Smart vs Eve Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart
Control your Christmas lights with custom modes and timing features. Connect your light strings via Bluetooth for a personalized holiday display.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Customizable light modes
- Timing functions
- Control light strings
- Personalized holiday display
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A customized App for controlling Christmas lights, which can be connected to the device via bluetooth to control the light strings to flash in different modes, can also be used to add timing to the device.
Eve Connect
Manage your electric vehicle charging at home with this app. Optimize charging using solar energy, track sessions in real-time, and review your charging history. Reduce your environmental impact with convenient green charging.
- Solar energy EV charging
- Real-time charging session monitoring
- Charging history management
- Data export for reimbursements
- Control charging experience
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Take charge of your EV charging at home with Alfen’s Eve Connect. Use solar energy to power your EV, monitor real-time charging sessions, easily manage your charging history and export data for seamless reimbursements. Eve Connect gives you full control over your charging experience, reducing your ecological footprint while enjoying the convenience of green charging. Become a true green charger with Eve Connect! Requirements: • Compatible with Alfen’s Eve Single S-line and Eve Single Pro-line EV charging stations • Requires NG Firmware 6.3 or higher • Charging station and mobile device must be connected to the same LAN network (ethernet cable between router and charging station) • First-time login password required for charging station • Active Load Balancing (ALB) license required (only applicable for solar charging)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eve Connect at 50% against Smart's 25%. Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart | Eve Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Changzhou Jutai Electronic Co., Ltd | Alfen NV |
Customer experience
Smart
Eve Connect
In-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
Eve Connect
No in-app purchases
