Comparison

AJCloud vs Diya

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time video streaming
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Review recorded video
  • Pan, tilt, and zoom control
  • HD video with night vision
Features
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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

About

Diya

Features
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Diya is a warm, beautifully simple way to control your smart home. Instead of hunting through menus, Diya lays your home out the way you think about it — room by room. Tap to turn on the lights, start a fan, cool a room, open the curtains, or play music. One tap runs a whole scene. Diya connects to your own Home Assistant, so your home stays yours — your data never leaves your devices and your own server. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Control lights, fans, AC, geysers, curtains and media — room by room • One-tap scenes: Good Morning, Movie, Goodnight, All Off • Per-room and whole-home "All off" • Pin your favourite devices to the home screen • Live camera view for your Home Assistant cameras • Fast, tactile controls with instant feedback • Light & dark themes PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no tracking, no ads • Your connection details stay in your device's secure storage • Commands go straight from your device to your own Home Assistant TRY IT FIRST Not set up yet? Tap "Explore a demo home" to try Diya with a sample home — no setup needed. REQUIRES A running Home Assistant instance and a long-lived access token. Diya is a control app for your existing Home Assistant setup; it is not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

Screenshots

AJCloud3 screens
Diya3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Diya at none against AJCloud's shown. Diya also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). AJCloud's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

AJCloud ships an update every 2 weeks, Diya every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AJCloud versus Diya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAJCloudDiya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size423 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAjcloud Labs Inc.Gopal Agarwal

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

Diya

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AJCloud

No in-app purchases

None

Diya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AJCloud free?
AJCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diya free?
Diya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AJCloud or Diya have ads?
AJCloud shows ads; Diya does not.
Which is updated more often, AJCloud or Diya?
AJCloud ships an update every 2 weeks, and Diya every 3 days. Most recently, AJCloud was updated on October 18, 2026 and Diya on October 7, 2026.

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