Comparison

Smart Elfin vs Midterm Rentals

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Device power on/off
  • Adjust light brightness
  • Adjust color temperature
  • Control fan speed
  • Scheduled shutdown timers
  • Quick device setup
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Discover furnished midterm rentals
  • View property details and amenities
  • Direct communication with hosts
  • Include military-specific information
  • Renter and host profiles
  • In-app messaging
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Smart Elfin4 screens
Midterm Rentals4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Elfin versus Midterm Rentals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart ElfinMidterm Rentals
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (139 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuspeed Future Artificial Intelligence Technology Guangzhou Co., Ltd.Lakefront Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Smart Elfin

All ratings137 ratings
Positive5.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative89.1%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive4.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative92.5%

Midterm Rentals

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)
Show 1 more
  • Allow control of multiple lights independently

Midterm Rentals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Smart Elfin

No in-app purchases

None

Midterm Rentals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Elfin free?
Smart Elfin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Midterm Rentals free?
Midterm Rentals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart Elfin or Midterm Rentals?
Midterm Rentals is rated higher. Smart Elfin averages 1.4 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Midterm Rentals averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Smart Elfin or Midterm Rentals have ads?
Neither Smart Elfin nor Midterm Rentals shows ads.

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