dewenwils vs GeniLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dewenwils
Control your smart home devices remotely and connect them for a seamless experience. Monitor device status from anywhere and share access with family members. Discover and purchase new smart products through the integrated online mall.
- Remote device control
- Smart home connection
- Family device sharing
- Real-time status feedback
- Online smart product mall
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Life is simple from now on. 1、Device Control: remote control, build a "smart family". 2、Smart Connection: fast connection, enjoy the extremely speed experience. 3、Shared Devices: make it easy for the whole family to enjoy smart life. 4、Information Feedback: gain insight into the status of your home devices, anytime, anywhere. 5、Online Mall: enter the mall to buy smart products.
GeniLife
This utility app offers a streamlined and user-friendly experience for managing complex tasks. Its intuitive interface and practical features are designed to simplify everyday operations.
- Convenient control
- Swift operations
- Clear interface
- Intuitive design
- Practical features
- Task simplification
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We aim for convenient and swift control, offer a clear and intuitive interface, and provide thoughtful, practical features to make complex tasks easy and manageable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dewenwils at 4.6 against GeniLife's 2.0. dewenwils also leads on ratings volume (237 vs 1). GeniLife's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.
dewenwils holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dewenwils has 237 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of dewenwils's written reviews are positive against 39% of GeniLife's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
dewenwils ships an update every 10 months, GeniLife every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dewenwils | GeniLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (237 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | 38.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dewenwils Inc. | XM-HDM |
Customer experience
dewenwils
GeniLife
Bugs and requests
dewenwils
Reported bugs
16 issues- Device switch locations move on 'All Devices' page
- Timer switch consistently turns off on its own
- App constantly logs out users
- Astronomical mode doesn't work
- Cannot adjust for sunrise/sunset times
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- Scheduler interface is unordered and hard to check
- Connecting to WiFi requires disabling 5G
- App only turns transformer on and off, no circuit separation
- Schedule function doesn't work
- Timer function does not turn devices on or off
- GUI doesn't reflect zone changes
- Cannot turn zones off with the app
- App has stopped working for pool motor timer
- Cannot set on and off times anymore
- App loses the network consistently
- Scenes do not activate when saved
Requested features
7 requests- Indication on 'AllDevices' page if each is On or Off
- Bigger back arrow
- Clarify device prompt labels
- Widgets or shortcut commands
- Apple Home integration
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- iPhone widget for easy access
- Feature to set timer to turn on for a certain amount of time then go off
GeniLife
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dewenwils
No in-app purchases
GeniLife
No in-app purchases
