Bestway Smart Hub vs Omlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bestway Smart Hub
Remotely manage compatible Bestway products like airbeds, filter pumps, and spas. Control features such as inflation, deflation, heating, cleaning timers, and massage systems from your mobile device.
- Remote product control
- Airbed inflation/deflation
- Customizable airbed firmness
- Spa heater control
- Spa massage system control
- Filter pump timer
- Filter change reminders
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Don't download this app if there is a QR code on the operation panel of your pump. Please download the Bestway SmartSpa app. Control is right at your fingertips with the Bestway® Smart Hub™ App. Connect your compatible Sleep Control Airbed, Smart Touch Wifi Filter Pump or AirJet Plus™ Spa, and manage it with the tap of a button. Use your mobile device as a remote to control your… Smart Touch Wifi Filter Pump - Turn it on and off from anywhere - Set a cleaning timer - Get updates when it’s time to change your filter Sleep Control Airbed - Inflate or deflate with the touch of a button - Customize the firmness of the bed AirJet Plus Spa - Turn on the heater from anywhere - Set a timer remotely to ensure your spa is ready when you get home - Start/stop the AirJet Plus massage system Whether you’re on the go, or just on the couch, the Bestway Smart Hub App puts control over your favorite products right in the palm of your hand. For any troubleshooting or customer service, please visit bestwaycorp.com/support.
Omlet
Transform your chicken coop into a smart coop. Remotely control your automatic coop door, adjust settings like opening and closing times, and monitor battery life and light timings via Wi-Fi. Stay connected to your flock from anywhere.
- Remote coop door control
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Adjust open/close times
- Monitor battery life
- Control light timings
- Share coop access
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Keep smart with the Omlet app. Control your chicken coop door remotely and connect with your flock from anywhere in the world. Make your coop a smart coop with a few clicks, and control your automatic chicken coop door over Wi-Fi. Change settings including open and close times, battery life and light timings. Add friends and family, so they can also get alerts and help manage your coop devices remotely. With the Omlet Smart Automatic Door for chickens, you can stay connected to your flock, whether you're round the corner or on another continent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Omlet at 2.6 against Bestway Smart Hub's 1.7. Omlet also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (32% vs 12%). Bestway Smart Hub's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Omlet holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 266 and 110 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Bestway Smart Hub's written reviews are positive against 32% of Omlet's.
Bestway Smart Hub ships an update every 3 months, Omlet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bestway Smart Hub | Omlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (266 ratings) | 2.6 (110 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.1% of reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 266 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bestway Global Holding Inc. | Omlet Ltd |
Customer experience
Bestway Smart Hub
Omlet
User reviews
Bestway Smart Hub
From 266 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 🔒 Allows remote control
- 👍 Scheduling feature
- 👍 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy app, can't pair it
- 🐛 Scheduling doesn't work properly
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Confusing setup and instructions
Omlet
From 110 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Door works well
- 👍 App is useful
- 👍 Convenient for remote control
- 👍 Protects flock
- 👍 Notifications are helpful (when working)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is garbage
- 🐛 Horribly inconsistent app
- 🐛 App says offline when connected
- 🐛 Remote control missing for feeder
- 🐛 Wonky UX
Bugs and requests
Bestway Smart Hub
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or crashes
- Fails to connect to WiFi
- Scheduling feature not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance and functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Notifications for errors and status changes
- Daily scheduling for filtration and heating
- Compatibility with 5G networks
- Better error handling and troubleshooting
Omlet
Reported bugs
83 issues- App is horribly inconsistent
- App says offline when connected
- Remote control missing for feeder
- App is wonky
- Latest update removed remote open/close button
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- App often doesn't connect correctly
- System locks up
- Takes 7-15 minutes to open door
- Light sensor doesn't function
- Light sensor to open never works
- Constantly tells wrong notification
- Takes 24 hours for new time cycle to register
- Notifications stop working
- App is worthless
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Coop coming offline
- App doesn't reconnect remotely after power outage
- Latest update leaves app saying door is offline
- App says door is offline when it is not
- Door keeps disconnecting from app
- Delay in opening/closing door
- App is buggy
- App is very ordinary
- WiFi enabled door drops connection
- Batteries drain quickly
- Not dependable
- Drops connection easily
- App shows door status as pending
- App gets stuck in pending status
- No control of door
- Unreliable
- Buggy app
- Light sensor history limited
- Inconsistent readings
- Light sensor value too high
- App loses sync with control panel
- System does not behave as settings indicate
- Needs improvement
- Does not wake from sleep mode
- Times out when trying to control
- Notifications are hit or miss
- Horrible and unreliable
- Buggy and bad
- Smart panel is stupid
- New smart panel issues
- Controller not connecting to WiFi
- Not ready for release
- Update caused more issues
- Dangerous for chickens
- App is very buggy
- Cannot see light levels
- Very buggy app
- App bugs out with (pending)
- Smartdoor without more code bug checks
- Remote part of app only works occasionally
- Coop light won't work at all when using the app
- App gets stuck as pending
- UI code had bugs
- Smart panel would not connect to app
- Lost connection and would never connect again
- Disconnect from WiFi occasionally
- Do not reconnect automatically
- Controller not so well
- Won't connect to WiFi at all
- Restarts when trying to connect
- Factory reset doesn't work
- Drops wifi for no reason
- Often says in sleep mode when plugged in
- Door opening automatically after closing
- App is horribly buggy
- Goes into pending mode
- Door opens/closes and status update is hours later
- App is unreliable
- App remains incredibly buggy
- Light sensor history only shows two hours
- Light sensor readings inconsistent
- Light sensor never outputs value below 14
- App sometimes loses sync
- Device must be removed and readded
- Does not resync on its own
- System does not behave as settings indicate
- App informed light on at wrong time
- Cannot form coherent mental model of app
Requested features
10 requests- Incorporate into Apple HomeKit/Shortcuts
- Set open/close X minutes before/after sunrise/sunset
- Set an open time without a close time
- Apple Watch app
- More scheduling options (different days)
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- Set coop light automatically independent of door
- Allow user to adjust auto-stop resistance
- Enhance technical details view with more granular data
- Separate page for reports with adjustable time frames
- Allow zooming in on time by the minute for light levels
In-app purchases
Bestway Smart Hub
No in-app purchases
Omlet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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