BenQ Smart Control vs SafetyGuard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BenQ Smart Control
Control BenQ smart display devices like GV1, GS2, and TK810 directly from your smartphone or tablet. This app offers a brand new design for easy device management.
- Control smart display devices
- Smartphone and tablet compatibility
- Brand new user interface
- Easy device management
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• Brand new design for smart display device such as GV1, GS2, and TK810. • Control your device with your smart phone or tablet easily
SafetyGuard
Control home equipment remotely and monitor your property from anywhere. Receive alerts to keep your home secure at all times.
- Remote equipment control
- Home monitoring
- Real-time alarms
- Anywhere access
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Remote control: You can easily control the home equipment even when you are not at home; Monitor and alarm: Guard your home anytime, anywhere
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SafetyGuard at 3.0 against BenQ Smart Control's 1.9. SafetyGuard also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). BenQ Smart Control's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SafetyGuard holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BenQ Smart Control has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BenQ Smart Control ships an update every 5 months, SafetyGuard fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | BenQ Smart Control | SafetyGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (26 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BenQ Corporation | ShenZhen luona technology Co. LTD |
Customer experience
BenQ Smart Control
SafetyGuard
In-app purchases
BenQ Smart Control
No in-app purchases
SafetyGuard
No in-app purchases
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