Comparison

SmartLux vs Text Tool

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

Head to head
About

SmartLux

Control motorized window coverings from your smartphone. Manage blinds, draperies, and more across multiple rooms and scenes. Integrate with voice assistants for hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Control motorized window coverings
  • Manage up to 30 devices
  • Organize by rooms and scenes
  • Set custom timers
  • Voice control with Alexa and Google Assistant
  • Integrate with third-party home automation systems
Features
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'SmartLux' app allows you to control your motorized window coverings more freely on smartphone. Please configure your 'SmartLux' APP account, Bridge and motorized window coverings on 'SmartLux' APP before use. With 'SmartLux' App, you can:- Control up to 30 motorized window coverings- Control up to 20 rooms- Control up to 20 scenes- Control up to 20 timersAfter linking up your 'SmartLux' APP account with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, you can directly open, close or percentage control by voice commands on all the motorized window coverings such as roller blinds, draperies, venetians, etc. You can activate independent shades or the scenes created in the 'SmartMi' App which has been synchronized with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant flexibly and conveniently to reach sunlight control and room management.'SmartLux Bridge' is a WiFi to RF bi-directional controller with integrated RS485 interface. It builds a connection via user's WiFi router at home and enables user to control motorized window coverings and sun shading products with designated smartphone applications and interaction with ecosystem such as Alexa Echo, Google Assistant via cloud API. The RS485 interface offers additional integration option into a third-party home automation systems.

About

Text Tool

Create unique and humorous messages by altering fonts, repeating text, and flipping words. This tool allows for easy text manipulation to generate eye-catching content for your communications.

Highlights
  • Change message font
  • Repeat text multiple times
  • Rotate words or text
  • Adjust letter size
  • Flip text forwards and backward
Features
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Apps for creating unusual and funny messages! It's easy to create an amazing message! You can change the font in your messages, repeat the text many times, as well as flip the text or word. The application has other features, install and try it now! Application features: - change the font in the message; - repeat the text many times; - rotate words or text; - change the size of letters with one click. How to use this application: Change font mode 1. Enter any text in the text input field; 2. You will immediately be offered text options with different fonts; 3. When you click on the text with the desired font, you can send it. Text Repeater mode 1. Enter the text you want to repeat in the text entry field; 2. Enter the number of repetitions for the text; 3. Click Redo the blue button with the round symbol. Flip Word Mode 1. Enter text in the text box 2. The text will be automatically written back to front in a special field 3. You can flip the word by pressing "Ɐ" All actions with the text are possible only when writing words in Latin letters (example "a-b-c-z"). Most functions are not available when writing words in Cyrillic!

Screenshots

SmartLux4 screens
Text Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Tool at 79% against SmartLux's 0%. Text Tool also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). SmartLux's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Text Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmartLux asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartLux ships an update every 8 months, Text Tool monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SmartLux versus Text Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartLuxText Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (90 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—90 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB114 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNanjing Huaicui Intelligent Technology Co., LtdSergey Irgeshov

Customer experience

SmartLux

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Text Tool

All ratings90 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative9.7%

In-app purchases

None

SmartLux

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Text Tool

One-time1
  • Disable ads$4.99

Questions

Is SmartLux free?
SmartLux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Text Tool free?
Text Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SmartLux or Text Tool have ads?
Text Tool shows ads; SmartLux does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartLux or Text Tool?
SmartLux ships an update every 8 months, and Text Tool monthly. Most recently, SmartLux was updated on September 14, 2026 and Text Tool on September 26, 2026.

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