Comparison

OlaSmart vs Overmax Control

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

Head to head

★ 4.320 ratingsView app →

About

OlaSmart

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OlaSmart Control your devices anytime, anywhere. Keep your place secure and safe. Add motion sensors, wall switches, smart plugs, IR controllers and many more. Create schedules and simple if-then rules. Easy wire-free setup.

About

Overmax Control

Manage multiple home security cameras from your smartphone or tablet. Access live feeds and recorded footage from anywhere with an internet connection. Receive instant alerts for motion detection and control cameras with your voice.

Highlights

Remote multi-camera management
Live image preview
Recording archive access
Voice control (Amazon Echo, Google Assistant)
Motion detection PUSH notifications
Quick setup
Family sharing

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Overmax Control is a home monitoring center on your phone or tablet. The application ensures full management of multiple cameras from a smartphone, offering access not only to live image preview, but also to archive of recordings from anywhere in the world with Internet access. • Remote control of multiple cameras at one time • Voice control - compatibility with Amazon Echo and Google Assistant • PUSH notifications eg. when motion is detected by one of the cameras • Quick and convenient setup • Sharing with other family members

Screenshots

OlaSmart4 screens

Overmax Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

OlaSmart and Overmax Control are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

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

OlaSmart ships an update every 27 months, Overmax Control every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

OlaSmart versus Overmax Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	OlaSmart	Overmax Control
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.3 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	38.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	20 — better
Update frequency	Every 27 months	Every 14 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	179 MB	183 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	Ola controls s.r.o	BRANDLINE GROUP SP Z O O

Bugs and requests

OlaSmart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Overmax Control

Reported bugs

22 issues

Motion notification recording leads to live feed instead of clip
Rewinding recordings is difficult and results in errors
Recordings saved in non-MP4 format
Camera freezes and lags
Problem connecting to the app

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Polish language disappeared after an update
Cameras removed from the app
App stopped working on MacBook
Camera constantly loses signal
No update for iOS 16
Screen rotation not working on iPhone
Image is black and white
Cannot connect to Wi-Fi if name/password > 20 characters
App requires location access to show Wi-Fi networks
App is unstable, preview often fails to load
Camera constantly loses Wi-Fi and makes loud noise
New update removed existing camera, cannot re-pair
Older cameras not receiving updates or new functionalities
IR mode only turns on when it wants at night
Cannot adjust or turn off volume
Foreign voices heard from camera
Loud startup sound on baby monitor camera

Requested features

12 requests

Add Polish language back
Fix motion notification recording to show clip
Improve rewind functionality for recordings
Add possibility to add Camelot 3.5 as an icon
Add push notifications for device on/off

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Add Picture-in-Picture option
Add night mode toggle
Add remote camera restart function
Improve instruction manual clarity
Update app for iOS 16
Make app icon more modern
Add iPad version

In-app purchases

None

OlaSmart

No in-app purchases

None

Overmax Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OlaSmart free?

OlaSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Overmax Control free?

Overmax Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do OlaSmart or Overmax Control have ads?

Neither OlaSmart nor Overmax Control shows ads.

Which is updated more often, OlaSmart or Overmax Control?

OlaSmart ships an update every 27 months, and Overmax Control every 14 months. Most recently, OlaSmart was updated on October 4, 2026 and Overmax Control on October 15, 2026.