FC SmartHome vs Ghost Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FC SmartHome
Manage your home's intelligent devices remotely through a mobile app. Control door locks and other smart devices from anywhere to start a smarter life.
- Intelligent device management
- Remote control of home door locks
- Control other intelligent devices
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Start a smart life
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FCSmartHome is your family intelligent device management platform, easy to control the home door locks and other intelligent devices through mobile phone App, remote control at anytime and anywhere. FCSmartHome to help you start a smart life.
Ghost Controls
Control your automatic gate opener remotely. Open, close, check status, and receive alerts. Schedule gate activity and grant access to others. Requires a compatible control board and the AXMC-R module.
- Remote gate open/close
- Gate status monitoring
- Open/close alerts
- Customizable schedules
- Grant remote access
- Diagnostic data sharing
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The Ghost Controls smart app allows you to easily open, close, check the status of, and help diagnose your automatic gate opener. This app supports all Ghost Controls gate openers that has the AXMC-R module installed. Please note that the AXMC-R module is a separately purchased accessory that does not come standard in standard Ghost Controls Kits. Additional Features: • Setup open and close alerts • Create schedules to open and/or close your automatic gate opener • Grant access to remote users • Select user connection type of Bluetooth or Wifi • View and Send diagnostics data to Ghost Controls to help reduce troubleshooting time For Ghost Controls Smart App control you will need: • A Ghost Controls control board with MultiConnect onboard • Connection to Bluetooth or Wifi To upgrade your existing Ghost Controls control board to one compatible with MultiConnect please visit www.ghostcontrols.com for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Controls at 2.9 against FC SmartHome's 1.7. Ghost Controls also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 8%). FC SmartHome's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Ghost Controls holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of FC SmartHome's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ghost Controls's.
FC SmartHome ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Controls every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FC SmartHome | Ghost Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (15 ratings) | 2.9 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Zhixin Wulian Technology Co., Ltd. | Assemblabs Ltd |
Customer experience
FC SmartHome
Ghost Controls
In-app purchases
FC SmartHome
No in-app purchases
Ghost Controls
No in-app purchases
