Havaworks vs alfolive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Havaworks
Control and manage your smart home devices from anywhere. Automate device operations based on various conditions like location, time, and weather. Integrate with smart speakers for voice control and share access with family.
- Remote device control
- Automated device operations
- Voice control integration
- Device sharing with family
- Multi-condition automation
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A smart device control and management application that helps you easily link to smart devices for intelligent control. -Good device control experience, you can control your home devices anytime, anywhere -Powerful equipment automation control capabilities, which can allow equipment to operate automatically based on multiple conditions such as location, time, weather, equipment status, etc., bidding farewell to the manual era -Easily connect to home smart speakers and play with the device through voice control -Share devices with family and friends, enjoy smart life together
alfolive
Control Bluetooth lamps and their effects with this application. Set custom timings for light displays and manage your connected devices.
- Connect to Bluetooth lamps
- Control lighting effects
- Set custom timings
- Manage connected devices
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With this app, you can connect to the Bluetooth lamps and control their effects, including setting the timing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: alfolive at every 3 weeks against Havaworks's every 3 months. alfolive also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Havaworks's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 21). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
Havaworks holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Havaworks's written reviews are positive against 17% of alfolive's.
Havaworks ships an update every 3 months, alfolive every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Havaworks | alfolive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (65 ratings) — better | 2.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ecodot Trading Co., Ltd. | 远军 江 |
Customer experience
Havaworks
alfolive
Bugs and requests
Havaworks
Reported bugs
30 issues- App suddenly crashing
- Cannot manage temperature
- Only way to control temperature is in eco mode
- App won't connect
- App only works to cut heater on and off
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- Cannot get app to turn on heater
- App disconnects frequently
- Thermostat doesn't read correct temperature
- Cannot get Fahrenheit indicator to hold
- Non-stop screeching unless on Eco mode
- App requires mandatory login
- Device doesn't connect
- Always disconnects
- Constantly disconnecting
- Wi-Fi going offline means app stops functioning
- Temperature control doesn't work
- App insists on Celsius for outside temp
- Cannot switch light color via Google Home
- Light color defaults to blue when turned on
- Automations don't work
- Some controls are finicky and confusing
- Heaters default to 77F and cannot be changed
- Scheduling commands time out
- Mute always turns itself off
- Alexa icon missing from app
- Cannot change mode or target temperature
- Annoying on/off sound cannot be turned off
- Resets to original mode and settings after being turned off
- Barely functional on modern iPhones
- Lacks features
Requested features
9 requests- Add ability to specify mode in scheduling
- Implement Siri Shortcuts integration
- Improve scheduling functionality
- Add automation and advanced functions
- Allow switching light color via Google Home
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- Fix temperature unit display issue
- Add customer service number
- Improve app UX
- Make app instructions clearer
alfolive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Havaworks
No in-app purchases
alfolive
No in-app purchases
