X Smart Home vs JOOAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X Smart Home
Manage your smart home devices with this app. It allows for quick setup, control, and interconnectivity between various smart devices. Share access with family and friends to enjoy technology together.
- Connected device control
- Easy device management
- Seamless device interconnectivity
- Device sharing with family
- Fast and convenient interaction
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X Smart Home App is your smart device management platform for the home. With the X Smart Home App, you can enjoy fast, convenient interaction between your phone and smart devices, and enable seamless interconnectivity among your smart devices. Your smart life is just one X Smart Home App away. 1. Connected control, easy to use:Quickly add and manage devices with simple operations, enabling interconnection across smart devices. 2. Device sharing, shared fun:Share your devices with family and friends, and enjoy the fun of technology together. Apple Standard End-User Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
JOOAN
Monitor your home, office, or store remotely with real-time video, automatic tracking of moving objects, and zone detection with sound alarms. This app allows for intelligent voice control of connected smart cameras, enhancing security and providing remote care.
- Real-time video monitoring
- Automatic object tracking
- Zone detection with sound alarms
- Remote playback
- Abnormal alarm push notifications
- Intelligent voice control integration
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"JOOAN" is a mobile client for smart cameras. Through cloud monitoring P2P technology, JOOAN can realize real-time monitoring, video chat, remote playback, abnormal alarm and other functions, such as after connecting to a smart camera. You can experience the following features: ·Watching the store and watching the home: View the real-time video of home, shops, offices and other places at any time, allowing you to easily manage the office, protect the safety of your home at any time, realize remote care, intelligent companionship, and share a wonderful life. ·Automatic Tracking: Track moving objects, lock on abnormal targets, and record videos. ·Zone detection: Key area detection and sound alarm can be set. After abnormal human activity/environment is detected, the on-site alarm will sound and the abnormal information will be pushed immediately, helping you discover potential safety hazards at the first time. ·Intelligent voice control: Link to Tmall Genie, voice control to turn on/off the smart camera, making your use more comfortable. JOOAN, Zhilian Life, you can watch your home, store and pet at any time, making your life safer and more exciting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JOOAN at 4.7 against X Smart Home's 2.2. JOOAN also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 14%). X Smart Home's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. X Smart Home sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and JOOAN sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JOOAN holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 283 and 126 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of X Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 29% of JOOAN's.
X Smart Home ships an update every 5 weeks, JOOAN every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X Smart Home | JOOAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (283 ratings) | 4.7 (126 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 283 — better | 126 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 307 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广州钱柜物联科技有限公司 | Shenzhen Zhihuizai IOT Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
X Smart Home
JOOAN
Bugs and requests
X Smart Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Binding failure
- Disconnection issues
- Verification code not working
- Compatibility problems
Requested features
5 requests- Live video feed
- Motion detection
- Cloud/local storage
- Alexa integration
- Improved instructions
JOOAN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
X Smart Home
- 7-Day Rolling Cloud Storage Month$1.991 Month
- 30-Day Rolling Cloud Storage Month$3.991 Month
- 7-Day Rolling Cloud Storage Year$12.991 Year
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- 30-Day Rolling Cloud Storage Yearly$24.991 Year
- 7天滚动云存储30天$1.99
- 30天滚动云存储30天$3.99
- 7天滚动云存储一年$12.99
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- 30天滚动云存储一年$24.99
JOOAN
- 3-Day Video Loop Storage (1 month)$2.991 Month
- 7-Day Video Loop Storage (1 month)$4.991 Month
- 30-Day Video Loop Storage (1 month)$15.991 Month
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- 3-Day Video Loop Storage (1 Year)$29.991 Year
- 7-Day Video Loop Storage (1 Year)$44.991 Year
- 30-Day Video Loop Storage (1 Year)$164.991 Year
- 事件型3天云存储月套餐$3.99
- 事件型7天云存储月套餐$5.99
- 3 Day cloud storage quarterly Pkg$9.99
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- 事件型30天云存储月套餐$17.99









