iCreSmart vs Homeguardkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCreSmart
Control your smart home devices from anywhere with this comprehensive system. It offers a range of accessories like video doorbells, cameras, and sensors to build a personalized intelligent home environment.
- Remote device control
- Smart home accessory integration
- Video doorbell support
- Security camera monitoring
- Fall alarm functionality
- Smart lighting control
- Smart sensor integration
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iCreSmart is a DIY intelligent smart home system, makes it easier to control all your smart home accessories anywhere anytime. The iCreSmart provides various smart home products including video doorbells, security cameras, fall alarm, smart ights and smart sensors to help you easily build your smart home system.
Homeguardkit
Monitor your home with high-resolution video and advanced AI human detection. Remotely control security features like lights and sirens, and capture live footage or still images for later review. Enjoy clear two-way audio communication.
- 2K QHD resolution video
- AI human detection
- Remote camera control (lights, siren)
- Live video capture
- Still image capture
- Two-way audio
- Remote playback
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Homeguardkit supports the following features : - Superb picture quality with 2K QHD resolution - Advanced AI human detection for fewer false alerts - Remotely control camera’s red & blue light, spotlight and siren via smart devices - Capture video from your camera's live view to your Handset to play back later - Capture still images and save these to your Handset's photo gallery - High quality 2-way audio - Supports remote playback function - Supports local image and local video viewing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iCreSmart at every 4 months against Homeguardkit's every 9 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iCreSmart against 5.0 for Homeguardkit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
iCreSmart ships an update every 4 months, Homeguardkit every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCreSmart | Homeguardkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xingtel Xiamen Group Co., Ltd. | Intelligent Security&Surveillance Limited |
Customer experience
iCreSmart
Homeguardkit
In-app purchases
iCreSmart
No in-app purchases
Homeguardkit
No in-app purchases
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