Comparison

Voltcraft SEM6000 vs FoldLight

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

Head to head
About

Voltcraft SEM6000

Control plug-in devices remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Monitor real-time and historical power consumption to identify energy waste and save on electricity bills. Create a safer, more responsive home environment and promote eco-awareness.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Real-time power consumption monitoring
  • Historical power usage data
  • Identify power vampires
  • Energy saving insights
  • Eco-awareness promotion
Features
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Direct connection and remote control of the devices in your home. SmartMeter enables you to control your plug-in devices remotely with a smart phone or tablet. –SmartMeter key features: - Remote control – Turn your PC, lamp, fan, coffee machine or any other plug-in device directly from your phone or tablet. - Power Consumption – Measure the power consumption of your device in real-time or check the history consumption of the past hours, days and months. SmartMeter enables you to create a safe and responsive environment in your house. SmartMeter products encourage eco-awareness and environmentally friendly attitude by providing the solutions to being aware and in control of the power consumption in your house and thereby letting you save on the electricity bills! Locate and eliminate power vampires and standby power. Through our mobile app one is able to easily control the devices from the palm of their hand. Connect the device to your phone – Control the devices in your home – Conserve energy and save on expenses.

About

FoldLight

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FoldLight is a widget-first controller for the lights on your own Home Assistant server. Put your lights on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in Control Center β€” then toggle, dim, warm, or recolor them without ever opening an app. There's no FoldLight account, no cloud, and nothing to sign up for. Paste your Home Assistant address and access token once and you're set. FoldLight talks only to the server you already run. WIDGET-FIRST CONTROL Small and medium Home Screen widgets with a power toggle, brightness steps, and preset swatches β€” each one acts directly on your lights, no app launch required. KNOWS EACH LIGHT Every light shows exactly the controls it supports β€” on/off, dimming, color temperature, or full color β€” detected automatically from Home Assistant. PRESETS Save Warm, Focus, Movie, or your own scenes and apply them from a widget or from Control Center. CONTROL CENTER & LOCK SCREEN Toggle your main light or apply a preset straight from the iOS system controls. LAUNCHER TILES, SIRI & SHORTCUTS One-tap tiles to Home Assistant or any page you use, plus App Intents for every action so you can automate them or ask Siri. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Demo mode is on by default and works with sample lights, so you can explore everything before connecting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FoldLight collects nothing. Your server address and token stay in your device's Keychain and traffic goes straight to your machine β€” over your LAN or securely over Tailscale. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation. FoldLight is an independent client and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Home Assistant project.

Screenshots

Voltcraft SEM60004 screens
FoldLight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Voltcraft SEM6000 at 12.0 against FoldLight's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Voltcraft SEM6000 versus FoldLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoltcraft SEM6000FoldLight
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews55.8% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCEI Conrad Electronic International (HK) LimitedAnmol Saxena

In-app purchases

None

Voltcraft SEM6000

No in-app purchases

None

FoldLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voltcraft SEM6000 free?
Voltcraft SEM6000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FoldLight free?
FoldLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voltcraft SEM6000 or FoldLight have ads?
Neither Voltcraft SEM6000 nor FoldLight shows ads.

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