Smart Elfin vs Midterm Rentals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Midterm Rentals
Find furnished housing for extended stays, specifically designed for service members, military families, and veterans. Easily discover properties, communicate with hosts, and manage your housing needs for military moves.
- Discover furnished midterm rentals
- View property details and amenities
- Direct communication with hosts
- Include military-specific information
- Renter and host profiles
- In-app messaging
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Midterm Rentals helps service members, military families, veterans, and other renters find furnished housing for extended stays. Built with military moves in mind, Midterm Rentals makes it easier to explore available properties, communicate housing needs, and connect directly with property hosts. Renters can: • Discover furnished midterm rental properties • View property details, amenities, photos, and availability information • Send housing inquiries directly to hosts • Include military-specific information such as branch, PCS date, and orders status • Communicate with hosts through in-app messaging • Maintain a renter profile and military verification status Hosts can: • Create and manage property listings • Upload property photos and information • Receive and manage housing inquiries • Review relevant renter and move information • Communicate directly with prospective renters Midterm Rentals facilitates property discovery, inquiries, and communication. Bookings, leases, deposits, payments, refunds, and stay management are arranged directly between renters and hosts and are not processed through the app. Midterm Rentals is operated by Lakefront Solutions LLC. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the United States Department of Defense or any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Midterm Rentals at 100% against Smart Elfin's 5%. Midterm Rentals also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). Smart Elfin's advantage is ratings volume (139 vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Midterm Rentals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Elfin has 139 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Smart Elfin's written reviews are positive against 100% of Midterm Rentals's.
| Parameter | Smart Elfin | Midterm Rentals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (139 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quspeed Future Artificial Intelligence Technology Guangzhou Co., Ltd. | Lakefront Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Smart Elfin
Midterm Rentals
Bugs and 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
Midterm Rentals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Elfin
No in-app purchases
Midterm Rentals
No in-app purchases









