INKBIRD vs CallBell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
CallBell
Experience realistic sound effects with this app, featuring high-quality audio and visuals. Customize your experience with a dress-up function that changes sound effects based on themes. Explore augmented reality features for an enhanced simulation.
- Realistic call bell sound simulation
- High image and sound quality
- Refined 3D design
- Dress-up function with themes
- Augmented Reality support
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Call Bell is an entertaining app that simulates the sound of a real Call Bell. Easy operation - no explanation needed! High image and sound quality with a refined design Realistic high-res image by 3D technology The best selected sound effects Check out all other effects reproduced! Dress-up function (extra) Get new themes by meeting cretain conditions! Watch the sound effect change! Get one and try it on your own. Augmented Reality
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CallBell at 74% against INKBIRD's 23%. INKBIRD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months). On price 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.
INKBIRD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 7K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 74% of CallBell's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, CallBell every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | CallBell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7K ratings) — better | 3.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | whitez |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
CallBell
Bugs and requests
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
CallBell
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
CallBell
No in-app purchases
