Comparison

itek Smart Home vs ALC Mobile

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

Head to head
About

itek Smart Home

Manage all your smart home devices from a single application. Control devices individually or in groups, schedule their operation, and receive real-time safety alerts. Enjoy voice control integration with popular smart assistants.

Highlights
  • Unified device control
  • Group device management
  • Voice control integration
  • Device sharing
  • Real-time alerts
  • Scheduling
Features
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iTek Smart Home, Live Smart life with our Smart Devices • Control all iTek Smart Life Products using one App or Amazon Echo or Google Assistant • Add or control multiple devices at once with one App • Voice control via Amazon Echo and Google Home • Share Devices with your family members or friends and give them access to control your devices • Receive real-time alerts to ensure safety • Schedule when devices turn on or off to your convenience.

About

ALC Mobile

Features
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Screenshots

itek Smart Home4 screens
ALC Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

itek Smart Home and ALC Mobile are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
itek Smart Home versus ALC Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteritek Smart HomeALC Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (161 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidwest Trading Group IncPatrick DeLoughry

Bugs and requests

itek Smart Home

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • App update not working
  • Update logged user out
  • Device will not connect with Google Home
  • App does not let control lights
  • App doesn't work with bulb
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  • Light won't connect to app
  • App is completely useless
  • App update doesn't work
  • Cleared all devices after update
  • Cannot group and control devices
  • All devices disappeared after update
  • Unable to connect to app after update
  • 1.0.4 version is screw up
  • Scheduled times stopped working
  • Cannot turn light bulb on/off
  • Smart light bulb will NOT connect to the app
  • App crashes when scheduling
  • App crashes when sharing devices
  • Cannot connect to Google Home anymore
  • Firmware needs update
  • Cannot connect to Wifi
  • Difficult to connect to Wifi
  • Cannot add to Google Home
  • Does not take whole Wifi password
  • Not able to connect to Amazon Alexa

Requested features

3 requests
  • Modes Function for motion detection
  • More preset color options
  • Ability to edit color options

ALC Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

itek Smart Home

No in-app purchases

None

ALC Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is itek Smart Home free?
itek Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ALC Mobile free?
ALC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do itek Smart Home or ALC Mobile have ads?
Neither itek Smart Home nor ALC Mobile shows ads.

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