BN vs SMART REC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BN
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere using your smartphone. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members for convenient smart home management.
- 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 from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices within one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connections: easily and quickly connect App to devices
SMART REC
This utility app synchronizes audio recordings from a device to your mobile phone via Bluetooth. It ensures your important audio files are safely backed up on your smartphone, preventing data loss.
- Bluetooth audio file synchronization
- Automatic backup to mobile phone
- Prevents recording file loss
- Easy file transfer
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SMART REC is an APP that can synchronize uploading the recording audio files from the recorder to the mobile phone by Bluetooth connection. It avoids the issue of losing recording files due to the recorder problems, and make sure all recording files was synchronize saved in mobile phone. It is perfect for students, journalists, old men and other peoples who need to record something.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BN at 4.7 against SMART REC's 3.0. BN also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 4). SMART REC's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 19%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BN holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BN has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of BN's written reviews are positive against 50% of SMART REC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BN ships an update every 3 months, SMART REC weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BN | SMART REC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CENTURY PRODUCTS INC | 小琴 谢 |
Customer experience
BN
SMART REC
Bugs and requests
BN
Reported bugs
3 issues- Devices randomly disconnecting
- Schedules not working as expected
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved scheduling features
- Better integration with smart home platforms
SMART REC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BN
No in-app purchases
SMART REC
No in-app purchases
