RUN vs MOCREO Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RUN
Control and optimize your automated chicken coop door. Set custom timers or sync with sunrise for automatic opening and closing. Monitor door status for flock safety and convenience.
- Configure door opening/closing
- Set custom timers
- Sync with sunrise
- Built-in GPS feature
- Overview of door statuses
- User-friendly interface
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Enhance the functionality of your RUN-CHICKEN door with our sophisticated mobile app, designed for discerning poultry keepers. This application grants users the ability to configure the door’s opening and closing mechanisms, either by setting specific timers or synchronizing with natural events such as sunrise, with a built-in GPS Feature. In addition, the app provides overview of door statuses. With a secure connection and user-friendly interface, the RUN-CHICKEN Door Controller App ensures both optimal performance and the utmost safety for your flock. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MOCREO Smart
Monitor and record indoor temperature and humidity in real-time. View current and historical environmental data to maintain optimal home comfort. This expert app helps ensure your living space stays within desired parameters.
- Real-time temperature detection
- Real-time humidity detection
- Historical data recording
- Indoor comfort environment expert
- Display current environmental data
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MOCREO Smart App, Indoor Comfort Environment Expert The temperature and humidity sensor can detect and record the ambient temperature and humidity in real-time which ensures your house at certain temperature humidity. And display current and historical data through MOCREO Smart App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MOCREO Smart at none against RUN's 2. MOCREO Smart also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 21%). RUN's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (968 vs 18). On price, ads, monetization model 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. RUN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MOCREO Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
RUN holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUN has 968 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of RUN's written reviews are positive against 33% of MOCREO Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RUN ships an update every 3 weeks, MOCREO Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RUN | MOCREO Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (968 ratings) — better | 3.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 968 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RUN-TIGER | MOCREO PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
RUN
MOCREO Smart
Bugs and requests
RUN
Reported bugs
27 issues- Bluetooth not connecting
- App not detecting doors after update
- Door resets and stays open after update
- Non-Bluetooth doors incompatible with new app
- App locks up and doesn't respond
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- Door doesn't close automatically
- App requires Bluetooth for non-Bluetooth models
- Door closing in the middle of the day
- App not taking chosen settings
- App unusable for older doors after update
- Forcing Bluetooth for T50, disabling light sensor programming
- Cannot program timer after battery replacement
- App crashes on opening
- Door malfunctions after app installation
- App disconnects from Bluetooth frequently
- App requires email/account login
- New app doesn't have same functionality as old app
- GPS mode not working, door opens randomly at night
- App doesn't show door status
- Cannot manually open/close door via app
- App doesn't work to change settings
- App doesn't work with iOS 26
- Door stops working
- App requires phone to be next to device for function
- Firmware updates break door
- App sends ads despite being turned off
- Newer models lack physical buttons for manual operation
Requested features
12 requests- Bring back physical buttons
- Allow programming without internet
- Add remote open/close functionality
- Show door status (open/closed/stuck)
- Improve app stability
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- Add dark mode
- Allow programming older models easily
- Add option to delay closing
- Remove ads from app
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Add WiFi connectivity option
- Allow programming from website
MOCREO Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RUN
- Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
MOCREO Smart
No in-app purchases
