IOTLiving vs Vantrue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IOTLiving
Control smart home devices like cameras and lights from a single application. This app integrates various product categories, eliminating the need for multiple downloads. It offers features like device management, live video streaming, two-way audio, and push notifications for a streamlined smart home experience.
- Camera control
- Smart lighting control
- P2P streaming
- Device integration
- Live video streaming
- Two-way audio
- Push notifications
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IOTLiving is an app based on camera control, which is based on Haise chip and Shangyun P2P streaming technology. Users can use clock cameras and smart lighting camera products through IOTLiving. At the same time, product categories are integrated. Users do not need to download multiple apps to meet their needs. With IOTLiving +, users can quickly add devices, watch videos, talk to the device, add arming settings to the device, receive device push and other functions, and also provide customers with a better user experience. Reduce tedious APP installation problems
Vantrue
View and replay GPS route tracking data from your VANTRUE car driving recorder. This app allows you to visualize your journeys and review recorded driving information.
- View GPS route tracker
- Replay recorded journeys
- Visualize driving data
- Compatible with VANTRUE recorders
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Vantrue is used to view the GPS route tracker captured by the VANTRUE car driving recorder
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vantrue at 4.3 against IOTLiving's 2.5. Vantrue also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 16%) and ratings volume (195 vs 48). IOTLiving's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). 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.
Vantrue holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 195 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of IOTLiving's written reviews are positive against 55% of Vantrue's.
IOTLiving ships an update every 5 weeks, Vantrue every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IOTLiving | Vantrue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (48 ratings) | 4.3 (195 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 54.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 195 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 203 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 火明 刘 | Shenzhen Shancai Caifu Management Co.Ltd |
Customer experience
IOTLiving
Vantrue
Bugs and requests
IOTLiving
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vantrue
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after update
- Unable to connect to camera via WiFi
- Videos not syncing or loading properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to fast forward/rewind videos
- Improve GPS functionality
- Provide option to rename cameras
- Allow downloading videos without connecting to camera
- Add dark mode
In-app purchases
IOTLiving
No in-app purchases
Vantrue
No in-app purchases
