Arenti vs Botslab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arenti
This app offers intelligent surveillance with real-time audio and video monitoring. It provides timely alerts for home security issues and uses AI to identify humans, packages, and pets. Enjoy 24-hour protection for your family and property with a secure network connection.
- Real-time audio and video monitoring
- Abnormality detection alerts
- AI object recognition (humans, pets, packages)
- Secure network connection
- 24-hour protection
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Arenti is an intelligent surveillance application. Its clean page design, extensive device features, and secure and reliable network connection provide 24-hour protection for your family and property. 1. Real-time monitoring: Our self-developed network connection algorithm ensures low latency and secure audio and video monitoring. 2. Abnormality alerts: The device is equipped with various abnormal detection technologies, allowing the application to receive timely alerts from the monitoring end, enabling prompt handling of home security issues. 3. AI service: Our self-developed AI recognition algorithm can help identify specific objects such as humans, packages, and pets, providing accurate information and alerts. For more detailed features, please refer to the app. If you have any questions, please contact us at support@arenti.com Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://apis-us-west.cloudedge360.com/html/audit/storage_server.html
Botslab
This application offers smart home control tools designed to enhance your daily life with greater convenience. It provides a centralized platform for managing various smart home devices and functionalities.
- Smart home control
- Convenient living
- Device management
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Smart home control tools provide you with a more convenient life. Privacy Policy: https://h5.botslab.com/cms/app/privacy_agreement_zh_cn.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arenti at 4.5 against Botslab's 3.7. Arenti also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 36%) and ads (none vs shown). Botslab's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Arenti sells 27 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Botslab sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arenti holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arenti has 1.8K ratings behind it against 260, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Arenti's written reviews are positive against 36% of Botslab's.
Arenti ships an update every 5 weeks, Botslab fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arenti | Botslab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.7 (260 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 35.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 260 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 305 MB | 483 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Arenti Technology Co., Ltd. | BOTSLAB INC. |
Customer experience
Arenti
Botslab
User reviews
Arenti
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 🚀 Clear, high-quality video
- 🔒 Secure monitoring
- 💡 Useful features like two-way audio and night vision
- 💡 Affordable price point
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues and frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Battery life concerns for wireless cameras
- 🔒 Privacy and security worries around data usage
Botslab
From 260 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Clear and responsive video
- 🔒 Good security features
- 💡 Versatile and customizable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🔋 Short battery life
- 🕰️ Slow video playback and loading
Bugs and requests
Arenti
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera feed not recording or saving footage properly
- Inability to access camera settings from the app
- Inconsistent performance after software updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve motion detection and notification settings
- Allow multiple user logins on the same account
- Optimize app for tablet/iPad use
- Integrate with smart home platforms like Alexa
Botslab
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to connect to cameras
- Inconsistent video recording
- Mapping and room management issues
Requested features
4 requests- Improve video editing capabilities
- Add multi-user support
- Enhance motion detection sensitivity
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Arenti
- 1台设备30天AI订阅$1.991 Month
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- AI-month-as-1-c$2.991 Month
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- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$2.991 Month
- cam basic-7days-m-1$3.991 Month
- Cloud Month Continue 3 Days$3.991 Month
- One Camera for 30 days Cloud2 variants$3.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device2 variants$4.991 Month
- cam basic-30days-m-1$4.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 7 Days$4.991 Month
- cam plus-m-1 duo$6.991 Month
- cam plus-m-1$6.991 Month
- Cloud SUB Event 2 Device$7.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 2 Device$9.991 Month
- Cloud SUB Event 3 Device$11.991 Month
- cam plus-m-2$13.991 Month
- One Camera for 30 days Cloud$19.991 Month
- Event One Month 3 Days$2.99
- Continue One Month 3 Days$3.99
- Event One Month 7 Days$4.99
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- Continue One Month 7 Days$6.99
- Event One Quarter 3 Days$7.99
- Continue One Quarter 3 Days$10.99
- Event One Year 3 Days$29.99
- Continue One Year 3 Days$39.99
- Cloud Year Event 1 Device$39.99
- Event One Year 7 Days$49.99
Botslab
- Basic Plan (monthly)$2.991 Month
- Pro Plan (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Premium Plan (monthly)$8.991 Month
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- Basic Plan (annual)$19.991 Year
- Pro Plan (annual)1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Plus Plan (30-day)-Annual$49.991 Year
- Basic Plan (one month)$2.99
- 7-day Video History(Month)$3.99
- 14-day Video History(Month)$5.99
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- 30-day Video History(Month)$6.99
- Basic Plan (Month)$6.99
- 7day-Year Video History$12.99
- 7day-Year Video History(3 off)$14.99
- 7day-Year Video History(8 off)$14.99
- Plus Plan（Month)$15.99
- Basic Plan (one year)$19.90
- 7-day Video History(Year)$22.99
- Pro Plan (one year)$29.99
- Basic Plan (7-Day History)-yr.$34.99
- Basic Plan（Year)$44.90
- Basic Plan (Year)$49.99
- 14-day Video History(Year)$59.99
- 30-day Video History(Year)$59.99
- Plus Plan（Year)$129.99
