BestCon vs Dexel Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BestCon
Control all your smart home devices from anywhere. Manage power, lighting, IR/RF remotes, security, and appliances with intelligent automation and scene creation. New technology allows for zero-configuration device setup.
- Remote device management
- Intelligent power control
- Lighting control
- IR and RF remote control
- Security protection
- Scene creation
- Zero configuration device setup
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The new BestCon super app lets you manage all BestCon and compatible products in your home from anywhere in the world at any time, enjoying smart life style with intelligent power control, lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, home appliances, etc. With BestCon app, you can easily set triggers for interaction or scenes for one-button control of multiple devices. Also new FastCon technology is adopted in BestCon app which enables you to add FastCon compatible devices without configuration process (Zero Configuration). If you have any questions, please click the "Feedback" Button in the "Help and Feedback" of the App.
Dexel Smart
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Dexel Smart is a brand new platform designed to have easy control of all your smart devices. This new concept will allow you to integrate all the control in a single application: lighting control, access control, real-time monitoring with smart cameras and more. This brand new interface will allow you to have a much friendlier control and an agile configuration process of all our equipment New version of the last application "Dexel Lite"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BestCon at fortnightly against Dexel Smart's every 7 months. BestCon also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BestCon ships an update fortnightly, Dexel Smart every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BestCon | Dexel Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broadlink Co.,Ltd | Marriott S.A. |
In-app purchases
BestCon
No in-app purchases
Dexel Smart
No in-app purchases
