Comparison

IP vs Akuvox MySmart

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

Head to head
About

IP

Manage and configure network devices remotely. Create projects, connect field devices to the cloud, and troubleshoot network issues with a built-in toolbox. Optimize your network from anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Create projects
  • Connect field devices to cloud
  • Manage device configuration
  • Debug device configuration
  • Network quality detection
  • Remote network optimization
Features
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IP-COM Official Application Through the IP-COM ProFi App, you can create projects, connect field devices to the cloud, manage and debug device configuration, and use the built-in toolbox to quickly detect network quality and troubleshoot. You can also remotely configure and optimize the network through the IP-COM ProFi App on your mobile phone anytime anywhere.

About

Akuvox MySmart

Manage building access and security from your smartphone. See and speak with visitors, grant entry, and issue virtual keys remotely. Ideal for residents and property managers seeking a streamlined entry experience.

Highlights
  • See and talk to visitors
  • Open doors remotely
  • Monitor building entrances
  • Issue virtual keys
  • Manage property access
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MySmart is Akuvox’s smart security and intercom service for buildings. It allows residents to see and talk to visitors, open doors, monitor building entrances and issue virtual keys from their smartphones via Akuvox doorphones installed at property entrance. Built for modern living, Akuvox MySmart delivers an unparalleled building entry experience and simplifies property access management for property managers and owners. If you feel interested in finding out how Akuvox can transform your building, please visit http://www.akuvox.com.

Screenshots

IP4 screens
Akuvox MySmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IP at every 3 weeks against Akuvox MySmart's every 12 months. Akuvox MySmart's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IP against 5.0 for Akuvox MySmart. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP ships an update every 3 weeks, Akuvox MySmart every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IP versus Akuvox MySmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPAkuvox MySmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIP-COM Networks Co., Ltd.AKUVOX (XIAMEN) NETWORKS CO., LTD.

Customer experience

IP

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Akuvox MySmart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IP

No in-app purchases

None

Akuvox MySmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP free?
IP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Akuvox MySmart free?
Akuvox MySmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP or Akuvox MySmart?
IP and Akuvox MySmart are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do IP or Akuvox MySmart have ads?
Neither IP nor Akuvox MySmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP or Akuvox MySmart?
IP ships an update every 3 weeks, and Akuvox MySmart every 12 months. Most recently, IP was updated on November 3, 2026 and Akuvox MySmart on November 3, 2026.

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