INKBIRD vs Sierro
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.
Sierro
Monitor and manage your home energy storage system. View battery status, solar generation, and power flow. Receive alerts for power outages and low battery levels to stay informed.
- Monitor battery status
- View solar generation
- Track power flow
- Receive device alerts
- Get outage notifications
- Low battery alerts
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Sierro Energy helps you monitor and manage your Sierro home energy storage system. View battery status, solar generation, power flow, and device alerts in one place. Get notifications for power outages and low battery so you can stay informed even when the app is in the background.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: INKBIRD at 3.7 against Sierro's 1.0. INKBIRD also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 2) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). Sierro's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). 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.
INKBIRD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sierro's.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, Sierro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | Sierro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6.9K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | Sierro Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
Sierro
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
Sierro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
Sierro
No in-app purchases
