Rocking chair vs YI Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocking chair
Control a baby rocking chair remotely using your smartphone via Bluetooth. Adjust settings like speed, timer, and modes. Play music from various sources, including the chair's built-in melodies, USB, or your phone.
- Bluetooth control
- Adjustable gears/speed
- Set timing
- Working mode selection
- Music playback
- Volume control
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Rocking Chair is an application for controlling baby rocking chair based on Bluetooth technology. Users can realize intelligent control of baby rocking chair through smart phone. Turn on and off the baby rocking chair, Set different gears, timing time and working mode. At the same time, the product is equipped with music playing functions, including the basic functions of previous song, next song and volume control, playing the MIDI music of the swing itself, the song or story content in the USB flash disk and the song or story content in the mobile phone.
YI Smart
Stay connected with loved ones through real-time video and audio. Initiate two-way conversations with clear voice quality and enjoy a panoramic view of your surroundings by simply moving your phone.
- Real-time video and audio connection
- Two-way conversation
- Loud and clean voice quality
- Panoramic view
- Gyroscope support for enhanced viewing
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- YI Smart connects you with your family through real-time video and audio anytime and anywhere just a fingertip away - With a simple tap on your mobile phone, you can initiate a 2-way conversation with your family remotely. Its specially designed microphone and speaker ensures loud and clean voice quality - By simply panning your mobile phone left and right, a complete panoramic view will be displayed to provide a better viewing experience. The gyroscope support, integrated in the YI IoT App, is able to follow the mobile phone orientation, making it easier to see every corner being monitored. Auto-renewing subscriptions info: - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_Entry_Plan(Monthly) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $4.99 per month - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_Entry_Plan(Annual) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $39.99 per year - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_CVR_Plan(Monthly) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $7.99 per month - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_CVR_Plan(Annual) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $79.99 per year - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_Standard_Plan(Monthly) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $11.99 per month - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_Standard_Plan(Annual) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $99.99 per year - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_Plus_Plan(Monthly) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $14.99 per month - Subscription name: YI_Cloud_Plus_Plan(Annual) - Length of subscription: 30 days - Price of subscription: $129.99 per year - Payment: The user confirms the purchase and pays it with their iTunes account. - Cancel renewal: If you need to cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in iTunes / Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription expire - Renew: Apple iTunes account will be debited within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be postponed for one month after the deduction is successful - Precautions: After renewing the subscription automatically, the service is free for the first month, and the trial period ends from the day of purchase to the day of next month, and the charge is automatically deducted -Terms of use:https://api.yitechnology.com/home/terms_of_use?location=USA&lang=zh-CN?location=USA&lang=zh-CN -Privacy policy:https://api.yitechnology.com/home/privacy_agreement?location=USA&lang=zh-CN?location=USA&lang=zh-CN - YI Cloud Service Agreement: https://api.yitechnology.com/homecamera/cloud_agreement_ios.html - Autmatic Renewal Service Agreement: https://app.yitechnology.com/#/YihomeAutoRenewalAgreement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rocking chair at 2.7 against YI Smart's 1.7. Rocking chair also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). YI Smart's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (73 vs 3). On price 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. YI Smart sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Rocking chair asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rocking chair holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YI Smart has 73 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Rocking chair ships an update every 6 weeks, YI Smart every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocking chair | YI Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.7 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 6.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 373 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小梅 苏 | ZKCam Technology Limited |
Customer experience
Rocking chair
YI Smart
In-app purchases
Rocking chair
No in-app purchases
YI Smart
- YI_Cloud_IOS_Entry_Monthly_ACT$3.991 Month
- YI_Cloud_Entry_Plan(Monthly)$4.991 Month
- YI_Cloud_CVR_Plan(Monthly)$7.991 Month
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- YI_Cloud_STD_Plan(Monthly)$11.991 Month
- YI_Cloud_Plus_Plan(Monthly)$14.991 Month
- YI_Cloud_IOS_Entry_Annual_ACT$26.991 Year
- YI_Cloud_Entry_Plan(Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- YI_Cloud_Standard_Plan(Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- YI_Cloud_Plus_Plan(Annual)7 Days trial$129.991 Year
- YI_Cloud_Entry_Plan2(Monthly)$4.99









