AJCloud vs IVY Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AJCloud
Monitor your home remotely with IP cameras. View live feeds, receive motion alerts, and review recorded footage. Stay connected to family, pets, and home security from your phone.
- Real-time video streaming
- Two-way audio communication
- Motion detection alerts
- Review recorded video
- Pan, tilt, and zoom control
- HD video with night vision
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The app works with IP Cameras supported by AJCloud, keeps you connected to your home from your phone anytime, anywhere. You can look after your parents and children, check in on your pets, or keep tabs on any abnormal intrusion at home with the IP Camera. The app allows you to view your home in real time 24/7, and sends activity alerts to notify you of any unusual motion detected activity, you can even review the recorded video. App Features • Real-time video streaming from your camera to your phone • 2-way conversation and audio • Unusual motion detected activity • Review the recorded video • Pan, tilt, and zoom on your phone to see more details • HD video with both day and night vision • Manage your camera
IVY Smart
Monitor your home, children, and pets remotely with this smart home application. It allows you to keep an eye on your living space from anywhere, ensuring peace of mind.
- Remote home monitoring
- Child monitoring
- Pet monitoring
- Anytime, anywhere access
- Smart home integration
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IVY Smart App can be used together with smart home products to look after your home, children and pets anytime and anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IVY Smart at 60% against AJCloud's 28%. IVY Smart also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). AJCloud's advantage is ratings volume (7.1K vs 361) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IVY Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AJCloud has 7.1K ratings behind it against 361, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of AJCloud's written reviews are positive against 60% of IVY Smart's.
AJCloud ships an update every 2 weeks, IVY Smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AJCloud | IVY Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.1K ratings) | 4.8 (361 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.7% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.1K — better | 361 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 423 MB | 307 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ajcloud Labs Inc. | IVYIOT H.K. LIMITED |
Customer experience
AJCloud
IVY Smart
Bugs and requests
AJCloud
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes after recent update
- Unable to connect to camera after firmware update
- Recorded videos not saving properly
- Subscription issues and unexpected charges
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view recorded videos without subscription
- Improved motion detection with fewer false alerts
- Option to disable ads
- Wider field of view
IVY Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AJCloud
No in-app purchases
IVY Smart
No in-app purchases
