simplehuman mirror vs Carro Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
simplehuman mirror
Control and customize your smart mirror's lighting and audio features. Adjust brightness, set schedules, and access presets for an optimized experience. Connect and manage your device for personalized use.
- Adjust Tru-Lux stay-on time
- Access preset light settings
- Enable night light feature
- Schedule night shift
- Register your mirror
- Enable Alexa (Hi-Fi only)
- Adjust audio EQ (Hi-Fi only)
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Companion app for the simplehuman pro and hi-fi mirrors: -adjust tru-lux stay-on time -access preset light settings -enable night light feature -schedule night shift -register your mirror -enable Alexa (hi-fi only) -turn on proximity audio feature (hi-fi only) -adjust audio EQ (hi-fi only)
Carro Home
Control your smart fan with this app. Adjust fan direction, select modes like normal, nature, or sleep, and set timers or schedules for operation. Manage multiple devices and share control with family members for seamless smart home integration.
- Reversible fan direction
- Multiple fan modes (Normal, Nature, Sleep)
- Adjustable timer (1-8 hours)
- Customizable fan and light schedules
- Simultaneous multi-device control
- Device sharing with family
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1. Reversible: Change the direction of your fan from downdraft mode during the summer to updraft mode during the winter. 2. Mode: Normal, Nature and Sleep, choose one what you like. 3. Timer: Set the timer from 1 to 8 hours to turn off the fan. 4. Schedule: Add a schedule for operating the fan and light anytime. 5. Simultaneous & multiple control: control multiple devices on a single App. 6. Device sharing: Share devices among family members. 7. Seamless connection: Connect the App to devices easily and quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carro Home at 4.4 against simplehuman mirror's 2.3. Carro Home also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 5%) and ratings volume (597 vs 76). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carro Home holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carro Home has 597 ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of simplehuman mirror's written reviews are positive against 23% of Carro Home's.
simplehuman mirror ships an update every 6 weeks, Carro Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | simplehuman mirror | Carro Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (76 ratings) | 4.4 (597 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 22.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 | 597 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | simplehuman | CARRO USA INC |
Customer experience
simplehuman mirror
Carro Home
User reviews
simplehuman mirror
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Easy setup (occasional)
- 💖 Mirror itself is loved
Room to improve
- ❌ App connectivity issues
- ❌ Mirror becomes useless without app
- ❌ Long-standing unresolved issues
- ❌ Poor customer support response
- ❌ App updates break functionality
Carro Home
From 597 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast response time
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 💡 Customizable fan and light settings
- 🔒 Secure connection
- 👍 Integrates with voice assistants
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 App crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Unreliable device connection
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with WiFi network changes
- 🐛 Inconsistent user experience
Bugs and requests
simplehuman mirror
Reported bugs
21 issues- Internal service error during setup
- Cannot connect mirror to WiFi
- App does not pair with phones
- Mirror won't light up or turns off quickly
- App shows 'not connected to WiFi' despite connection
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- App settings not applied to mirror
- Mirror linked to another account error
- Magic link/password reset emails not received
- App overlay on text
- App logs out users
- App doesn't recognize mirror after updates
- App doesn't save settings
- App crashes
- App doesn't recognize old accounts
- App doesn't allow registration of existing mirrors
- App doesn't display battery level
- App limits mirror on-time to 30 seconds
- App doesn't recognize mirror after update
- App doesn't allow Alexa connection
- App doesn't connect to WiFi router
- App gets stuck in connection loop
Requested features
7 requests- Fix app connectivity issues
- Restore old app features (e.g., longer auto-off times, battery level display)
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Create a new, functional app
- Allow users to control mirror on-time duration
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- Add a power button in the app
- Provide a phone number for live support
Carro Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fans turning on/off randomly
- Lights activating unexpectedly
- App login and sign-in issues
- Inability to reconnect devices after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved Alexa/Google Home integration
- Ability to share access with multiple users
- More granular control over fan and light settings
- Better documentation and troubleshooting guides
In-app purchases
simplehuman mirror
No in-app purchases
Carro Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
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