Comparison

Internet & SmartHome+ vs NextUpCalendar

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

NextUpCalendar

Features
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• Next Up Card — Always shows your next event with a live countdown and "Leave By" time. • Apple Maps Travel Time — Calculates how long to get there so you know exactly when to leave. • On-Device AI Assistant — Add, move, or delete events in plain language. Runs entirely on your device. Nothing ever leaves your phone. • Lock Screen & Dynamic Island — Always-visible widgets so you never miss what's next. • Conflict Detection — Flags overlapping events before they catch you off guard. • Upcoming View — See everything ahead and plan your day in seconds. PRIVACY FIRST NextUp uses no external servers. Your calendar and AI conversations stay entirely on your device. No ads. No tracking. No account required. All data is stored locally and backed up automatically through iCloud. If you delete and reinstall the app on the same iCloud account, everything restores from your iCloud backup. Download NextUp and never be late again.

Screenshots

Internet & SmartHome+4 screens
NextUpCalendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

Internet & SmartHome+ and NextUpCalendar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Internet & SmartHome+ ships an update weekly, NextUpCalendar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Internet & SmartHome+ versus NextUpCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInternet & SmartHome+NextUpCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTELUS Communications Inc.Sharon Daniel

In-app purchases

None

Internet & SmartHome+

No in-app purchases

None

NextUpCalendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Internet & SmartHome+ free?
Internet & SmartHome+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextUpCalendar free?
NextUpCalendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Internet & SmartHome+ or NextUpCalendar have ads?
Neither Internet & SmartHome+ nor NextUpCalendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Internet & SmartHome+ or NextUpCalendar?
Internet & SmartHome+ ships an update weekly, and NextUpCalendar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Internet & SmartHome+ was updated on November 8, 2026 and NextUpCalendar on November 5, 2026.

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