SYLVANIA Smart Home vs OpenMoji
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SYLVANIA Smart Home
Easily update your SYLVANIA SMART+ HomeKit accessories to the latest firmware. This app ensures your smart home devices have the newest features and improvements without needing a separate hub.
- Firmware updates for SMART+ accessories
- HomeKit integration
- No hub required
- View accessory status
- Automatic update process
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The SYLVANIA Smart Home app allows Apple HomeKit users to easily update their SYLVANIA SMART+ accessories to the latest firmware version to incorporate new features and improvements as they become available. Setting up and upgrading your SYLVANIA SMART+ HomeKit-enabled accessories is quick and easy, with no hub required for use. After pairing your SMART+ accessories to HomeKit, use this app to check for firmware updates. Your paired SMART+ HomeKit accessories can be viewed within the app and a message will be displayed next to the accessory if an update is available. Select the accessory to update and the process will automatically begin.
OpenMoji
Access a vast collection of over 4,292 open-source emojis, compliant with the latest Unicode standards. This app offers consistent design, multiple color versions, and skin tone variations, perfect for designers, developers, and anyone seeking creative emoji options for various projects.
- 4,292+ emojis
- Unicode 16.0 compliant
- Consistent style guide
- Colored & outlined versions
- Skin tone variations
- 270+ flags
- Special interest categories
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OPENMOJI 16.0 – 4,292+ OPEN-SOURCE EMOJIS FOR DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, AND EVERYONE WHO LOVES CREATIVE, CONSISTENT EMOJI DESIGN. Created by students and professors at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd, with many external contributors, OpenMoji delivers free, handcrafted emojis you can use anywhere. Use the APP and STICKER PACK to share emojis instantly in Messages, social media, or design projects. Search, choose skin tones, and find the perfect emoji for any moment. FEATURES • 4,292+ EMOJIS across all categories • UNICODE EMOJI V16.0 compliant • CONSISTENT STYLE GUIDE – all icons match perfectly • COLORED & OUTLINED versions for any project style • SKIN TONE VARIATIONS with Fitzpatrick scale and multiple combinations • 270+ FLAGS – countries, regions, and special flags • SPECIAL INTEREST CATEGORIES beyond standard Unicode, including technology, design, and climate • HANDCRAFTED & REVIEWED for quality and clarity WHY OPENMOJI? • 100% OPEN SOURCE – free to use under CC BY-SA 4.0 • Perfect for UI/UX DESIGN, social media, presentations, and stickers • Works for DESIGNERS, DEVELOPERS, EDUCATORS, and EMOJI LOVERS DOWNLOAD OPENMOJI NOW and enjoy the world’s most consistent, open-source emoji set – perfect for your messages, designs, and creative projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenMoji at 3.7 against SYLVANIA Smart Home's 1.6. SYLVANIA Smart Home's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (242 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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.
OpenMoji holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SYLVANIA Smart Home has 242 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of SYLVANIA Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 14% of OpenMoji's.
SYLVANIA Smart Home ships an update every 4 months, OpenMoji every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SYLVANIA Smart Home | OpenMoji |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (242 ratings) | 3.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 242 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEDVANCE LLC | Hochschule fur Gestaltung Schwabisch Gmund |
Customer experience
SYLVANIA Smart Home
OpenMoji
Bugs and requests
SYLVANIA Smart Home
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Firmware updates fail
- Devices disappear from app
- Inability to connect to Bluetooth
- Lights behave erratically
Requested features
6 requests- Remove annoying pop-up notification
- Add 'never see again' option for notifications
- Improve app responsiveness and stability
- Better integration with smart home platforms
- Add scheduling/timer functionality
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- Improve color control and customization options
OpenMoji
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SYLVANIA Smart Home
No in-app purchases
OpenMoji
No in-app purchases
Questions
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