Ai vs Bond Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ai
Control your ceiling fan's speed and lights remotely via your smart device or voice commands. Schedule operations, group control, and integrate with smart home systems for enhanced convenience and security.
- Remote fan speed and light control
- Real-time scheduling
- Group control for multiple fans
- Smart home security simulation
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google)
- IFTTT support for automation
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Replace your ceiling fan remote with the Wi-Fi enabled Ai-Sync ceiling fan universal control. Control and schedule your fan speed and light percentage from anywhere via your smart device and voice. Use with most downrod style ceiling fans Brands - Compatible with LED, CFL, and incandescent light bulbs(100Wmax). In addition, there are many features we support. ◎Schedule : Real‐time fan and light schedule ◎Group Control : Add your fans as ''favorite' group and turn it all ON/OFF. ◎Smart Mode for Home Security : Put your smart lights on/off randomly when you go on vacation, simulating someone being home. ◎Alexa and Google Voice Assistant Support : Turn your voice into a convenient remote control for your ceiling fan or lights. ◎IFTTT support : Integrate Ai-Sync with other home automation system as like Wink, SmartThings...etc. For example, setting the fan to work with Nest Learning Thermostat for more efficient functionality. Save energy by turning your fans and lights on automatically with motion sensor when you enter the room and off when you leave.
Bond Home
Control your Smart By Bond ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for a connected smart home experience.
- Control Smart By Bond ceiling fans
- Operate motorized shades
- Manage remote-controlled fireplaces
- No hub required for fans
- Integrates with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
- Works with home automation platforms
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Bond Home is a leading platform for Smart By Bond ceiling fans (no hub required), remote-controlled motorized shades, ceiling fans and fireplaces (Bond Bridge is required). Bond Home connects your devices with Amazon Alexa, Google assistant, Siri and other popular home automation platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bond Home at 95% against Ai's 0%. Bond Home also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Ai's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Bond Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bond Home has 4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ai's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bond Home's.
Ai ships an update every 7 months, Bond Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ai | Bond Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fan Remote | Olibra, LLC |
Customer experience
Ai
Bond Home
Bugs and requests
Ai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bond Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Remotes going out of sync
- Alexa integration issues
- Unreliable device control
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to rearrange device tiles
- Real-time device status updates
- Improved group/scene management
- Expanded device type compatibility
- Enhanced scheduling and automation options
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- Customizable button/command mapping
In-app purchases
Ai
No in-app purchases
Bond Home
No in-app purchases
