Comparison

XPERIAA Smart Home vs IceCube Automation

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

Head to head
About

XPERIAA Smart Home

Features
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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.

About

IceCube Automation

Features
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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.

Screenshots

XPERIAA Smart Home4 screens
IceCube Automation4 screens

Verdict

The call

XPERIAA Smart Home and IceCube Automation are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XPERIAA Smart Home ships an update every 4 months, IceCube Automation every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
XPERIAA Smart Home versus IceCube Automation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXPERIAA Smart HomeIceCube Automation
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size99 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaundryWaves LLPICECUBE AUTOMATION

In-app purchases

None

XPERIAA Smart Home

No in-app purchases

None

IceCube Automation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XPERIAA Smart Home free?
XPERIAA Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IceCube Automation free?
IceCube Automation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XPERIAA Smart Home or IceCube Automation have ads?
Neither XPERIAA Smart Home nor IceCube Automation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XPERIAA Smart Home or IceCube Automation?
XPERIAA Smart Home ships an update every 4 months, and IceCube Automation every 3 months. Most recently, XPERIAA Smart Home was updated on November 3, 2026 and IceCube Automation on October 30, 2026.

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