Eques elf vs USmart Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eques elf
Control home lights, devices, and appliances remotely with custom schedules and timers. Make your home appear occupied when you're away and prevent phone overcharging. Voice control is available via Amazon Alexa or Google Home.
- Remote device control
- Customizable schedules
- Device timers
- Simulate home occupancy
- Phone overcharge prevention
- Voice control integration
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The Eques elf Smart Plug brings Smart Home to Any Home. With the Eques elf app, you can create schedules to automatically turn on or off your home lights, devices and appliances at any time, so you never have to come home to a dark house and you can make it appear someone is home even when you are not. It also allows you to set timers for each device, or customize a schedule for specific times and days of the week. Moreover, the elf gives you peace of mind that your phone will never be overcharged. And it can even be controlled through Amazon Alexa or Google Home by merely using your voice. Purchase an Eques elf Smart Plug and download the app to get started today.
USmart Go
Control all your home appliances, both infrared and Wi-Fi connected, from a single app. Remotely manage devices like TVs, air conditioners, lights, and cameras, and receive important notifications like door lock alerts.
- Control infrared appliances (TV, AC)
- Control Wi-Fi connected devices (lights, curtains)
- Remote appliance management
- Door lock notifications
- Remote door unlocking
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Coordinated with the hardware we developed, this APP can control all our home appliances. Not only infrared controlled electric machine such as TV, Air conditioner are under control. Internet device connected by Wi-Fi such as Lights, Curtain, Air Purifier, Camera can all be controlled remotely. -- Push notification service is used for receive the messages of the door locks; And it plays an important role on remote unlocking the door.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USmart Go at 2.7 against Eques elf's 1.8. USmart Go also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 26 months). Eques elf's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
USmart Go holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 59 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Eques elf ships an update every 26 months, USmart Go every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eques elf | USmart Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (40 ratings) | 2.7 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EQUES Technology Co., Limited | 龙武 许 |
Customer experience
Eques elf
USmart Go
In-app purchases
Eques elf
No in-app purchases
USmart Go
No in-app purchases
