iON vs Mintel Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iON
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iON-it GPS tracking App allows you to monitor multiple vehicles and assets with your iPhone and iPad. Features: ~ Real-time locations – view all vehicles and assets on the map and check their addresses and status. ~ History – view breadcrumb trails of the selected vehicle or asset. ~ Smart fence – Create a virtual fence (optional) and activate the immobiliser (optional) to protect the vehicle from theft by using Bluetooth connection or text messages as soon as the vehicle is parked. ~ Immobiliser (optional) – activate the immobiliser relay by using Bluetooth connection or text messages. ~ Events and alerts – push notifications for events and alerts. ~ Passing-by records – check if all vehicles and assets have entered a selected area, by simply typing in the post code or the address and select a date. ~ Find my car – navigate to your car, and turns on the buzzer (optional) to help you to identify the direction in the car park.
Mintel Smart Home
Manage your smart home network with comprehensive parental controls, guest network creation, and real-time usage monitoring. Enhance your network security and gain full control over your connected devices.
- Smart home network management
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Network usage monitoring
- Network security features
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Control you smart home experience with Mintel Smart Home. Fully manage your network with parental controls, creating guest networks, monitoring network usage and network security.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iON at 14.0 against Mintel Smart Home's 16.0. 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.
iON ships an update every 2 months, Mintel Smart Home every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iON | Mintel Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARKNAV INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc. |
In-app purchases
iON
No in-app purchases
Mintel Smart Home
No in-app purchases






