Istabai vs Smartivo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Istabai
Control and monitor your home's climate and appliances remotely. View and regulate room temperatures in areas equipped with this smart home technology. Access your home's climate control from anywhere in the world.
- Remote climate control
- Appliance monitoring
- View room temperatures
- Regulate home climate
- Global access
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Istabai is a smart home solution that allows you to control heating and other appliances in your home. With this app you will be able to control and monitor your homes climate from anywhere in the world. Application allows you to view and regulate the room temperatures of the rooms that are equipped with Istabai smart home technology. For more information go to istabai.com
Smartivo
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1. Control and Schedule all the appliances from the mobile anywhere, anytime. 2. Manage Access to other users by joining them into your home. 3. Control all your IR appliances like TV, Set Top Box, Air Conditioner, Projector etc. 4. Get a personalised and elaborate Entertainment Program Guide, to keep track of what's playing on your TV. 5. Schedule all your appliances using Routines and Scenes. 6. Create Workflows to do a set of actions based on room temperature, motion etc. 7. View real-time power consumption and energy stats of the appliances. 8. Control All your appliances using voice with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartivo at every 4 months against Istabai's every 10 months. Istabai's advantage is iOS requirement (10 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Istabai ships an update every 10 months, Smartivo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Istabai | Smartivo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Idea Bits | Technovo Solutions |
In-app purchases
Istabai
No in-app purchases
Smartivo
No in-app purchases
