Comparison

IVY Smart vs UBoxPro

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

Head to head
About

IVY Smart

Monitor your home, children, and pets remotely with this smart home application. It allows you to keep an eye on your living space from anywhere, ensuring peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Child monitoring
  • Pet monitoring
  • Anytime, anywhere access
  • Smart home integration
Features
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IVY Smart App can be used together with smart home products to look after your home, children and pets anytime and anywhere.

About

UBoxPro

This app provides remote surveillance for your vehicle, offering live viewing and automatic recording for parking incidents and driving events. It uses sensors to detect impacts or approach and uploads footage to the cloud for evidence and security.

Highlights
  • Parking surveillance with remote live view
  • Automatic recording on impact or approach
  • Driving recording for traffic incidents
  • Sensor-triggered recording
  • Loop recording with event marking
  • Cloud storage subscription plans
Features
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A new client for car surveillance sentinel Functions • Parking surveillance: When the vehicle is parked with the engine off, the device works in power saving mode and keep connection 4G network, this app can wakeup and living view the surrounding situation anytime from anywhere. If the vehicle is impacted, vibrated or someone approaches it, the surveillance device will automatically start recording to document the surrounding situation, providing evidence for determining liability in accidents, preventing the vehicle from being damaged or stolen, etc. For example, if the vehicle is scratched by another vehicle in the parking lot, the surveillance sentinel can record this process to TF card and upload to cloud, send a notification to mobile app at the same time. • Driving recording: While the vehicle is in motion, it can continuously record road conditions, traffic signs, as well as the movements of the vehicles and pedestrians in front. Such recordings are helpful for clarifying liability in the event of traffic accidents. Working principle • Sensor triggering: The built-in gravity sensor or vibration sensor in the device will send a signal to the surveillance system and trigger the surveillance function to start when it detects that the vehicle's state change exceeds the set threshold. • Loop recording: Generally, it adopts the loop recording method to store video files. When the memory card is full, it will automatically overwrite the earliest video files to ensure that the device can work continuously. The video triggered by vibration will be marked and never be overridden. Cloud Storage Subscription Plans 1. 30-Day Recurring * Annual Subscription (1 year):
US$214.99 (6 devices), US$179.99 (5 devices), US$144.99 (4 devices), US$109.99 (3 devices), US$74.99 (2 devices), US$38.99 (1 device). * Half-Year Subscription (6 months):
US$120.99 (6 devices), US$101.99 (5 devices), US$81.99 (4 devices), US$61.99 (3 devices), US$41.49 (2 devices), US$20.99 (1 device). * Monthly Subscription (1 month):
US$19.99 (6 devices), US$16.99 (5 devices), US$13.99 (4 devices), US$10.49 (3 devices), US$6.99 (2 devices), US$3.99 (1 device). 2. 7-Day Recurring * Annual Subscription (1 year):
US$119.99 (6 devices), US$99.99 (5 devices), US$79.99 (4 devices), US$59.99 (3 devices), US$39.99 (2 devices), US$20.49 (1 device). * Half-Year Subscription (6 months):
US$59.99 (6 devices), US$49.99 (5 devices), US$39.99 (4 devices), US$29.99 (3 devices), US$19.99 (2 devices), US$10.49 (1 device). * Monthly Subscription (1 month):
US$9.99 (6 devices), US$8.49 (5 devices), US$6.99 (4 devices), US$4.99 (3 devices), US$3.49 (2 devices), US$1.99 (1 device). Renewal and Cancellation * Payment: Subscription fees are charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation. * Unsubscribe:
Open iPhone Settings → iTunes & App Store → Apple ID → View Apple ID → Subscriptions → Unsubscribe. * Renewal:
Subscription is auto-renewed 24 hours before the current period ends. If renewal payment fails due to insufficient balance, cloud service may be suspended or terminated. User Agreement: http://doc.ubianet.com/pages/uboxpro/term-of-service.html Privacy Policy: http://doc.ubianet.com/pages/uboxpro/privacy-policy.html Cloud Service Agreement: https://doc.ubianet.com/pages/uboxpro/cloudservice.html

Screenshots

IVY Smart4 screens
UBoxPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IVY Smart at none against UBoxPro's 27. IVY Smart also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). UBoxPro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 60%). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. UBoxPro sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. IVY Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for IVY Smart against 4.8 for UBoxPro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 361 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of IVY Smart's written reviews are positive against 93% of UBoxPro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IVY Smart ships an update monthly, UBoxPro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IVY Smart versus UBoxPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIVY SmartUBoxPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (361 ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3611.5K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size307 MB283 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIVYIOT H.K. LIMITEDHONGBO WANG

Customer experience

IVY Smart

All ratings361 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

UBoxPro

All ratings1,509 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.3%

In-app purchases

None

IVY Smart

No in-app purchases

26 purchases

UBoxPro

Subscriptions21
  • 1 x 30 days cloud recording1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • 30-day sub for bird fans plan$2.991 Month
  • 2 x 30 days cloud recording1 Month trial$3.491 Month
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  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • 1 x 30 days cloud recording1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • 4 x 30 days cloud recording1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • 2 x 30 days cloud recording1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • 1 x 180 days cloud recording6 Months trial$10.496 Months
  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • 6 x 30 days cloud recording1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • 1 x 360 days cloud recording1 Year trial$20.491 Year
  • 1 x 180 days cloud recording6 Months trial$20.996 Months
  • 1 x 360 days cloud recording1 Year trial$38.991 Year
  • 2 x 180 days cloud recording6 Months trial$41.496 Months
  • AI Cloud Service Yearly Plan1 Year trial$54.991 Year
  • 2 x 360 days cloud recording1 Year trial$74.991 Year
  • 3 x 360 days cloud recording1 Year trial$109.991 Year
One-time5
  • 30-day sub for bird fans plan$2.99
  • 30-day event trigger video$3.99
  • AI Cloud Service Monthly Plan$4.99
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  • Cloud storage 180 days$10.99
  • 360-day event trigger video$39.99

Questions

Is IVY Smart free?
IVY Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UBoxPro free?
UBoxPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IVY Smart or UBoxPro?
IVY Smart and UBoxPro are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 361 and 1.5K ratings respectively.
Do IVY Smart or UBoxPro have ads?
IVY Smart shows ads; UBoxPro does not.
Which is updated more often, IVY Smart or UBoxPro?
IVY Smart ships an update monthly, and UBoxPro every 2 weeks. Most recently, IVY Smart was updated on September 21, 2026 and UBoxPro on September 24, 2026.

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