Smappee vs Luvion Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smappee
Monitor and control your home's energy consumption and electric vehicle charging. Optimize usage with solar power or off-peak hours to save money and reduce environmental impact. Gain real-time insights into all energy flows for a smarter, more efficient home.
- Real-time energy consumption data
- Smart EV charging scheduling
- Solar power optimization
- Off-peak hour usage
- Dynamic load balancing
- Complete energy flow overview
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Smappee hands you energy data and smart control for homes and EVs, all in one app. Schedule your EV to charge with solar or run your household during off-peak hours. Smappee makes it easy for people and businesses to use (renewable) energy more efficiently via one interconnected ecosystem. Thanks to Smappee’s energy efficiency solutions you are set for the coming energy transition and smart grid revolution. ADVANCED ENERGY MANAGEMENT Smappee Infinity provides the most comprehensive, future-proof, smart energy offering on the market. It allows you to increase your energy efficiency thanks to detailed, real-time energy consumption data. Add solar, gas and water for a complete overview of all your energy flows at a glance. Smappee Infinity features dynamic load balancing, optimised self-consumption and smart charging. SMART CHARGING SOLUTIONS Have you recently started driving an electric vehicle or are you considering making the switch? With the Smappee EV Line charging solutions you can charge safely, easily and economically. No more blown fuses while charging with this smart charging station. Your car also taps maximum energy during off-peak hours or solar power. You can control your charging sessions and see them in real-time. Download the Smappee App now to unlock insights and control of your energy consumption and start saving energy, costs and the planet!
Luvion Connect
Monitor your baby with an HD camera featuring pan and tilt, night vision, and lullabies. The parent unit offers a 4.3-inch touchscreen, two-way talk, and alerts for temperature, low battery, and out-of-range. The companion app provides remote control and notifications.
- HD 720P camera
- Motorized Pan & Tilt
- Automatic night vision
- 4.3 inch touchscreen monitor
- Two-way talk
- Room temperature alert
- Push notifications
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Working with HD camera. FEATURES ------------------------------------------ CAMERA HD 720P Motorized Pan & Tilt WiFi connectivity Automatic night vision activation 3 comforting lullabies MONITOR 4.3 inch touch screen Digital zoom 10 hours battery life in Voice-operated switch (VOX) mode Two-way talk Sound level indicator Volume adjustment by hard key button Voice-operated switch (VOX) ALERT Room temperature display and alert Low battery Out of range APP Push notification (Voice and Temperature) Video recording (Max. 3 mins) Image snapshot Remote Pan & Tilt Talk back
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luvion Connect at none against Smappee's 5. Luvion Connect also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Smappee's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 6%) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Smappee sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Luvion Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smappee holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smappee has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Smappee's written reviews are positive against 6% of Luvion Connect's.
Smappee ships an update every 3 weeks, Luvion Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smappee | Luvion Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (45 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews — better | 6.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smappee NV | Egerium BV Inc. |
Customer experience
Smappee
Luvion Connect
In-app purchases
Smappee
- Optimise 1 device (monthly)$2.991 Month
- Optimise 2-5 devices (monthly)$5.991 Month
- Optimise 1 device (yearly)$24.901 Year
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- Optimise 2-5 devices (yearly)$59.901 Year
- Optimise 1 device (lifetime)$229.99
Luvion Connect
No in-app purchases
