Smart Gateway App vs ZappText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Gateway App
Remotely manage your home automation system, controlling lighting, blinds, temperature, security, and video cameras. Monitor energy consumption, set timers, and manage irrigation. Requires a Smart Gateway and an annual fee.
- Remote control of lighting and blinds
- Temperature and humidity monitoring
- Anti-intrusion system management
- Video camera access
- Energy consumption tracking
- Timer and logic function settings
- Irrigation control
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Thanks to Smart Gateway APP the management of the home automation system is simple and intuitive, with the ability to remotely control lighting, blinds and shutters, scenarios, temperature and humidity in every room, anti-intrusion system and video cameras. The new Gewiss APP also allows you to check the energy consumption of your home at any time, as well as setting timers, logic functions, load control and irrigation. In order to work, the APP requires the presence of a Gewiss Smart Gateway connected to the home automation system and the payment of an annual fee. The APP configuration is made using the online GEWISS IoT Configurator software, which can be accessed visiting gewiss.com in the "Services/Software/Smart Gateway APP" section.”
ZappText
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Search and find the words you are looking for in seconds. Totally free. With the ZappText App, simply point your mobile phone at the area where you want to search for a specific word, and within seconds, the word will appear highlighted on the screen. Easy, isn't it? If you've ever felt lost while searching for a book on a shelf, a medication in the pharmacy, or even a particular word in a document, this app solves that problem. Save time finding what you're looking for and download it now. It's the only app that, in seconds, shows you where the word or words you are looking for are. And it's all in the palm of your hand. How it works: » Open the app. » Enter the word you want to search. » Point your mobile phone's camera at the area where you want to locate a word, whether on a bookstore shelf, in a pharmacy, in a music store, in a supermarket, on a map, or even in a document in your hand. » The result will appear in seconds with the searched word highlighted, if it exists in the same scanned area. Great advantages of using this app: » Easy experience: searching for a product, book, or other information made up of words no longer has to be a complicated process. » Time savings: you can find what you are looking for very quickly. » Greater autonomy: you don’t need to ask anyone for help to find what you’re looking for. The features of the ZappText App: » Dark mode and light mode: choose the version you like best and that allows for better reading. » Contrast adjustment: adjust the brightness of the image depending on whether it is in a darker or lighter environment to improve the search for the desired term. » Zoom: zoom in or zoom out to adjust the search depending on the distance from the area to be searched. » Colors: change the color of the outline of the results found for better identification. Don't waste any more time looking for what you need. Download ZappText App and find books, products, and other information quickly and with just one click.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ZappText at fortnightly against Smart Gateway App's every 3 months. Smart Gateway App's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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.
Smart Gateway App ships an update every 3 months, ZappText fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Gateway App | ZappText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gewiss S.p.A. | Innovagency SA |
In-app purchases
Smart Gateway App
No in-app purchases
ZappText
No in-app purchases









