Perry Smart vs Life DC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Perry Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members. Connect your devices quickly and efficiently for a smarter living experience.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device control
- Automated timer functions
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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Smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
Life DC
Easily manage and program your battery-powered garden irrigation controllers remotely. Check battery status, set schedules, and manually operate watering cycles via Bluetooth. Supports up to 200 controllers simultaneously.
- Manage up to 200 controllers
- Check battery status
- Set security passwords
- Program irrigation schedules
- Manual watering operation
- Pause irrigation cycles
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***Irritrol Life. Enjoy your Life*** With Life controllers, Irritrol is changing the residential irrigation! Life DC is the free App to manage your Life DC battery-powered controllers easily and quickly. Thanks to the powerful Bluetooth of Life DC, you will control your Life DC within 15 meters. Download the App now and follow the instructions. Connect your Life DC to the App and learn how to program it in 2 clicks. The Life DC App allows you to: • Manage up to 200 controllers simultaneously • Check the battery status for each controller • Add a security password for each controller • Set the location of the controller • Recover programming data from your controller Life DC can manage your controller with just a click: • Programming Access the Programs section, select one of the 4 programs available and select for each one: - Days of the week you want to irrigate - Irrigation start time (up to three times per program) - Irrigation duration for each station - Water budget (from 0% to 200%) • Manual operation Access the manual section, select the station or all stations, select the duration of the irrigation program and then start the irrigation. • Pause the controller Access the ON/OFF section, select OFF, choose how many days you want to stop the irrigation and press Send. Compatible with the following Irritrol controller models - LIFE DC with 1 station (LIFE-1-DC) - LIFE DC with 2 stations (LIFE-2-DC) - LIFE DC with 4 stations (LIFE-4-DC) - LIFE DC with 6 stations (LIFE-6-DC) Compatibility Compatible with iOS 9.0 operating systems and upper versions and with Bluetooth Smart 4.0 and upper versions For more information http://life.irritrol.it/eng/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Perry Smart at 4.7 against Life DC's 1.0. Perry Smart also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Perry Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perry Smart has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Perry Smart ships an update every 4 months, Life DC every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Perry Smart | Life DC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perry Electric S.r.l. | The Toro Company |
Customer experience
Perry Smart
Life DC
In-app purchases
Perry Smart
No in-app purchases
Life DC
No in-app purchases
