Control Switch vs Switch Always On
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control Switch
Manage smart devices with basic controls like switching, clearing, and matching codes. Schedule custom shutdown times for devices and organize them into groups with options to add, delete, and rename.
- Basic device control
- Custom shutdown timing
- Group management
- Add, delete, rename groups
- Clear and match codes
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1)Basic control: switch control,clear code,mactch code, etc 2)Timing:custom device shutdown time 3)Group management: add, delete, rename groups, etc
Switch Always On
This app remotely monitors and configures smart IoT DC Micro Power Supply devices. It helps improve power reliability for networking equipment and automatically reboots modems and routers when they hang.
- Remote monitoring of power supply devices
- Real-time configuration of devices
- Automatic reboot of modems and routers
- Improve power reliability for networking
- Supports multiple devices
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Switch Always On™ is a smart IoT DC Micro Power Supply (UPS) designed to improve the power reliability and connectivity of networking devices, automatically hard reboot cell modems, cable modems & WiFi routers hangs. The Switch Always On™ mobile application allows users to remotely monitor and configure one or multiple Switch Always On™ devices in real-time. Learn more at www.switchalwayson.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Switch Always On at 3 against Control Switch's 1. Control Switch's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Control Switch against 5.0 for Switch Always On. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Control Switch ships an update every 2 months, Switch Always On every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Control Switch | Switch Always On |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Jingyuan Micro Control Technology Co., Ltd. | Smart Charging Technologies |
Customer experience
Control Switch
Switch Always On
In-app purchases
Control Switch
No in-app purchases
Switch Always On
No in-app purchases
Questions
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