LloydsSmart vs UA Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timer functions
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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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
UA Connect
Control home appliances remotely and simultaneously from your smartphone. Schedule actions with timers, share device access with family, and enjoy a simple connection process.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device control
- Customizable timers
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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1. Remote control: control home appliances 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 with family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect app to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LloydsSmart at 4.6 against UA Connect's 1.0. LloydsSmart also leads on ratings volume (160 vs 2) and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LloydsSmart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LloydsSmart has 160 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LloydsSmart ships an update every 7 months, UA Connect every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LloydsSmart | UA Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (160 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 160 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortune Tree Manufacturing Company Limited | Dragon Trade Imports de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
Customer experience
LloydsSmart
UA Connect
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
UA Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LloydsSmart
No in-app purchases
UA Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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