Comparison

NEO Smart AC vs Lorne

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

Head to head
About

NEO Smart AC

Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices with a single app, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Connect your smart devices quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Multi-device management
  • Customizable timers
  • Device sharing
  • Easy device connection
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Smart life,Smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions  4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

About

Lorne

This AI assistant provides clear, step-by-step guidance for older adults navigating digital devices and everyday tech. It helps identify suspicious communications and answers questions about community services and rules, offering a supportive and jargon-free experience.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step device and tech help
  • Scam checking for suspicious communications
  • Community Q&A for local rules
  • Voice input and read-aloud responses
  • Photo uploads in chat
  • Chat history and search
  • Accessibility settings
Features
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Lorne is a calm, easy-to-use AI assistant designed to help older adults with everyday digital life. Use Lorne to get step-by-step help with phones, TVs, internet, email, routers, and other common devices. You can also check whether a text, email, call, or photo looks suspicious before you respond, and ask simple questions about your community guidelines, services, and local rules. Lorne is built to explain things clearly and without jargon. You can type, speak, or attach photos when you need help, and your conversations are saved so you can come back to them later. Features include: Step-by-step device and tech help Scam checking for suspicious texts, emails, calls, and images Community Q&A for local rules and services Voice input for hands-free questions Read-aloud responses Photo uploads in chat Chat history and search Accessibility settings for easier reading Whether you are trying to fix a device, check a suspicious message, or understand a community rule, Lorne helps you move one step at a time. Lorne offers an auto-renewable subscription for individual users. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NEO Smart AC4 screens
Lorne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: NEO Smart AC at free against Lorne's subscription. NEO Smart AC also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). Lorne's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NEO Smart AC against 5.0 for Lorne. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lorne has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NEO Smart AC versus Lorne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEO Smart ACLorne
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechnodom Operator JSCDigital Breeze Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

NEO Smart AC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lorne

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NEO Smart AC

No in-app purchases

None

Lorne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NEO Smart AC free?
NEO Smart AC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lorne free?
Lorne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NEO Smart AC or Lorne?
NEO Smart AC and Lorne are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do NEO Smart AC or Lorne have ads?
Neither NEO Smart AC nor Lorne shows ads.

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