ACDC Smart vs CBI Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACDC Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Connect your devices quickly and efficiently.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Customizable timers
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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ACDC Smart 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
CBI Home
This application allows for remote control of various devices from anywhere. Users can set up custom automations and scenarios based on device variables, and share control with others. Receive custom notifications for switching paraphernalia.
- Remote device control
- Control multiple devices
- Custom automation scheduling
- Scenario creation
- Device control sharing
- Custom notifications
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Remotely control CBI switching paraphernalia Control multiple devices with one App from anywhere Schedule custom automation and scenarios based on device specific variables Share device control with other users Custom notifications switching paraphernalia Control multiple devices with one App from anywhereSchedule custom automation and scenarios based on device specific variablesShare device control with other users Custom notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CBI Home at 56% against ACDC Smart's 0%. CBI Home also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (89 vs 12). 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.
CBI Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBI Home has 89 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ACDC Smart's written reviews are positive against 56% of CBI Home's.
ACDC Smart ships an update every 9 months, CBI Home every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACDC Smart | CBI Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 56.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mario Maio | Roy Schwan |
Customer experience
ACDC Smart
CBI Home
In-app purchases
ACDC Smart
No in-app purchases
CBI Home
No in-app purchases
