Comparison

Wemo vs AUKEY Home

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

Head to head
About

Wemo

Control your smart home devices remotely from your iOS device. Manage lights, appliances, and entire rooms from anywhere. Automate schedules, simulate occupancy, and integrate with voice assistants and IFTTT for advanced control.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Smart home automation
  • Voice assistant integration
  • Scheduling and timers
  • Away mode simulation
  • IFTTT integration
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With the Wemo App, you can control all of your Wemos from anywhere in the world on your iOS devices. Wemo is the simple way to a smarter home. Download the Wemo app and control your lights, appliances, or a whole room from your couch, coffee shop, or the Caribbean. HELLO HANDS-FREE CONTROL Pair your Wemo Mini, Light Switch, Insight, or Switch with Amazon Echo or Google Home and you can control your lights, your appliances, or a whole room without having to lift a finger. NEVER COME HOME TO A DARK HOUSE You can schedule your lights to be on during specific hours, or simply sync lights and devices to the sun automatically. LOOK LIKE YOU’RE HOME EVEN WHEN YOU’RE NOT Enable the “Away Mode” feature and your lights will turn on and off randomly, making it look like you’re home even when you’re not. INTEGRATE WEMO WITH IFTTT "If This, Then That" is a free web-based service that opens up an amazing array of possibilities for your Wemo devices. Visit IFTTT.com to find "recipes" for making Wemo Mini turn lights on and off based on real-world events, send you push notifications about device activity, and much more. These are just some of the things you can do with the Wemo app. To see what else Wemo can do, visit www.wemo.com For the latest Wemo Device GPLv2 Open Source Code please visit: http://www.belkin.com/us/support-article?articleNum=51238

About

AUKEY Home

Control smart home devices remotely from any location. Automate actions with custom schedules and enjoy hands-free operation via voice assistants. Share access with family members for seamless smart living.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Custom scheduling
  • Voice assistant integration
  • Family device sharing
  • Scene automation
Features
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- ANYWHERE: Control your devices from your house, office, car, you name it - SCHEDULE: preset the time for power, scenes and other controls for all your deivces - HANDS-FREE: voice control with Alexa/Google Assistant - SHARE: your whole family can play with house’s smart devices, on their separate phones

Screenshots

Wemo4 screens
AUKEY Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AUKEY Home at 4.7 against Wemo's 4.0. AUKEY Home also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 7%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Wemo's advantage is ratings volume (117K vs 601) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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

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

AUKEY Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wemo has 117K ratings behind it against 601, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Wemo's written reviews are positive against 34% of AUKEY Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wemo ships an update every 2 months, AUKEY Home every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wemo versus AUKEY Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWemoAUKEY Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (117K ratings)4.7 (601 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.9% of reviews34.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117K — better601
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBelkin International, Inc.Aukey Business Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Wemo

All ratings116,961 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative20.5%
Written reviews1,054 reviews
Positive6.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative88.1%

AUKEY Home

All ratings601 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative59.4%

User reviews

Wemo

From 117K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Reliable connection
  • 👍 Convenient remote control
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with other smart home devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🐛 Buggy firmware updates
  • 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
  • 👎 Poor customer support

AUKEY Home

From 601 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • ⏱️ Timer functionality works well
  • 🔌 Basic device control (on/off) functions
  • 🎯 Works well with Alexa integration
  • ⚡ Simple setup process for compatible devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes with white screen on device selection
  • 🚫 Color and brightness controls no longer work
  • 📡 Frequent connection and WiFi issues
  • ❌ Abandoned by developers with no support
  • 🔌 Device disconnection problems

Bugs and requests

Wemo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during setup
  • Devices randomly disappear from app
  • Inability to update firmware
  • Inconsistent device detection

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved multi-device management
  • Customizable automation rules
  • Integration with more smart home platforms
  • Ability to create device groups

AUKEY Home

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • White screen appears when selecting device
  • App fails to load device control menu
  • Color selection feature stopped working
  • Brightness adjustment not functional
  • WiFi connection drops frequently
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  • Device fails to connect during setup
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Widgets missing despite update claims
  • Google Home support broken

Requested features

6 requests
  • Widget support for iOS home screen
  • Apple Home/Siri Shortcut integration
  • Google Home reconnection support
  • Time-based and repeating scene scheduling
  • Color and brightness control restoration
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  • Improved connection stability

In-app purchases

None

Wemo

No in-app purchases

None

AUKEY Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wemo free?
Wemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AUKEY Home free?
AUKEY Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wemo or AUKEY Home?
AUKEY Home is rated higher. Wemo averages 4.0 out of 5 from 117K ratings, while AUKEY Home averages 4.7 from 601 ratings.
Do Wemo or AUKEY Home have ads?
Neither Wemo nor AUKEY Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wemo or AUKEY Home?
Wemo ships an update every 2 months, and AUKEY Home every 5 months. Most recently, Wemo was updated on October 17, 2026 and AUKEY Home on October 15, 2026.

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