Yoolax Home vs ZigBeeDirect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yoolax Home
Control your smart home devices remotely for convenience and energy savings. Set schedules, manage multiple devices from one app, and easily share access with family members.
- Timing settings
- Remote home control
- Multi-scene settings
- Control multiple devices
- Device sharing
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Yoolax smart home, make your life more relax 1.Timing setting,worry-free and energy-saving 2.Leave home contro,relax and convenient 3.Multi-scene, multi-mode settings, make smart life full of fun 4.One APP can control multiple smart devices 5.One-click device sharing, easy to share with family
ZigBeeDirect
This app facilitates the setup and management of ZigBee Direct devices. It supports secure pairing, network configuration, and data encryption. Users can control devices and save network settings.
- Scan and pair unconfigured ZigBee Direct devices
- Establish secure sessions via Security Service
- Configure ZigBee Direct device networks
- Encrypt/decrypt data and packet handling
- Create Tunnel connections for device control
- Save and restore network parameters and device info
- Display network information and channel configuration
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* 支持扫描未配网的ZigBee Direct设备. * 支持通过Security Service建立安全回话. * 支持对未配网的ZigBee Direct设备进行组网. * 支持对收发数据的加密/解密， 组包/拆包等操作. * 支持建立Tunnel连接， 并在连接成功后发送router request. * 支持在Tunnel服务上通道收发指令， 如开关设备， 剔除设备等. * 支持保存和恢复网络参数信息及已组网的设备信息. * 支持在UI上显示网络参数信息， 支持channel可输入配置. * 支持检测手机系统蓝牙状态是否打开及监听状态更新事件.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZigBeeDirect at 3.0 against Yoolax Home's 1.7. ZigBeeDirect also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Yoolax Home's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 34 months) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). 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.
ZigBeeDirect holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yoolax Home has 65 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Yoolax Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of ZigBeeDirect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Yoolax Home ships an update every 5 months, ZigBeeDirect every 34 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Yoolax Home | ZigBeeDirect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (65 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Changzhou TM Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. | Telink Micro LLC |
Customer experience
Yoolax Home
ZigBeeDirect
Bugs and requests
Yoolax Home
Reported bugs
30 issues- App does not support second rail for top-down/bottom-up shades
- No setting for curtain openness percentage
- App logs scheduled activities in notifications for debugging
- Automation does not activate unless weather perfectly matches app's basic conditions
- Pairing issues with app/hub
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- Blinds frequently disconnected from Alexa/app
- App no longer recognizes devices after a period
- No scheduling functionality
- App will not discover blinds
- Unable to pair blinds with app
- Schedule and scenes not working
- Lost Bluetooth pairing with update, settings cleared
- No more Bluetooth option after update
- Simple functions don't work
- Batteries die quickly
- Network is unavailable error
- App stops working after reinstallation
- Integration with Google/Alexa has flaws in setup
- On/Off buttons reversed
- App detecting blinds as flood light
- Motors are defective, low quality
- App is inaccessible from login screen for voiceover
- App makes no sense and doesn't work
- Cannot connect to Bond bridge
- Blinds don't show up when connecting
- Manual pairing to blinds unsuccessful
- Blinds don't show up on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
- Directions unclear and poorly translated
- Randomly stopped working with Alexa
- Cannot add device to list
Requested features
8 requests- Control second rail for top-down/bottom-up shades
- Allow control of curtain position along the track
- Add Wind Gust option for weather automation
- Add more weather condition options (Partly Cloudy, Mostly Sunny, etc.)
- Improve integration with smart home platforms
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- Provide clear instructions for pairing with hubs/gateways
- Add dark mode
- Improve accessibility for voiceover users
ZigBeeDirect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yoolax Home
No in-app purchases
ZigBeeDirect
No in-app purchases
