Lucci Connect vs Connect SmartHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lucci Connect
Control your home devices like bulbs, fans, and plugs remotely. Supports voice commands through popular smart assistants for a convenient smart living experience.
- Control smart bulbs, fans, and plugs
- Voice control with Alexa Echo
- Voice control with Google Home
- Remote device management
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Smart Home application - easily control home devices including bulbs, fans, wall switches and plugs. - support voice control using Alexa Echo or Google Home.
Connect SmartHome
Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely from your smartphone. Automate actions based on schedules, temperature, or location. Receive real-time alerts and notifications for peace of mind.
- Remote device control
- Voice control integration
- Real-time alerts and notifications
- Add and group multiple devices
- Automate actions
- Customizable preferences
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The Connect SmartHome app let's you add and control multiple devices quicker and easier from your smartphone. Paired with Google Home or Amazon Echo, you can set up automated actions which can be triggered on schedule, temperature or location. Get real-time notifications sent straight to your smartphone. No matter where you are, you can monitor and control your Connect SmartHome devices. - Remote control and check the status of your compatible Connect SmartHome devices - Voice control via Google Home & Amazon Echo - Alerts and notifications allow you to receive real-time status information about your Connect SmartHome devices - Add and group multiple devices to control them simultaneously - Automate your devices based on schedule, temperature, location & more - Customise your experience and save your frequently used actions & preferences
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect SmartHome at 4.1 against Lucci Connect's 1.0. Connect SmartHome also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Connect SmartHome holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect SmartHome has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Lucci Connect's written reviews are positive against 27% of Connect SmartHome's.
Lucci Connect ships an update every 4 months, Connect SmartHome every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lucci Connect | Connect SmartHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 26.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOPEGOOD | LASER Corporation |
Customer experience
Lucci Connect
Connect SmartHome
Bugs and requests
Lucci Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Connect SmartHome
Reported bugs
53 issues- App gets disconnected again and again
- No longer get Device Alert notifications
- No longer can view recorded footage
- Local Storage shows 'No events detected' despite footage
- Activity area setting never works
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- Takes too long to 'establishing encrypted channel'
- Sometimes goes 30mins without recording
- Hardly ever records the beginning of action
- Cameras never recorded events
- Sound is delayed, out of sync
- Timeline is very sluggish to scroll
- Timeline jumps back unexpectedly
- Video lines on timeline too close
- Crashes on iPhone 17 on startup
- Cannot change color of orange light
- PIR Motion Detection doesn't work first time
- Every item disconnects and flashes
- App tries to re-add them and fails
- Need to remove and reinstall devices
- App has letters on top of each other
- Overflowing text
- App slow to activate garage door
- Garage door status incorrect
- Water valve controller freezes
- App does not rotate and zoomed out video
- Does not connect to device anymore
- Every time I try to connect, it says 'connection time out'
- Recent update not allowing to create scene
- Recent update not allowing to close door when away from geofencing
- App frequently has errors with 'no wifi' or unable to launch
- Continually false alarms
- Motion sensor is a problem
- Moisture getting in and fogging up lens
- App does not work properly with doorbell
- App requires reinstalling of device
- App states not compatible with lights, update required
- Instructions do not match app options
- WIFI requires 2.4gb, user has 5gb
- Too difficult to set up
- Massive delay in doorbell notification
- Lots of fake 'movement detected' notifications
- Often takes a long time to 'wake up' device
- Very confusing app
- Difficult to share between devices/people
- Smart downlight not coming on with motion detection
- Mostly offline
- Light bulb will not connect
- Changed wifi provider, cannot reconnect
- Tried 600 times to connect video doorbell, keeps timing out
- Hard to read date and time on alert
- Very hard to pair to an iOS device
- Not compatible with Siri
- Cannot connect Google Home Mini to light bulb
Requested features
16 requests- Enable haptics
- Add Apple CarPlay support
- Add Apple Watch support
- Add Siri compatibility
- Add geofencing functionality
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- Add scheduled random on/off
- Allow control of light groups
- More precise lighting control (numeric values)
- Add landscape mode
- Add dark mode
- Improve light wheel customization
- Add widget function
- Connect to Amazon Echo
- Connect to Apple Home
- Connect to IFTTT
- Option to turn motion sensors off
In-app purchases
Lucci Connect
No in-app purchases
Connect SmartHome
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lucci Connect free?
Is Connect SmartHome free?
Which has better reviews, Lucci Connect or Connect SmartHome?
Do Lucci Connect or Connect SmartHome have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lucci Connect or Connect SmartHome?
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