs Be Connect 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EdiSmart
Control and monitor your Edimax smart home devices remotely from any 3G or Wi-Fi connection. Easily set up and manage multiple appliances, share access with family, and track real-time power usage.
- Remote device control
- Add and manage multiple devices
- Works with various Edimax devices
- Family device sharing
- Real-time power monitoring
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EdiSmart is an easy-to-use app for Edimax smart home device, ideal for monitoring environment or controlling your home appliance from any 3G or Wi-FI connection. With Edimax’s innovative Cloud technology, you can say goodbye to inconvenient and complicated setting procedures. It’s extremely easy to connect your Edimax smart devices to the cloud in just a few simple steps and access it remotely with a smartphone, tablet, or computer no matter where you are. Features: ‧ Remotely control home plugs from anywhere. ‧ Add and control multiple devices. ‧ Works with multiple EDIMAX smart devices. ‧ Easily share devices among family members ‧ Real-time power meter monitoring. Supported Edimax devices: 1. SP-2101W V3 2. SP-1101W V2 3. SP-2101W V2
Be Connect 2.0
Configure and manage BYD Battery-Box Premium products. Read real-time and historical events, upload diagnostic information, and access service guidelines. Receive firmware updates and important notifications.
- Real-time event monitoring
- Historical event logging
- One-click diagnostic upload
- Access service guidelines
- Receive firmware updates
- Product configuration
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The app is developed for BYD Battery-Box Premium installers or customers to configure the product before it operates. 1. You can read the real-time events and historical events of the product; 2. You can upload diagnosis information of the product to BYD server with one-click for the reference of BYD After-Sales Service; 3. You can read the Service Guideline and visit the Battery-Box website in the APP; 4. You’ll receive the firmware updates and other notifications from BYD; 5. New UI design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Be Connect 2.0 at 5.0 against EdiSmart's 1.2. Be Connect 2.0 also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 2%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). EdiSmart's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Be Connect 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EdiSmart has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of EdiSmart's written reviews are positive against 21% of Be Connect 2.0's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EdiSmart | Be Connect 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.2% of reviews | 21.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDIMAX | BYD Auto Industry Company Limited |
Customer experience
EdiSmart
Be Connect 2.0
In-app purchases
EdiSmart
No in-app purchases
Be Connect 2.0
No in-app purchases
