Internet & SmartHome+ vs Front Row
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Internet & SmartHome+
Manage your smart home devices remotely with AI-powered video monitoring, automation, and energy-saving features. Control routines, track energy usage, and earn rewards all from one intuitive platform.
- AI-assisted video monitoring
- Remote device control
- Customizable automation routines
- Energy usage monitoring
- 60-day cloud storage
- TELUS Rewards integration
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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.
Front Row
This app connects residents with their homes, buildings, and communities. It allows for submitting maintenance requests, booking amenities, receiving package notifications, and accessing building information.
- Submit maintenance requests
- Book amenities
- Package notifications
- Mobile access
- Building announcements
- Access building information
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Welcome to Front Row, the smart resident app that brings your home, building, and community together in one simple place. Submit maintenance requests, book amenities, get package notifications, unlock common areas or your suite with mobile access where enabled, receive building announcements, and access building information and key contacts. Download the app and sign in using the invitation or credentials provided by your building.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Internet & SmartHome+ at none against Front Row's shown. Internet & SmartHome+ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Internet & SmartHome+ against 5.0 for Front Row. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Internet & SmartHome+ ships an update weekly, Front Row every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Internet & SmartHome+ | Front Row |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 7.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TELUS Communications Inc. | Grata Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Internet & SmartHome+
Front Row
In-app purchases
Internet & SmartHome+
No in-app purchases
Front Row
No in-app purchases
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