TECBOT vs HCT Robot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TECBOT
This application enables remote control of various home devices and systems through IoT technology. It offers features like appliance and lighting control, security monitoring, and environmental management for enhanced home automation and potential energy savings.
- Home appliance control
- Lighting control
- Remote monitoring
- Burglar alarm
- Environmental monitoring
- Programmable timing control
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TECBOT connects various devices in the home through IoT technology, providing home appliance control, lighting control, telephone remote control, indoor and outdoor remote control, burglar alarm, environmental monitoring, HVAC control, infrared forwarding and programmable timing control. Functions and means. Compared with ordinary homes, TECBOT not only has traditional residential functions, but also has building, network communication, information appliances, equipment automation, providing a full range of information interaction functions, and even saving money for various energy costs.
HCT Robot
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The HCT Robot Robot Vacuum APP is a mobile applicationthat connects to HCT Robot robot products. Users can replace the traditional remote control with APP, remote control the robot to clean,dock to charge,etc. Equipment control, support direction control, cleaning preferences settings,etc. Time Schedule, clean at any time within a week. Equipment positioning, can view the data of cleaning area and cleaning time. Support personalized settings of device name, time calibration, deleting equipment,etc. If you have any questions or suggestions during use, please contact us by email，Mail address: pyoperation3@hct.hk
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Verdict
TECBOT and HCT Robot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TECBOT | HCT Robot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yugong Technology Co., Ltd. | 深圳豪成智能科技有限公司 |
In-app purchases
TECBOT
No in-app purchases
HCT Robot
No in-app purchases
