Comparison

Internet & SmartHome+ vs Quick Type

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

Head to head
About

Internet & SmartHome+

Manage your smart home devices, monitor your network, and protect your family online. This app offers AI-assisted video monitoring, automation routines, and energy usage tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted video monitoring
  • Smart home automation
  • Energy usage monitoring
  • Wi-Fi management
  • Network security
  • Online family protection
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TELUS is re-imagining your smart home management with SmartHome+. Control your home, your way. This intuitive app combines AI-assisted video monitoring, smart home automation, and energy savings with comprehensive Wi-Fi management, network monitoring, and online family protection. Stay connected with the Video subscription: AI-powered cameras detect people, pets and packages with 60-day event-triggered cloud storage. Manage everything with the Automation subscription: Simplify your home life by remotely controlling your smart home devices in one app, automating daily tasks with custom routines. Conserve and save with the SmartEnergy subscription: Connect energy-saving smart devices on one easy-to-use platform to monitor your home’s energy usage and estimated costs, automate routines, and earn TELUS Rewards. Take charge of your Internet: view connected devices, optimize your Wi-Fi, set parental controls and content filters, and keep your home network secure with built-in threat protection.

About

Quick Type

Features
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Quick Type allows text to be enlarged and displayed in colors optimized for readability. Users can switch between different typing sessions to allow for multiple conversations or to save some text for later use. Add custom text buttons for frequently used words or phrases, and use large text for sharing, or the text-to-speech feature to speak your words out loud.

Screenshots

Internet & SmartHome+4 screens
Quick Type4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Internet & SmartHome+ at Free against Quick Type's $6.99. Internet & SmartHome+ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Internet & SmartHome+ is free to download; Quick Type costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Internet & SmartHome+ ships an update weekly, Quick Type every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Internet & SmartHome+ versus Quick Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInternet & SmartHome+Quick Type
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTELUS Communications Inc.Rosser Labs

In-app purchases

None

Internet & SmartHome+

No in-app purchases

None

Quick Type

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Internet & SmartHome+ free?
Internet & SmartHome+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Type free?
Quick Type costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Internet & SmartHome+ or Quick Type have ads?
Neither Internet & SmartHome+ nor Quick Type shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Internet & SmartHome+ or Quick Type?
Internet & SmartHome+ ships an update weekly, and Quick Type every 5 weeks. Most recently, Internet & SmartHome+ was updated on November 8, 2026 and Quick Type on October 30, 2026.

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