Comparison

iON vs Mintel Smart Home

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

Head to head
About

iON

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

iON4 screens
Mintel Smart Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
iON versus Mintel Smart Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriONMintel Smart Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARKNAV INTERNATIONAL, INC.Mulberry Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

iON

No in-app purchases

None

Mintel Smart Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iON free?
iON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mintel Smart Home free?
Mintel Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iON or Mintel Smart Home have ads?
Neither iON nor Mintel Smart Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iON or Mintel Smart Home?
iON ships an update every 2 months, and Mintel Smart Home every 3 months. Most recently, iON was updated on November 11, 2026 and Mintel Smart Home on November 3, 2026.

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