iHome vs AcTEC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iHome
Control your home's lights, TV, curtains, and more remotely via the internet. Organize devices by room and floor, set up automated scenarios, and back up your settings. Enjoy a smarter, more convenient living experience.
- Remote device control (lights, TV, curtains, AC, doors)
- Room and floor organization
- Device management and customization
- Automated device scenarios
- Settings backup and restore
- Demo account for testing
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iHome puts your whole ACIS smart home a single tap away. Every room is shown as a real photo of that room, with every device right where it is, so you can see at a glance which lights are on and which curtains are open. SEE THE WHOLE HOME • Real room photos, devices in their actual places, status updated instantly. • Turn to landscape to see the whole house. The home map takes you to every floor and every room. • Manage several homes from one account. CONTROL EVERY DEVICE • Lights, RGB lights, switches and sockets. • Curtains, roller shutters and door locks (confirmed with Face ID or passcode). • Air conditioners, TVs and other infrared devices through the IR remote. • Live cameras, motion sensors and door sensors. SCENES AND AUTOMATION • Group many devices behind one button: Work, Nap, All off… • Schedules and sensor-driven automations keep the home running on its own. NO NEED TO OPEN THE APP • Home Screen widgets to switch lights and run scenes. • A Live Activity shows the music that is playing. • Control with Siri and your voice. ON EVERY SCREEN • iPhone, iPad with a sidebar and more columns, and iPhone Duo open or half-folded. • Keyboard and mouse support on iPad. YOUR WAY • Light or dark appearance, accent colour and text size. • Back up your settings to the cloud. iHome works with an installed ACIS smart home system and gateway.
AcTEC
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ACTEC APP application is the most convenient and natural way to control your intelligent system, realize the interconnection between intelligent devices, and create an ultimate intelligent living environment to bring users a better use experience. | Group control Devices of the same type can be pulled to the same group for control, which improves the convenience of group control while retaining the original single device single control | Real time experience Support real-time device feedback in the editing process, so as to confirm the editing effect and improve the human-computer interaction experience | Rhythmic illumination By simulating the change of natural light in a day, when the scene is triggered, the smart lights in the scene will intelligently adjust the color temperature curve, making the light, space and environment perfectly integrated | Place sharing Share your home equipment with your family to enjoy the fun of technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iHome at every 3 weeks against AcTEC's every 2 months. AcTEC's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iHome ships an update every 3 weeks, AcTEC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHome | AcTEC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Le Thanh Dat | AcTEC (FUZHOU) ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
In-app purchases
iHome
No in-app purchases
AcTEC
No in-app purchases









