Smart Hoom vs IoT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Hoom
Control your garage door and manage access to your door lock directly from your smartphone. This app offers a secure, affordable, and convenient alternative to traditional remote controllers.
- Open garage doors remotely
- Manage door lock access
- Secure smartphone control
- Affordable alternative to remotes
- Plug and play setup
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Open garage doors with your smartphone. Manage access to your door lock. It’s plug and play, more secure and more affordable than remote controllers.
IoT
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This app allows for control of custom BLE devices constructed by www.remgate.com. The app allows for control of up to 10 Garage/doors/gates/other items when the user is within the Blue Tooth radio range of approximately 40 to 60 feet. All family members can have the app on phone for these door controls. The app must be authorized upon startup with an appropriate user profile setup by Remgate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Hoom at monthly against IoT's every 70 months. Smart Hoom also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart Hoom ships an update monthly, IoT every 70 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Hoom | IoT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 70 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seyedrasoul Hassani | Dave Massey |
In-app purchases
Smart Hoom
No in-app purchases
IoT
No in-app purchases
