Comparison

SIHOO vs WorkBuddy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SIHOO

This app connects to smart furniture, allowing users to control and monitor their ergonomic chairs and desks. It offers personalized settings, usage habit analysis, and firmware updates for a healthier and more comfortable experience.

Highlights
  • Control smart chairs and desks
  • Analyze usage habits
  • Personalize furniture settings
  • Manage devices remotely
  • One-click firmware upgrades
  • Online customer support
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SIHOO, China's ergonomic chair expert, focusing on the ergonomic chair industry for 13 years, selling 1.5 million pieces a year, and consecutively the first sales of computer chair category on Jingdong and Tmall in 2021-2023. 2011, Sihoo was founded in Guangdong, is a health science and technology enterprise integrating research and development, design, manufacturing, sales and service. In the thirteen years of health and technology exploration, Sihoo has always insisted on providing users with healthy and comfortable ergonomic chairs, and has created a series of products that cover a variety of “sitting and resting” scenarios such as sedentary office, lunch break, leisure and recreation, etc., which cover ergonomic chairs, gaming chairs, smart chairs, lifting desks, ergonomic office products, etc. The Sihoo App is the most popular ergonomic chair in the world. Sihoo App is an exclusive IOT application product created by Sihoo Intelligent Home Co., Ltd. for you, which supports Sihoo's smart chairs, smart lifting tables and other products. After adding Sihoo intelligent products, you can control, switch and check your Sihoo intelligent products anytime and anywhere, and create your own Sihoo intelligent health service. Connect with Sihoo App, you can unlock more functions easily: - Intelligent analysis of your product usage habits and health condition - Personalize your products - Quickly manage your device - Upgrade the firmware of the device with one click - Online consulting to solve your problems in time - More benefits and gifts

About

WorkBuddy

This AI-powered assistant helps with various work tasks across 12 industries. It offers over 140 AI consultants and 22,000 skill plugins, accessible via WeChat. It supports cloud and local operation for generating work products through conversation.

Highlights
  • AI-powered work assistance
  • 12 industry coverage
  • 140+ AI consultants
  • 22,000+ skill plugins
  • Cloud and local operation
  • Conversational task completion
Features
Currently charting
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WorkBuddy is an AI work assistant from Tencent Cloud, serving multiple industries with over 100 AI advisors and thousands of skill plugins. With support for both cloud and local modes, WorkBuddy helps you create a wide range of work deliverables through natural conversation. Feature availability varies by country, region, and language. Subscriptions and skill installations are currently available only in mainland China. Auto-Renewable Subscriptions WorkBuddy offers the following subscription plans. Prices below are in Chinese yuan (CNY) for mainland China: • WorkBuddy Standard Monthly: CNY 70 per month. Subscription period: 1 month. • WorkBuddy Standard Annual: CNY 678 per year. Subscription period: 12 months. • WorkBuddy Advanced Monthly: CNY 140 per month. Subscription period: 1 month. • WorkBuddy Advanced Annual: CNY 1,348 per year. Subscription period: 12 months. • WorkBuddy Ultimate Monthly: CNY 708 per month. Subscription period: 1 month. • WorkBuddy Ultimate Annual: CNY 6,788 per year. Subscription period: 12 months. Payment and Automatic Renewal Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Each renewal extends your subscription by 1 month or 12 months, depending on your selected plan. Managing and Canceling Subscriptions To manage or cancel your subscription, open Settings on your iPhone or iPad, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions. Select your WorkBuddy subscription and tap Cancel Subscription. To avoid renewal, cancel at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. WorkBuddy Service Agreement: https://www.workbuddy.ai/document/term Privacy Policy: https://www.workbuddy.ai/document/privacy-policy

Screenshots

SIHOO4 screens
WorkBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SIHOO at 5.0 against WorkBuddy's 4.3. SIHOO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). WorkBuddy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WorkBuddy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SIHOO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SIHOO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorkBuddy has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SIHOO ships an update every 6 weeks, WorkBuddy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SIHOO versus WorkBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSIHOOWorkBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—36.3% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#180 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB350 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Sihoo Smart Furniture Co., Ltd.Tencent Technology (Shanghai) Company Limited

Customer experience

SIHOO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WorkBuddy

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive36.3%
Neutral16.5%
Negative47.3%

In-app purchases

None

SIHOO

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

WorkBuddy

Subscriptions6
  • 个人标准版连续包月$9.991 Month
  • 个人高级版连续包月$19.991 Month
  • 个人标准版连续包年$99.991 Year
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  • 个人旗舰版连续包月$99.991 Month
  • 个人高级版连续包年$199.991 Year
  • 个人旗舰版连续包年$999.991 Year

Questions

Is SIHOO free?
SIHOO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WorkBuddy free?
WorkBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SIHOO or WorkBuddy?
SIHOO is rated higher. SIHOO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while WorkBuddy averages 4.3 from 15 ratings.
Do SIHOO or WorkBuddy have ads?
Neither SIHOO nor WorkBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SIHOO or WorkBuddy?
SIHOO ships an update every 6 weeks, and WorkBuddy weekly. Most recently, SIHOO was updated on October 18, 2026 and WorkBuddy on October 17, 2026.

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