Comparison

SmartRent vs Did U Go

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
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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

Did U Go

Features
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Did anyone take the dog out? Did U Go answers that in one tap. Log every potty break in seconds, and everyone in your household sees it right away. No group texts, no guessing, no double walks. LOG A BREAK IN ONE TAP • Pee, poop, or both. Pick one and you're done • Logging after the fact? Set the time yourself • Today's breaks, in order, on the home screen • Add a stool score, a note, or mark an accident when it matters • No signal? Breaks are saved and sync once you're back online PUPPY POTTY TRAINING MODE • Track outside wins against accidents in the house • See when the next trip outside is due, based on your puppy's own pattern • Watch the success rate climb as housebreaking sticks THE WHOLE HOUSE, IN SYNC • Invite family, roommates, a dog walker or a pet sitter by email • They enter a 6-digit code and they're in • Give a sitter access that ends on the day you pick • Get a notification when someone else takes the dog out • Get a reminder when it's been too long since the last break • Quiet hours, so nobody gets buzzed at 3 a.m. • More than one dog? Switch between them with a tap INSIGHTS AND A VET REPORT • 30 days of potty habits at a glance: how often, what time, what changed • Make a PDF report of bathroom habits to share with your vet • Useful for senior dogs, upset stomachs and dogs on new medication NEVER MISS A DOSE • Add medications with the dose and how often it's given • Reminders arrive at dose time, even with no signal • Anything overdue stays at the top of the Care tab until it's done • Every phone in the household gets reminded, not just whoever added it VET VISITS ON THE CALENDAR • Save upcoming appointments with a reminder ahead of time • Add or change one and everyone caring for the dog sees it SIRI, WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH • "Log a pee in Did U Go" with Siri, without opening the app • Ask Siri when your dog last went out • A home screen widget shows how long it's been since the last break • Log from your wrist with the Apple Watch app PRIVATE AND SIMPLE • Lock the app with Face ID • Light and dark mode, following your phone's setting • Dog photos and profiles, so every pet looks like themselves • No subscription WHO IT'S FOR Housetraining a new puppy and learning their schedule. Splitting walks with a partner who works a different shift. Keeping an eye on an older dog's bathroom habits for the vet. Handing the dog to a sitter for the weekend and coming home to a complete record.

Screenshots

SmartRent4 screens
Did U Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

SmartRent and Did U Go are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartRent ships an update monthly, Did U Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SmartRent versus Did U Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartRentDid U Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (122K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings122K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartrent.com, LLCMichael Moore

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

Did U Go

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartRent

No in-app purchases

None

Did U Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartRent free?
SmartRent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Did U Go free?
Did U Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartRent or Did U Go have ads?
Neither SmartRent nor Did U Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartRent or Did U Go?
SmartRent ships an update monthly, and Did U Go every 2 months. Most recently, SmartRent was updated on October 26, 2026 and Did U Go on October 24, 2026.

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