PetNetizen vs Smartlyn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PetNetizen
Manage all your smart pet devices from one app. Receive helpful notifications and enjoy a convenient, intelligent pet-raising experience. Easily control and monitor your pet's feeding and device status.
- Control smart pet devices
- Monitor device status
- Track pet feeding habits
- Easy device binding
- User-friendly interface
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PetNetizen APP是宠物智能设备管理平台，为您提供人性化的信息提示和交互，以及便捷的智能产品服务。轻松通过手机APP控制所有的智能设备，为您开启智能养宠生活。 1.随心操控，轻松易用手机一键绑定，您可以轻松掌握设备添加与操作，随心操控智能产品。 2.智能便捷，您可以在APP上查看每个设备的运行状态。除此之外，还能了解宠物的进食情况，让高品质的产品走进爱宠生活。
Smartlyn
Control your smart home devices with an intuitive interface designed for simpler living. This application offers a streamlined way to manage your connected devices.
- Smart device management
- Simple user interface
- Smarter living integration
- Home automation control
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A smart device control app. Manage your home devices with a simple interface for smarter living.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smartlyn at 2.0 against PetNetizen's 1.5. PetNetizen's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Smartlyn holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of PetNetizen's written reviews are positive against 5% of Smartlyn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PetNetizen ships an update fortnightly, Smartlyn monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PetNetizen | Smartlyn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (52 ratings) | 2.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 265 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yunchong Intelligence Technology Co.,Ltd. | 深圳创智乐智能科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
PetNetizen
Smartlyn
Bugs and requests
PetNetizen
Reported bugs
37 issues- App won't stay connected
- Cannot pair a second phone
- Device says it's connected to another when it's not
- App disconnects after a few seconds
- App won't stay connected to the feeder
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- Barely able to change feeding schedule
- App kept disconnecting from Bluetooth
- Wouldn't feed cat automatically
- App was useless for about a month
- Connection with phone would fail immediately
- App will not stay connected long enough to edit meal plan
- Device keeps going on and off-line
- Won't connect anymore
- Feeder doesn't work anymore
- Can no longer connect to devices, or disconnects instantly
- Will not dispense or connect food anymore
- App is stuck on the scanning page
- Stopped connecting, would not allow to reconnect, and stopped feeding
- App doesn't work anymore, spits food out whenever it feels like it
- Cannot control feeders from phone anymore
- Cannot click feeders to select them
- Cannot tap to select the device
- New version is bad
- Cannot select the device within the app
- Tried uninstalling and reinstalling and now that just made it so I can’t connect to my device
- Updated app stopped working
- Can't access the feeder for manual feed or to set up scheduled feedings
- App is buggy and gives false logs
- Inconsistent with knowing what day of the week it is
- Logged a portion without actually dispensing it
- Logging is not in chronological order
- Stopped responding
- App won’t recognize the automatic feeder
- Feeder shows up but you cannot select it
- Stopped working thru app
- Can’t get app back, would not recognize scan
- App stopped working as did feeder
Requested features
3 requests- Allow multiple phone connections
- Improve Wi-Fi compatibility (5G support)
- Ensure app stability after updates
Smartlyn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PetNetizen
No in-app purchases
Smartlyn
No in-app purchases
