Hewu vs Rino Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hewu
Easily manage your smart home devices from anywhere using your mobile phone. Share control with family and friends to enjoy a connected lifestyle together.
- Remote device control
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Device sharing with family
- Smart life creation
- Power saving features
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You can easily control smart devices with your mobile phone through the Hewu APP. 1、Remote Control, Easy and Convenient You can control devices remotely, anytime anywhere,with saving worry and asving power，by an APP. 2、Sharing Devices, Passing Pleasure You can share the devices with your family and friends,and enjoy the fun of intelligent life together. Hewu,creating smart life in the cloud.
Rino Smart
This app serves as a smart home control platform, enabling the interconnection of various smart devices through multiple communication technologies. It supports over 100 categories of devices, allowing for customized scene creation and remote control for a personalized smart living experience.
- Interconnects smart devices via WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, ZigBee, PLC
- Supports over 100 device categories
- Customizable home scene creation
- Remote and timing control
- Device sharing functionality
- Compatibility with mainstream smart speakers
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【Rino smart APP】is the home intelligent control terminal platform of Rinocloud Technology Through Rino smart APP, various communication technologies, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, ZigBee, bus, PLC wired, etc., can be quickly distributed to achieve the interconnection of various smart devices. Covering more than 100+ categories, involving lighting, electricians, appliances, sensors, door locks and etc., easily realize PLC whole house intelligence, Zigbee smart house, ultra-low power Bluetooth panels and other intelligent scenes linkage By establishing different home space scenes, realize individual control for each scene Provide custom home scenes creation, you can build your own intelligent control mode according to your own habits. Provide remote control, timing control, sharing devices and other functions Compatible with the mainstream smart speakers, enjoy a truly intelligent experience Contact us Your opinion, means everything to us! You can give us feedback through the following ways (1) Rino smart App-->My-->Questions and Suggestions (2) Rinocloud Technology Official Accounts -->Message (3) Email: marketing@rinoiot.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rino Smart at 100% against Hewu's 25%. 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.
Hewu ships an update every 6 weeks, Rino Smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hewu | Rino Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | China Mobile M2M Company Limited | Shenzhen Xiyun Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Hewu
Rino Smart
In-app purchases
Hewu
No in-app purchases
Rino Smart
No in-app purchases
