Comparison

SmartRent vs Local Lifer

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

Head to head
About

SmartRent

Control your home remotely with this app. Manage door locks, thermostats, and create custom schedules for energy savings. Grant temporary access codes and automate routines for ultimate convenience.

Highlights
  • Remote lock/unlock and thermostat control
  • Custom thermostat schedules
  • Time-bound access codes
  • Home automation routines
  • Voice command integration
  • Leak alerts
  • Activity logs
Features
Currently charting
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Welcome to SmartRent! The SmartRent App, designed with your experience in mind, puts comfort, control, and convenience in the palm of your hand. With custom controls, settings and more, it makes “there’s no place like home” ring even truer. You’ll love the ability to: - Lock and unlock your door or adjust your thermostat from anywhere - Create custom schedules for your thermostat to save money and energy - Grant unique, time-bound access codes to family, friends, and service providers - Set up automations to simplify daily routines - Issue voice commands with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant - Be alerted immediately of possible leaks in your home - Review your lock activity to see when guests or maintenance visited - Link your Ring account for one less app to manage - And more! Download the SmartRent App and start customizing your smart home! SmartRent - Opening Doors To A Smarter World

About

Local Lifer

Learn about local bird species through interactive flashcards, audio of bird songs, and quizzes. The app tailors content to your geographic location, allowing you to focus on birds you're likely to encounter. It also supports offline access and custom deck creation.

Highlights
  • Location-specific bird decks
  • Photo flashcards
  • Bird song audio learning
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Custom study decks
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Local Lifer is the bird learning app built around one simple idea: the birds you're most likely to see are the ones worth learning first. Using your location, Local Lifer automatically selects a deck of bird species found in your area — so instead of memorizing hundreds of birds you'll never encounter, you focus on the ones actually flying around your neighborhood, parks, and local trails. LEARN THREE WAYS Flip through photo flashcards to match faces to names. Switch to audio mode to learn bird songs and calls — because half of birding is what you hear, not what you see. When you're ready to test yourself, quiz mode puts four choices in front of you and makes you pick. YOUR REGION, YOUR DECK Local Lifer pulls location-specific decks tailored to where you are. Live in the Pacific Northwest? You'll study different species than someone in Georgia. Travel or move? The app adapts to your current location automatically. CUSTOM DECKS Build your own study sets — perfect for preparing for a birding trip, focusing on a specific family, or drilling the birds you always mix up. WORKS OFFLINE Your decks and media are cached so you can study anywhere, even without a signal. Whether you just started noticing birds or you've been keeping lists for years, Local Lifer gives you the clearest, most relevant path to knowing what's singing outside your window.

Screenshots

SmartRent4 screens
Local Lifer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SmartRent at Free against Local Lifer's $2.99. SmartRent also leads on ratings volume (123K vs 2) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). Local Lifer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SmartRent is free to download; Local Lifer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Local Lifer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartRent has 123K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SmartRent versus Local Lifer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartRentLocal Lifer
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (123K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings123K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartrent.com, LLCNovarata

Bugs and requests

SmartRent

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Thermostat not syncing with app
  • Door lock showing wrong status
  • App logging users out randomly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integration with Apple Watch and HomeKit
  • Ability to set custom lock codes
  • Improved automation and scheduling options

Local Lifer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartRent

No in-app purchases

None

Local Lifer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartRent free?
SmartRent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Local Lifer free?
Local Lifer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartRent or Local Lifer?
Local Lifer is rated higher. SmartRent averages 4.7 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while Local Lifer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SmartRent or Local Lifer have ads?
Neither SmartRent nor Local Lifer shows ads.

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