Simon Smart vs Simon iO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simon Smart
Control and manage your smart home devices remotely. Configure hardware, define custom scenes, and manage user permissions for a personalized smart living experience. Supports a wide range of devices including lighting, climate control, security sensors, and entertainment systems.
- Remote device management
- Scene configuration
- User and permission management
- Device status monitoring
- Support for diverse smart home devices
- Personalized smart home settings
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Welcome to Simon's Smart Home! Simon Smart App is a professional Smart home management software, which can help you quickly configure and manage the Simon Smart hardware or personalized needs in your home. Simon Smart App is not only the programmer of your Smart home, but also the remote control and the management assistant of your Smart home. Through Simon Smart App, you can conveniently manage each Simon Smart hardware in your home, check the running status, change the setting parameters, flexibly define the scene configuration, manage the home users and permissions, make your Smart home different, and better understand you for you. In the Simon Smart App, you can easily manage your home's: Switch, dimmer panel Socket power supply, energy detection The curtain control Air conditioning, floor heating, new risk control system Security sensing, door and window magnetic, human infrared, gas alarm, environment sensing, intelligent door lock TV, air conditioning infrared remote control The background music More home appliance linkage (air conditioner, air purifier, floor cleaning robot, etc.)
Simon iO
Control your smart home devices, including lights and blinds, from anywhere. Receive notifications, schedule routines, and customize device functionalities like lighting levels and power control. This app enhances your iO universe with a world of possibilities.
- Configure iO devices and experiences
- Control lights and blinds
- Receive notifications
- Schedule routines
- Adjust lighting levels
- Power control for devices
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* [IMPORTANT] This application is only compatible with the new HUB PRO iO (installations from 2020) The Simon iO app allows you to easily configure this entire new iO universe: from the iO devices, to the desired experiences. Experiences that you can change as many times as you want, since the process is really simple. Control lights, blinds and weather from inside and outside the home, receive notifications and schedule schedules will also be possible from the Simon iO app. Increasing the functionalities of your iO devices such as soft lighting of lights, regulation levels, beacons, power off delay and power control will also be possible. In short, a world of possibilities that are now at your fingertips. For further information please contact with: sat@simon.es
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simon Smart at 5.0 against Simon iO's 1.0. Simon Smart also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Simon Smart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simon Smart | Simon iO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 西蒙电气(中国)有限公司 | Simon |
Customer experience
Simon Smart
Simon iO
In-app purchases
Simon Smart
No in-app purchases
Simon iO
No in-app purchases









