Comparison

ConnectLife vs Cimé

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

Head to head
About

ConnectLife

Effortlessly manage and monitor your smart home appliances from any location. This app offers remote control, status insights, and helpful wizards for daily chores. It also includes recipe inspiration and direct access to aftersales support.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance monitoring
  • Appliance control from anywhere
  • Smart wizards for chores
  • Recipe suggestions for ovens
  • Aftersales support and FAQs
  • Instant notifications
Features
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Manage and monitor your smart home better and easier anytime from anywhere! This app works with home appliances and services from Hisense, Gorenje, ASKO, ATAG, and more brands. The app gives you the power to alter the world around you, just the way you like it. The ConnectLife app will adapt your smart home in a way that suits you from the minute you walk through the door. Set up specific tasks for your smart washing machine, control your smart refrigerator, check in with your smart dishwasher, and keep track of maintenance and update cycles for your smart air conditioning – all while you are on the go. Smart wizards, tailored to registered appliances, will help you with your daily chores. No basic knowledge on cooking, washing, or cleaning is required, since wizards know the appliances and suggest optimal settings based on their characteristics and the desired outcome. With instant notifications, you will always know just what is going on in your home, no matter where you are. It is easy to create your own tasks tailored to your needs. You cannot remember if you have closed the door of your smart refrigerator? No need to worry, just check in the ConnectLife app. Do you have lots of laundry to do and do not want to miss a minute? Now you can easily monitor when your smart washer will finish your laundry. You have no idea what to cook for dinner? Quickly scroll through the recipe section and get inspired with new recipes for your cooking. Do you want a delicious dinner, perfectly baked and done, right on time when you come home? Simply control your smart oven from the app on the go. Do you have problems with your connected appliances and do not know how to solve them? No need to panic, aftersales support is at your fingertips. Smart home appliances work with Amazon Alexa that takes them to the next level with hands-free voice control. Download now and alter the world around you with the new ConnectLife app. To install the ConnectLife App, please make sure your iPhone is updated to iOS version 16.4 or later." The functions offered in the ConnectLife app can vary depending on the specific type of appliance and the country in which you are using the appliance. Discover the ConnectLife app to see which functions are available to you. Features: Monitor: constant insight into your smart appliances’ statuses Control: control your appliances anytime from anywhere General: all about your appliances, at your fingertips Recipes: many delicious recipes adjusted to functions & settings of your oven Ticketing: aftersales support and FAQ at your fingertips Brands: Hisense, Gorenje, ASKO, ATAG, and more.

About

Cimé

Features
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Cimé is not a productivity tool. It’s a digital space designed with the sensibility of an editorial page. In a landscape of demanding apps, Cimé offers something quieter: room to arrive, to reflect, and to decide what matters, without urgency or optimisation. Built around intention rather than output, Cimé invites a slower, more deliberate way of engaging with your day. There are no feeds to keep up with, no streaks to maintain, and no pressure to perform. Just a considered environment where clarity can surface on its own terms. Cimé introduces a different approach to software, what we call editorial tech. Technology shaped by restraint, rhythm, and meaning, rather than scale, speed, or constant engagement. Use Cimé to: - set a single daily intention - keep personal notes without distraction - close the day with a quiet reflection: The Day, Reflected - explore a carefully curated collective of ideas and imagery - create a calmer relationship with your digital space Cimé is intentionally minimal. It doesn’t try to fill your time, it creates space. This is a first edition. Quiet by design. Designed exclusively for iOS. Because some experiences deserve the right environment.

Screenshots

ConnectLife4 screens
Cimé3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cimé at every 2 days against ConnectLife's every 6 weeks. Cimé also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ConnectLife ships an update every 6 weeks, Cimé every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ConnectLife versus Cimé: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnectLifeCimé
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size340 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnectLife, LLC.Kim ten Hoeve

Bugs and requests

ConnectLife

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Endless loop of agreeing to terms and conditions
  • Fails to list available WiFi networks
  • Displays incorrect power consumption data
  • Randomly turns on air conditioner
  • Loses connection to air conditioner
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  • Doesn't respond to commands

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add timer function
  • Add dimmer function
  • Add ability to share device with multiple users
  • Add HomeKit and Matter support
  • Add energy usage monitoring

Cimé

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ConnectLife

No in-app purchases

None

Cimé

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConnectLife free?
ConnectLife is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cimé free?
Cimé is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ConnectLife or Cimé have ads?
Neither ConnectLife nor Cimé shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConnectLife or Cimé?
ConnectLife ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cimé every 2 days. Most recently, ConnectLife was updated on October 23, 2026 and Cimé on October 19, 2026.

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