MankaSmart vs JSmartApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MankaSmart
Manage your smart home devices from your mobile phone. Connect your phone to intelligent hardware to control all your smart devices remotely.
- Smart hardware management
- Mobile phone connectivity
- Remote device control
- Intelligent device integration
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The MankaSmart APP is the smart hardware management platform in your Home. You can connect your mobile phone with the device by our MankaSmart App.Then you can control all the intelligent device by the mobile phone.
JSmartApp
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JSmartApp is a SmartThings client designed for speed and ease of use. It doesn't replace the existing SmartThings app but it is much faster and makes accessing and controlling your smart home devices much easier. Quickly access all of your SmartThings devices. Assign favorites and sort them how you want to access them. Rooms and devices can be sorted your way. View the status of multiple devices on a single page to get a quick view of your smart home. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets provide for quick access to your devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MankaSmart at every 2 months against JSmartApp's every 7 months. 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
Both are free to download. MankaSmart sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and JSmartApp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MankaSmart ships an update every 2 months, JSmartApp every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MankaSmart | JSmartApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MARISSA TECHNOLOGY INC | Julian Werfel |
In-app purchases
MankaSmart
- 7D STD PLAN （M1）$1.99
- 7D STD PLAN （M1）5 variants$2.99
- 7D STD PLAN （M1）2 variants$3.99
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- 7D STD PLAN （Y1）2 variants$24.99
JSmartApp
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
