V vs Afore Smart PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V
Control your LED lighting devices with this app. Adjust color temperature and brightness, and manage lighting groups across different areas for a smarter home experience.
- Control LED lighting devices
- Adjust color temperature
- Adjust brightness
- Manage lighting groups
- Control different areas
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Introducing V-TAC Smart, LED lighting control, right at your fingertips. The APP can not only control all the lighting devices’ color temperature and brightness, but also manage different lighting groups in different areas, making your life more intelligent.
Afore Smart PRO
This application provides a comprehensive smart energy management platform for global users. It offers 24-hour remote monitoring, real-time and historical data visualization, and tools for plant installation, monitoring, and operations.
- 24-hour remote monitoring
- Real-time data display
- Historical data analysis
- Plant installation assistance
- Plant monitoring
- Plant O&M support
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Afore Smart Monitoring Platform (Business) is a brand new smart energy management application, which is specially designed for global users. With full-on visual experience, user-friendly data display and all-round monitoring functions, it makes smart energy management easier for everyone. 24-hour Remote Monitoring/Check plant running status at anytime and anywhere. All-round data (historical data and real-time data) at a glance. Business Assistant/Easy for plant installation, plant monitoring and plant O&M. We are committed to bringing more powerful functions to business units.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Afore Smart PRO at every 5 weeks against V's every 10 months. V's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
V ships an update every 10 months, Afore Smart PRO every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V | Afore Smart PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 茂林 李 | Afore New Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
V
Afore Smart PRO
In-app purchases
V
No in-app purchases
Afore Smart PRO
No in-app purchases
