SmartPoint Home vs BroadLinkCamera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartPoint Home
Manage your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Consolidate control of all your connected gadgets into a single application. Automate actions with timers and easily share device access with family members.
- Remote home control
- All smart devices in one app
- Timer-based automation
- Family device sharing
- Easy device pairing
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1. Control Your Home from Anywhere in the world 2. Control all your Smart Devices with one app. 3. Set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Share all your devices with your whole family with a push of a button. 5. Easy Pairing
BroadLinkCamera
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BL Camera is the first Smart Camera APP developed by BroadLink with home automation control features. You can use this APP to add Ezviz smart cameras, view live video and images from connected cameras and control other devices like smart plug, smart bulb and smart remote from BroadLink. Now you can watch the device controlled status from camera. Download and enjoy fun with the hybrid BL Camera APP! NOTE: The APP ONLY support Ezviz cameras not HikVision.
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Verdict
SmartPoint Home and BroadLinkCamera 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.
SmartPoint Home ships an update every 5 months, BroadLinkCamera every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartPoint Home | BroadLinkCamera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (669 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 669 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMARTPOINT LLC | Broadlink Co.,Ltd |
Bugs and requests
SmartPoint Home
Reported bugs
8 issues- Card validation error preventing app download/reinstall
- Smartpoint device incompatibility with latest app update
- Network connection failure when adding multiple devices
- Camera occasionally goes offline
- Pairing process timeout after reaching 100%
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- Blank white screen when syncing DIY devices
- App storage not accessible despite saving recordings
- Scenes feature not functioning properly
Requested features
8 requests- Full video clips instead of just pictures (5+ seconds)
- Warm white LED light option in addition to cold white
- Restock of WiFi remote controllers
- Manual device addition capability for unsupported devices
- Fine-tuned volume control increments
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- Support for additional smart home devices (Apple TV, Honeywell fan)
- Improved landscape mode functionality
- Working scene functionality
BroadLinkCamera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartPoint Home
No in-app purchases
BroadLinkCamera
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmartPoint Home free?
Is BroadLinkCamera free?
Do SmartPoint Home or BroadLinkCamera have ads?
Which is updated more often, SmartPoint Home or BroadLinkCamera?
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