Point SmartHome vs Riviera Utilities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Point SmartHome
Manage your home WiFi network effortlessly with an intuitive interface. Monitor connected devices, troubleshoot issues, and implement parental controls for a better WiFi experience.
- WiFi network setup
- Device monitoring
- Network troubleshooting
- Parental controls
- Access limiting
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Point Broadband's Point SmartHome powered by Plume makes it easy to set up, monitor and manage your WiFi network - all from the app's award winning intuitive design. Gain control over your home WiFi to check who's online, fix issues with your network, set parental controls like limiting access during homework or mealtimes, plus more. Welcome to a whole new WiFi Experience with Point SmartHome.
Riviera Utilities
Easily manage your utility services with this app. Report outages, view and pay bills, monitor usage, and receive important updates. Streamline your utility management without needing to make calls.
- Report outages
- Receive outage updates
- View and pay bills
- Monitor utility usage
- Set usage alerts
- Receive important updates
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Managing your utilities shouldn’t slow you down. Riviera Utilities’ app makes it simple. Download to: Report outages and receive updates without dialing a single number. View, understand, and pay your bill seamlessly. Monitor your utility usage and set alerts. Receive important updates from Riviera’s team, and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Riviera Utilities at 100% against Point SmartHome's 30%. Riviera Utilities also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). Point SmartHome's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Riviera Utilities holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Point SmartHome's written reviews are positive against 100% of Riviera Utilities's.
Point SmartHome ships an update every 8 months, Riviera Utilities every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Point SmartHome | Riviera Utilities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 361 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plume Design, Inc. | VertexOne |
Customer experience
Point SmartHome
Riviera Utilities
In-app purchases
Point SmartHome
No in-app purchases
Riviera Utilities
No in-app purchases
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