Comparison

Nest vs Click Smart +

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

Head to head
About

Nest

Control your smart home devices, including thermostats, security systems, cameras, and smoke detectors, all from a single app. Receive alerts, manage schedules, and automate actions based on your presence.

Highlights
  • Remote thermostat control
  • Arm/disarm security system
  • Live camera feeds
  • Smoke/CO alerts
  • Automated actions
  • Visitor notifications
Currently charting
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At Google Nest, we make products that are beautiful, helpful and easy to use. The Nest app is no exception. Control your Nest thermostat, arm and disarm your Nest Secure alarm system, see your home with Nest Cam, and get an alert if Nest Protect goes off – all in one place. And receive notifications on your iPhone or iPad. Nest uses sensors, algorithms and the location of your phone to do the right thing automatically, turning off the heat and turning on the camera when you leave. Forget to set the alarm? It will notice, and send you a Remind Me alert. Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Thermostat E Thermostats that program themselves to help you save energy. - Change the temperature from the subway or the sofa using your phone. - See how much energy you used, and why. - View and edit your schedule. - Get extreme temperature alerts before your home gets too cold. Nest Secure alarm system - Arm and disarm your home remotely from the app. - Receive a Remind Me alert if you leave home and forget to set the alarm. - Receive a security alert on your phone telling you what triggered the alarm – a door or window opening, or someone entering a room. Nest Protect The smoke and carbon monoxide alarm that thinks, speaks, and alerts your phone. - Get an alert if Nest Protect senses smoke or carbon monoxide. (Requires Wi-Fi and a working internet connection.) - Silence an alarm from your phone with App Silence. (Nest Protect 2nd gen only.) - See the status of your batteries, sensors, and Wi-Fi connection. - Run a Safety Checkup to test all your alarms at once. (Nest Protect 2nd gen only.) - See your Safety History so you know when alerts happened and why. Nest Cam IQ Indoor and Outdoor, Nest Cam Indoor, Nest Cam Outdoor, and Dropcam The security cameras that let you see your home on your phone, inside and out. - Get alerts when there’s activity, and talk back to get someone’s attention. - See what you missed with snapshots of the last three hours. - Check in 24/7 with crisp 1080p HD video (Nest Cam and Dropcam Pro only). - Get person alerts (or familiar face alerts with Nest Cam IQ) and up to 30 days of video history when you subscribe to Nest Aware. (Subscription service sold separately.) Nest Hello Know who’s knocking. - 24/7 video streaming means you’ll never miss a moment. - Designed to show you everything at your doorstep – people head to toe, or packages on the ground. - Knows the difference between a person and a thing. - Notifies you about visitors, even if they don’t ring the bell. - HD Talk and Listen lets you have a seamless conversation with someone at your door. - When you can’t answer the door, quick responses let you reply to visitors with prerecorded audio messages. Nest x Yale Lock The lock for a more secure connected home. - Instead of sharing keys, assign passcodes to people you trust in the Nest app. - Get an alert when someone locks or unlocks the door. - With Home/Away Assist and Auto-Lock, your door can lock itself when you leave. Some features require a working internet connection, Wi-Fi, and/or Bluetooth.

About

Click Smart +

Control and automate smart sockets, lighting, and appliances from your iPhone or iPad. Personalize your smart home setup by assigning names and icons to rooms and devices. Create scenes and routines for single-press or voice-controlled actions.

Highlights
  • Control smart sockets, lighting, and appliances
  • Assign custom names and icons to rooms/locations
  • Easy smartphone pairing with Hub
  • Create scenes and routines
  • Voice control integration
  • Personalize smart product assignments
Features
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Enhance your Click Smart + Installation. Control and automate your Smart sockets, lighting and appliances from your iPhone or iPad. Personalise your installation by assigning names and icons for rooms/locations and products. Easy setup guide: Enables easy pairing of a smartphone with the click smart + Hub. Add rooms and automation of smart products Assign names and icon to smart products Create scenes and routines to undertake actions from a single press or voice control System requirements: Mobile device running iOS 8 or higher. Excising Wi-Fi and Broadband network Zigbee Smart Devices require ClickSmart+ Hub (CSP010)

Screenshots

Nest4 screens
Click Smart +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Click Smart + at 67% against Nest's 24%. Click Smart + also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Nest's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (2.6M vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Click Smart + holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nest has 2.6M ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Nest's written reviews are positive against 67% of Click Smart +'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nest ships an update every 2 months, Click Smart + every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Nest versus Click Smart +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNestClick Smart +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6M ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.6M — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB196 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNest LabsScolmore

Customer experience

Nest

All ratings2,564,294 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews4,651 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative66.1%

Click Smart +

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Nest

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent home/away detection
  • Thermostat schedule resets unexpectedly
  • Smoke detector false alarms
  • Camera feed freezes or fails to load

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved scheduling and automation options
  • Better integration with other smart home devices
  • More customization options for alerts and notifications
  • Offline viewing and recording capabilities

Click Smart +

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nest

No in-app purchases

None

Click Smart +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nest free?
Nest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Click Smart + free?
Click Smart + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nest or Click Smart +?
Click Smart + is rated higher. Nest averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6M ratings, while Click Smart + averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nest or Click Smart + have ads?
Neither Nest nor Click Smart + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nest or Click Smart +?
Nest ships an update every 2 months, and Click Smart + every 18 months. Most recently, Nest was updated on November 6, 2026 and Click Smart + on November 3, 2026.

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