Comparison

AiDot vs Before Us

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

Head to head
About

AiDot

Effortlessly manage your smart home devices with an intuitive interface. Automate routines, customize lighting, and enhance your home's atmosphere and security. Receive alerts for environmental changes and optimize energy usage.

Highlights
  • Intuitive smart home device control
  • One-tap automation setup
  • Customizable smart lighting scenes
  • Environmental monitoring (air quality, pollen)
  • Device grouping for simultaneous control
  • Home screen customization
Features
Currently charting
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1. Simplicity Smart Homes Should be Easy Intuitive and easy to use right from the start, just download and start using. Automatically detects new devices, and connects in just one touch. 2. Convenience An Automated Home Is a Smarter Home Set up recommended automations with one tap. Bring your own automation ideas to life. Set schedules for your devices to power on devices or change modes. All in just moments with the frictionless interface. 3.Atmosphere Feel Your Home Come to Life Create immersive spaces and the perfect vibe with smart lighting throughout your home. Sync with sound to enhance parties or moments of meditation. Link with your TV to bring another dimension to movie nights. 4. Customization Control Your Home, Your Way Create groups to be controlled as one for speed and convenience. Design your home screen for easy access to your most commonly used devices, appliances, groups, and scenes. 5. Protection Your Home Is Your Sanctuary Keeps an eye on what’s happening outside to keep you safe and healthy inside. Makes you aware of, and reacts to, motion, wildfires, high pollen counts, and poor air quality, all while maximizing energy efficiency. Service Agreement: * End-User License Agreement : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Terms & Conditions : https://www.aidot.com/page/terms * Privacy Policy : https://www.aidot.com/page/privacy * Supplemental-terms : https://www.aidot.com/page/supplemental-terms For more information, please visit https://www.aidot.com/ If you need help, feel free to contact us support@aidot.com

About

Before Us

This app offers daily wisdom from influential Black voices, providing a single quote each day with context about the author. Save favorite quotes, discover curated collections, and share inspiring messages.

Highlights
  • Daily quote from Black voices
  • Author context and stories
  • Save and revisit quotes
  • Curated quote collections
  • Shareable quote cards
  • Daily reminder notifications
Features
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Before Us is a daily companion of wisdom from the Black voices who shaped our world — the writers, leaders, artists, athletes, and everyday visionaries whose words still carry us forward. Each day brings a single quote worth sitting with. No feed to scroll and no noise — just one voice, one truth, and room to reflect. WHAT'S INSIDE • A new quote every day, from a hand-curated library of Black American and Diaspora voices • The story behind each voice — short, respectful context on who they were and why their words matter • Save the quotes that move you and return to them anytime • Collections gathered around what you need — encouragement, focus, calm, and more • Turn any quote into a beautiful card to share with your circle or save to your Photos • A gentle daily reminder, so wisdom finds you at the right moment WHY BEFORE US Too much daily inspiration strips history down to anonymous one-liners. Before Us keeps the names, the context, and the dignity intact — a small, quiet practice of honoring the people whose courage and clarity came before us, and letting their words steady your day. Free to download. Sign in to keep your saved quotes synced, even if you switch phones or reinstall.

Screenshots

AiDot4 screens
Before Us4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Before Us at none against AiDot's 10. Before Us also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). AiDot's advantage is ratings volume (8.1K vs 1) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. AiDot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Before Us asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Before Us holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AiDot has 8.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AiDot versus Before Us: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiDotBefore Us
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.1K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#82 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAiDot IncZaviaer Flowers

Customer experience

AiDot

All ratings8,135 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative48.9%

Before Us

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AiDot

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unresponsive device controls
  • Incorrect device status reporting
  • Syncing issues after power outages
  • Inability to reset forgotten passwords

Requested features

5 requests
  • Siri/HomeKit integration
  • Landscape mode support
  • Favorites/presets management
  • Improved automation and scheduling options
  • Enhanced multi-device control

Before Us

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

AiDot

Subscriptions10
  • AI Protection (1 Camera)$1.991 Month
  • AI Protection (1 Camera)$2.991 Month
  • AI Protection (1 Camera)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • AI Protection (2 Cameras)$3.991 Month
  • AI Protection (3 Cameras)$5.991 Month
  • AI Protection (2 Cameras)$5.991 Month
  • AI Protection(Unlimited Cam)$6.991 Month
  • AI Protection(Unlimited Cam)$8.991 Month
  • AI Protection Annual 1 Camera$19.991 Year
  • AI Protection Annual Unlimited$69.991 Year
None

Before Us

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AiDot free?
AiDot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Before Us free?
Before Us is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AiDot or Before Us?
Before Us is rated higher. AiDot averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Before Us averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AiDot or Before Us have ads?
Neither AiDot nor Before Us shows ads.

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