Smart Plus vs Smart Elfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Plus
Easily manage a wide range of smart home devices from various brands. Connect devices quickly, monitor their status, and control them remotely. Create custom smart scenes and share access with family members for a unified smart living experience.
- Manage hundreds of smart device brands
- Fast and easy device networking
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Remote control and management
- Voice control with smart speakers
- Customizable intelligent scenes
- Family sharing of devices and scenes
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[Easy to manage your smart devices] Support hundreds of mainstream brands of smart devices, quickly management of lighting equipment, switch panels, sockets, large and small home appliances, etc. [Fast and Easy Networking] Self-discovery, self-recognition, fast connection of smart devices, networking can be completed in just a few seconds. [Data Online, Device Warning] Device operation status and data can be viewed in the app at any time [Anytime, anywhere, control and management] No matter when and where, you can control the equipment through the application for switching, adjustment, etc. [Smart Speaker, Voice Dialog] Support Amazon Echo, Google Home, Tmall Genie for voice control. [Intelligent Scenes: Define at your will] Customize your exclusive intelligent life scene according to your hobbies and habits. [Intelligent experience, shared by the whole family] Family members share devices and scenes, and the whole family shares a simple and comfortable intelligent life. [Space Division, Intelligent Management] Room management, flexible positioning Smart Plus invites you to explore more intelligent life experience and discover the beauty of intelligence!
Smart Elfin
Control smart home devices like lights and fans via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Manage power, brightness, color temperature, and fan speed. Schedule automatic turn-off times for convenience.
- Device power on/off
- Adjust light brightness
- Adjust color temperature
- Control fan speed
- Scheduled shutdown timers
- Quick device setup
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# Bluetooth 2.4G Devices For successful pairing, click the Pairing button within 5 seconds after powering on the device. Key Features: 1. Device Control: Turn on/off, adjust light brightness/color temperature & fan speed levels 2. Scheduled Shutdown: Set custom timers for automatic turn-off 3. Quick Setup: Add devices instantly in Settings or via "Add Device > Manual Setup" # WiFi+Bluetooth Dual-Mode Devices For successful pairing, go to "Add Device > Discover Devices" within 1 minute after power-on. Key Features: 1. Device Control: Turn on/off, adjust light brightness/color temperature & fan speed levels 2. Scheduled Shutdown: Set custom timers for automatic turn-off
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Elfin at 1.4 against Smart Plus's 1.0. Smart Elfin also leads on ratings volume (159 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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 Elfin holds the better App Store score, 1.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Elfin has 159 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Plus ships an update every 6 weeks, Smart Elfin fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Plus | Smart Elfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.4 (159 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 4.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MXCHIP | Quspeed Future Artificial Intelligence Technology Guangzhou Co., Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Smart Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smart Elfin
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes on startup
- Bluetooth not detected or enabled
- App says update needed but none available
- Language changes to Chinese/Japanese unexpectedly
- Cannot register or log in
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- App loses connection to devices
- Buttons/controls unresponsive
- Device control functions backwards
- Fan on/off non-functional
- Lights blinking/changing colors on their own
- App doesn't sync with devices
- Privacy policy screen blank or buttons not working
- App requests excessive permissions
- Brightness reverts to full in pulsating mode
- Cannot control two lights independently
- Remount control mixes with TV functions
Requested features
6 requests- Adjust brightness in pulsating mode
- Lighter/darker color options
- Improve app for US market
- Provide clear instructions/tutorials
- Fix language issues (English support)
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- Allow control of multiple lights independently
In-app purchases
Smart Plus
No in-app purchases
Smart Elfin
No in-app purchases
