Comparison

iHome vs Smart Safe

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Smart Safe

Manage and control your smart devices through a unified platform. Connect, unlock, and query records for various smart devices. The service continuously improves performance and expands functionality.

Highlights
  • Smart device connection
  • Device management
  • Unlock functionality
  • Record query
  • Performance optimization
  • Application expansion
Read full description

This product is a management service platform for smart devices. Smart devices supporting this platform can realize connection, management, unlock, record query and other work. The private cabinet platform will continue to optimize experience, prompt performance and expand applications.

Screenshots

iHome4 screens
Smart Safe3 screens

Verdict

The call

iHome and Smart Safe both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Smart Safe's written reviews are positive against 67% of iHome's. Smart Safe also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 iHome against 5.0 for Smart Safe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of iHome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smart Safe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iHome ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Safe fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iHome versus Smart Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriHomeSmart Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe Thanh Dat烟台兰德华电子科技有限公司

Customer experience

iHome

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Smart Safe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iHome

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iHome free?
iHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Safe free?
Smart Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iHome or Smart Safe?
iHome and Smart Safe are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do iHome or Smart Safe have ads?
Neither iHome nor Smart Safe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iHome or Smart Safe?
iHome ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Safe fortnightly. Most recently, iHome was updated on November 2, 2026 and Smart Safe on October 30, 2026.

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