NEO Smart AC vs Lorne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | NEO Smart AC | Lorne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technodom Operator JSC | Digital Breeze Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
NEO Smart AC
Lorne
In-app purchases
NEO Smart AC
No in-app purchases
Lorne
No in-app purchases









