elspet vs Octopus Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
elspet
Control and manage your smart home devices with this comprehensive platform. Organize devices by room, manage family members with different access levels, and create personalized control panels. Seamlessly link different products for unified operation.
- Room-based device classification and control
- Family administrator and member management
- Modular functional design
- Personalized control panel creation
- Device linkage control
- Quick device access
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Elspet application is a general version control client for our company's smart home hardware products in the whole house smart scene, and it is an operating platform for users to control and manage smart devices. It is convenient to classify and control the intelligent hardware devices in the home according to the room. Supports setting up family administrators and ordinary members to achieve family authority management. At the same time, it adopts modular functional design, which can flexibly add different devices and panels; you can choose common components in the template library provided by our company, quickly build personalized control panels, and easily implement device access. Different products are connected to the same client to achieve linkage control, which is convenient to operate; eliminating the need for client development investment by brand manufacturers to achieve product intelligence faster.
Octopus Security
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Octopus Security helps you manage your connected security devices from one simple mobile app. Designed for everyday home and business security, the app allows you to view live video, receive alerts, manage device settings, and stay connected to what matters most, whether you are at home or away. With Octopus Security, you can: View live video from your connected devices Receive real-time notifications when activity is detected Check past events and recordings, where supported Manage device settings from your phone Use two-way audio on compatible devices Keep an eye on your home, entrance, garden, office, or other important areas The app is designed to provide a simple and reliable way to monitor your spaces and manage your security setup in one place. Features and availability may vary depending on the connected device, configuration, network conditions, and supported services.
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Verdict
elspet and Octopus Security are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | elspet | Octopus Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 慧 丁 | Zuru_Tech |
Bugs and requests
elspet
Reported bugs
5 issues- Litter getting stuck in the middle
- Litter spilling out of the box
- Inability to fully empty the litter
- Unreliable app connection
- Malfunctioning features
Requested features
5 requests- Notify when litter box is full
- Ability to track multiple cats
- Longer cleaning cycle option
- Easier cleaning process
- Improved app functionality
Octopus Security
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
elspet
No in-app purchases
Octopus Security
No in-app purchases









