Comparison

Qubo vs tess

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Qubo

This smart home device offers 24/7 HD video monitoring with two-way talk. It features advanced AI for person detection, face recognition, and baby cry alerts, providing intelligent notifications. Integrated Alexa enables voice control for music, news, weather, and smart home devices.

Highlights
  • 1080p HD Camera
  • 24/7 Remote Monitoring
  • Two-way Talk
  • Person Detection
  • Face Recognition
  • Baby Cry Alert
  • Alexa Built-In
  • Smart Home Hub
Features
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Qubo is home security made simple & smarter. Qubo range of connected smart devices will cater the security, entertainment & automation needs of your home. The Qubo Smart Indoor Camera with Alexa Built-In will connect you with the things that matter the most. Watchful Qubo -- Best in Class HD Camera With its 1080p HD Camera, it helps you remotely monitor your home 24x7 and even communicate with your family through 2-way Talk. Intelligent Qubo -- Advanced AI Capabilities It's equipped with advanced artificial intelligence features such as Person Detection, Face Recognition & Baby Cry Alert. You will always be in the know of who’s entering your home in your absence through Intelligent Notifications. Entertaining Qubo -- Alexa Built-In This device comes with Alexa Built-In. Amazon Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that you can talk to through this device. Alexa can play music, read out the news, check the weather, control smart home devices and many more, all you have to do is ask. Multifaceted Qubo -- Smart Home Hub Qubo Smart Indoor Camera is also a Smart Home Hub which allows you to control & remotely manage all Alexa compatible Wi-Fi devices. It can also connect seamlessly with Qubo range of ZigBee devices. You can also set different routines allowing you to automate different actions.

About

tess

Features
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tess is a private journal that turns your emotions into living art — and lets the people you love quietly paint your world. Write freely. Every entry you write shifts the canvas that represents you. Warm days bring warm colour. Consistent writing deepens it. Missed days let it fade. Your journal becomes a painting — honest, evolving, and entirely yours. The people close to you leave memories. You see them bloom. When someone connects with you on tess, they can capture small moments— "she's been obsessing over that vintage watch" or "he made the best chai last Tuesday." Each memory becomes a drop of paint on your canvas. You can't read what they wrote. You just see your art changing because someone was thinking about you. Memory & Journal text are private. Always. The people in your life see each other's art, never each other's words. No likes. No comments. Just care, quietly. On tough days, your canvas is quiet evidence that you're held in someone's mind. When you write a memory about someone you love, their canvas blooms — no notification, no performance. Just attention, going where it belongs. tess is for people who pay attention — and want a place for that attention to live. —— → Private journaling — no prompts, no judgment → Soul Persona canvas that responds to your mood and consistency → Shared art with the people you trust → Streak tracking that reflects the shape of your journey → tess complete — unlimited history, unlimited memories, data export Your words are private. Your care is visible. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Qubo4 screens
tess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Qubo at none against tess's 2. tess's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. tess sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Qubo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qubo ships an update every 3 weeks, tess every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Qubo versus tess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQubotess
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size379 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHERO ELECTRONIX PRIVATE LIMITEDHriddhi Dey

In-app purchases

None

Qubo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

tess

Subscriptions2
  • tess complete - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • tess complete - Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Qubo free?
Qubo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is tess free?
tess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Qubo or tess have ads?
Neither Qubo nor tess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Qubo or tess?
Qubo ships an update every 3 weeks, and tess every 11 days. Most recently, Qubo was updated on November 6, 2026 and tess on October 25, 2026.

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