Smart Node Automation vs MercPerks®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Node Automation
Control your home's lights, fans, and appliances remotely. Schedule actions, dim lights, lock devices, and monitor power usage from your smartphone, anywhere in the world. Organize devices into custom groups for easy management.
- Remote control of lights and fans
- Dimming capabilities
- Scheduling of actions
- Appliance locking
- Power usage monitoring
- Device grouping
- Wi-Fi/3G/4G/5G connectivity
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Introducing SmartNode, an application that lets you turn off every Light/Fan in your home, dim each light, schedule the lights, Lock the appliances and monitor power usage for each outlet from your mobile phone. SmartNode is a smart Wi-Fi-enabled device that lets you control your lights and electronic devices from your smartphone, anywhere, anytime. The SmartNode App communicates via Wi-Fi or 3G/4G/5G to keep you connected while at home, at the office or anywhere in the world. You can create Groups like Home, Office, Bedroom, Main-hall and many others with SmartNode. Add most used switches into one group and you can control all on them on a single dashboard. We also have series of Touch enabled switches in different design. Our products help you to simplify and speed up certain activities of your life. It is a significant step in making a home, a true smart home. Go ahead, purchase our hardware and download the free mobile app and take the control of your whole house in your hands.
MercPerks®
Access exclusive membership benefits, including local and national discounts on dining, retail, travel, and more. Features a personal concierge service and identity theft protection. Save money on everyday purchases with a tap-and-save system.
- Exclusive membership benefits
- Local and national discounts
- Personal concierge service
- Identity Theft Restoration Rescue
- GPS deal finder
- eGift Cards
- Dining Dough program
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Power up local savings and live Concierge service at your fingertips! Enrolled members can use this app to access their exclusive membership benefits quickly and conveniently. It’s like having a Personal Mobile Concierge® on your iPhone. Members will enjoy savings, discounts, and rebates on products and services they use every day along with the security of their exclusive Identity Theft Restoration Rescue® program. And with nearly 300,000 participants from coast to coast, you’ll save like never before. Membership benefits include substantial savings at local and national chain restaurants, local and national retail businesses, on gas and groceries, on movie tickets and entertainment, travel reservations services, health and beauty services, home and garden purchases, and so much more. And your personal live Concierge is just a tap away ready to provide the personal assistance you need and deserve! Just tap, show, and save all over town! Features: Nearly 300,000 discount participants Identity Theft Restoration Rescue® program GPS location search to navigate deals nearby or wherever you travel No coupons – just tap, show, and save eGift Cards are sent immediately to your iPhone for instant redemption Dining Dough program saves up to 87% on dining certificates accepted at face value My Savings tallies the amount you’ve saved Complete full service travel with discounts and rebates Concierge services provided by live representatives Questions, comments, and suggestions? Send us a message at info@GenGold.net or call us at 1.800.428.6686. Download the free app, enter your username and password which can be obtained from our full website, and save all over town, and all over the country! Special Note: This app is currently available only to registered members and not available to the general public. For information on how to join, please contact us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Node Automation at 5.0 against MercPerks®'s 4.7. Smart Node Automation also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). MercPerks®'s advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Node Automation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MercPerks® has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Node Automation ships an update fortnightly, MercPerks® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Node Automation | MercPerks® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smartnode Automation Pvt Ltd | Generations Gold, Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Node Automation
MercPerks®
In-app purchases
Smart Node Automation
No in-app purchases
MercPerks®
No in-app purchases
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