Comparison

SmartRent vs LDR Buddy

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

LDR Buddy

Features
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LDR Buddy helps you hold onto the small things about the person you love — the craving they mentioned, the presentation they were nervous about, the friend whose name you actually want to remember. Say what's on your mind in a spare minute, and LDR Buddy turns your thoughts into memories, reminders, and ideas that show up exactly when they're useful. TALK IT OUT Whenever something's on your mind, take a minute and say it. LDR Buddy transcribes it for you — no typing, no forms. IT SORTS ITSELF Mention a deadline, a worry, or something they'd love, and it becomes a memory, a reminder, or a gift idea — ready right when it's useful. THOUGHTFUL ACTS Every 12 hours, five ideas built from what you've actually saved: a small gesture, something to share, a specific gift, a callback to something they said, and a longer-term plan. TRIPS Enter a destination and dates and get a day-by-day itinerary shaped around what is genuinely happening there — real festivals, markets, and shows on your actual dates. NEVER MISS A DATE Add every birthday and anniversary at once. Each becomes a perpetual reminder that nudges you two weeks out, three days out, and the morning of — every year, whether or not you've opened the app. RELATIONSHIP PROFILE Turn everything you've saved into a written profile you can paste into any AI assistant, so it can help you plan with the full picture. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your notes and memories live on your phone. Voice recordings are deleted the moment you stop recording — only the transcript is kept, on your device. FREE FOREVER Voice notes, transcription, saving things by hand, important dates, and the nightly check-in cost nothing. PREMIUM Automatic sorting, Thoughtful Acts, Trips, Relationship Profile, the Constellation view, and tracking more than one person. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed or cancelled in your iPhone Settings. Requires iOS 16.4 or later. Privacy Policy: https://ldrbuddy.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SmartRent4 screens
LDR Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartRent at none against LDR Buddy's 2. SmartRent also leads on chart position (#163 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. LDR Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SmartRent asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SmartRent versus LDR Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartRentLDR Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (123K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings123K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#163 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartrent.com, LLCAlex Raman

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

LDR Buddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartRent

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LDR Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium — Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Premium — Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is SmartRent free?
SmartRent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LDR Buddy free?
LDR Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartRent or LDR Buddy have ads?
Neither SmartRent nor LDR Buddy shows ads.

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