Comparison

Polypipe Smart vs Rako

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

Head to head
About

Polypipe Smart

Control your heating system and appliances remotely with this app. It offers room-by-room temperature management, personalized automation rules, and the ability to create and store custom heating profiles for different scenarios. Manage multiple locations and switch between them seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Remote heating and appliance control
  • Room-by-room temperature management
  • Personalized automation rules
  • Customizable smart profiles
  • Multi-location support
  • Geolocation-based control
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The Polypipe Smart App is designed to work with the Polypipe Smart, Polypipe Smart RF and Polypipe SmartPlug devices. Together they offer you the most comprehensive way to control your heating system & appliances from anywhere. HomeKit Support on Polypipe Smart With HomeKit, you can setup automation rules and take control of your Polypipe Smart accessories straight from control centre in iOS. Flexible GeoLocation - With No Subscription Our flexible Geo location system puts you in control. You don't need to switch the entire house heating off when you leave, you can decide on a room by room level what happens. Furthermore, each user can can decide the precise actions Polypipe Smart takes when they leave and return. Smart Profiles With Polypipe Smart Profiles, you can create and store multiple Profiles in the SmartHub ready for use later. Our new "Apply to" function lets you quickly assign the profile to any number of zones in your home. Programming your heating system has never been so simple. Multi Location Polypipe Smart supports Multi Location, enabling you to quickly switch between any of your locations.

About

Rako

Control lighting, curtains, and blinds in any room. Manage scenes and channels with custom names for easy identification. Supports advanced color features for enhanced ambiance.

Highlights
  • Room control
  • Scene management
  • Channel customization
  • Color temperature control
  • Wireless and wired system support
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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The App gives control of any room, whether it be lighting or curtain/blind control. Access to all available rooms, scenes and channels, all of which can be named for easy identification. This App also provides support for Rako's new colour features, enabling users to control colour temperature and also supports single channel colour commands within their rooms. The App can be used with existing wireless systems, the new wired network or combined systems. No configuration by the user is required, all information is stored within the Rako HUB. System requirements: To allow the iPhone to communicate with the network a RK-HUB (for use with wireless-only systems) or WK-HUB (for wired or hybrid wireless systems) needs to be installed along with a wireless router for the Wi-Fi link with the iPhone™. The HUB needs to be uploaded with the RASOFT programming file of the project. The file can either be an existing project file, if available, or created using the Rasoft programming software (included) which requires a PC running Windows XP or Vista.

Screenshots

Polypipe Smart4 screens
Rako4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rako at 67% against Polypipe Smart's 10%. 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

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

Polypipe Smart ships an update every 3 months, Rako every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Polypipe Smart versus Rako: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolypipe SmartRako
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolypipe PLCRako Controls Ltd

Customer experience

Polypipe Smart

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative85.0%

Rako

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Polypipe Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Rako

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polypipe Smart free?
Polypipe Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rako free?
Rako is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Polypipe Smart or Rako have ads?
Neither Polypipe Smart nor Rako shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polypipe Smart or Rako?
Polypipe Smart ships an update every 3 months, and Rako every 2 months. Most recently, Polypipe Smart was updated on September 23, 2026 and Rako on October 6, 2026.

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