Smart Life Philco vs SimplePets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Life Philco
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. The app offers a quick and simple connection process to your smart devices.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Automated timer functions
- Device sharing with family
- Easy device connection
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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: Share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
SimplePets
Monitor and manage your pets remotely with smart device integration. View live camera feeds, dispense food and treats, and communicate with your pet in real-time. Share precious moments with loved ones.
- Connect and manage smart pet devices
- View live camera feed
- Real-time audio communication
- Activate feeding and treat dispensing
- Share videos with family and friends
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The SimplePets APP connects you with SimplePets smart products to help you care for your pets while you’re at home or away. When used with SimplePets connected products, the SimplePets APP lets you: View and manage all your SimplePets connected products in one place including Setting the Feeder, Viewing the integrated camera, talk in real time to your pet, activate feed settings and treats, and share videos with family and friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimplePets at 100% against Smart Life Philco's 36%. SimplePets also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). Smart Life Philco's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.3). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Smart Life Philco holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Smart Life Philco's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimplePets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smart Life Philco ships an update every 9 months, SimplePets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Life Philco | SimplePets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philco Eletronicos SA | PRADCO Outdoor Brands |
Customer experience
Smart Life Philco
SimplePets
In-app purchases
Smart Life Philco
No in-app purchases
SimplePets
No in-app purchases
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