Comparison

LloydsSmart vs Lavax

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

Head to head
About

LloydsSmart

Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Connect your smart devices quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Simultaneous device management
  • Automated timer functions
  • Family device sharing
  • Quick device connection
Features
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LloydsSmart, smart life, smart living 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices

About

Lavax

This app offers a convenient way to manage laundry at participating locations. Pay for cycles, add credit, and track transactions using Bluetooth communication with machines. View machine availability and receive completion alerts.

Highlights
  • Pay for laundry cycles
  • Add credit to account
  • Track transaction history
  • Start machines via Bluetooth
  • View machine availability
  • Receive cycle completion alerts
Features
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. Lavax is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Lavax to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.

Screenshots

LloydsSmart4 screens
Lavax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lavax at 60% against LloydsSmart's 22%. Lavax also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). LloydsSmart's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LloydsSmart ships an update every 7 months, Lavax every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LloydsSmart versus Lavax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLloydsSmartLavax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (160 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings160 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB59 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFortune Tree Manufacturing Company LimitedKioSoft Technologies LLC

Customer experience

LloydsSmart

All ratings160 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative75.0%

Lavax

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

LloydsSmart

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Devices always offline
  • Impossible to connect with Alexa after iOS updates
  • Devices don't connect well and don't work
  • Impossible to pair devices again after they desconfigured
  • App always marks error even with perfect wifi and updated app
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  • Widget for iOS 18.2.1 is missing
  • Cannot recover light widget on iOS 18.2.1
  • Devices stopped working for months
  • Error in location setting, doesn't save configured location
  • Camera doesn't connect to phone and disconnects every two days
  • No longer provide support, connecting a device is a torture
  • Error linking with Alexa
  • Disconnects from Alexa very often
  • Charged for app installation, money not returned
  • No longer synchronizes with Alexa
  • Devices lose signal daily
  • App not responsive for tablets
  • Hard to get online
  • Infinite cycle when trying to link with Alexa/Google Home
  • App sends to Alexa which sends back to app in an infinite cycle
  • Smart adapter broke after 4 months
  • Camera model doesn't show up on app
  • Unable to pair camera with available options
  • Code for email never arrives

Requested features

7 requests
  • Update widget for iOS 18.2.1
  • Return useful widgets for iOS 18
  • Fix infinite linking cycle with Alexa/Google Home
  • Provide better support for devices
  • Fix location setting error
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  • Allow resetting or deleting videos to reconfigure memory chip
  • Improve app responsiveness for tablets

Lavax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LloydsSmart

No in-app purchases

None

Lavax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LloydsSmart free?
LloydsSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lavax free?
Lavax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LloydsSmart or Lavax have ads?
Neither LloydsSmart nor Lavax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LloydsSmart or Lavax?
LloydsSmart ships an update every 7 months, and Lavax every 8 months. Most recently, LloydsSmart was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lavax on October 21, 2026.

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