Comparison

Remote Control for HomeKit vs Smart Things

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

Head to head
About

Remote Control for HomeKit

Effortlessly manage your smart home devices, including air conditioners, lamps, and speakers, from your phone. Adjust settings like temperature, color, and brightness with a user-friendly interface. Transform your living space into a connected, intelligent home.

Highlights
  • Control air conditioners (temp, modes, timer)
  • Adjust smart lamps (color, brightness, timer)
  • Manage speaker volume and playback
  • Seamless smart home integration
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Remote Control for HomeKit puts complete control of your smart home devices right in your pocket. Effortlessly manage air conditioners, smart lamps, speakers, and more with a beautifully designed interface optimized for your smart home. Key Features: - Control air conditioners with temperature, modes, and timer shutdown - Adjust smart lamps for color, brightness, and auto-off timer - Manage speakers for volume and playback control - Seamless integration with smart home ecosystem Transform your living space into a smart home with Remote Control for HomeKit — simple, powerful control for your connected devices. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. By using this app, you consent to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AV8qCpqTZBslQXqKYt8Mi7dsppxoSDpY7RG9um6dO8Y/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utxLqWKzLxdhd5CPlvP38vDAKejhVrlIADZP0BB01oU/edit?usp=sharing

About

Smart Things

Control all your smart home devices, including lights, thermostats, and cameras, from a single interface. Manage your smart TVs with integrated remotes and create custom scenes and automations for convenience. Personalize room aesthetics with custom wallpapers and accent colors.

Highlights
  • Control lights, thermostats, locks, and more
  • Live view for HomeKit cameras and doorbells
  • Remote control for smart TVs (Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, LG)
  • Create custom scenes and automations
  • Personalize room aesthetics with wallpapers
  • Widgets and Control Center integration
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Every accessory in your home, and every remote you actually reach for, in one app — on iPhone and iPad. CONTROL THE WHOLE HOME Lights, thermostats, locks, blinds, fans, sensors, purifiers, sprinklers, cameras. If HomeKit reports it, you can see it and set it. Each control is built from what the accessory says about itself, so a dimmer gets a slider, a color lamp gets a wheel, and a lock gets a lock — including accessories released after this app was. CAMERAS Watch your HomeKit cameras and doorbells live, with a fresh snapshot on each camera's card. TELEVISION REMOTES Fire TV, Roku, Samsung, LG and other smart TVs, found on your Wi-Fi and paired in seconds. A full directional pad, playback, volume, a keyboard for typing on the TV, and its apps a tap away. Assign a television to a room and it sits with everything else in that room. SCENES AND AUTOMATIONS Run a scene from anywhere in the app. Capture how your rooms are set right now and keep it as a scene, or rename, re-record and delete the ones you have. Build automations that run at a time of day, at sunrise or sunset, or when a sensor or accessory changes — motion detected, a door opened, a light switched on. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Run a scene or switch an accessory by voice, from Spotlight, the Shortcuts app or the Action button. MAKE EVERY ROOM ITS OWN Give each room a wallpaper — one of ours or a photo of yours — with an adjustable blur. Accent colors can follow the wallpaper automatically, so a room looks like itself rather than like a settings screen. WIDGETS AND CONTROL CENTER See how much of the house is on at a glance, switch an accessory or run a scene straight from the home screen, and keep your favorites in Control Center. Choose which room a widget follows and which scenes it shows. SMART THINGS PRO Seeing your home — every accessory's state, its readings and your cameras — and building scenes and automations are free. Controlling and adding accessories, running scenes, the TV remote, interactive widgets and your own room photos are part of Smart Things Pro, an auto-renewable subscription. Smart home control that shows you everything your accessories can do, and asks nothing you should not have to think about. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12voOgya1fD5zQagp2-4iQ6464r8q1ZW9uJ-vONIoucE/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v1fA32bGcq7_uAz0_JcWQ_8VZb_0pWlH8Uq9nDysVwk/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Remote Control for HomeKit4 screens
Smart Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remote Control for HomeKit at 5.0 against Smart Things's 3.0. Smart Things's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Remote Control for HomeKit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Smart Things sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Control for HomeKit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Control for HomeKit ships an update every 2 months, Smart Things weekly. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Remote Control for HomeKit versus Smart Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote Control for HomeKitSmart Things
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHomeFlow LabsMikita Kharoshka

Customer experience

Remote Control for HomeKit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Things

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Remote Control for HomeKit

Subscriptions10
  • Manage speakers$5.997 Days
  • Seamless integration3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Remote Control for HomeKit3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • HomeKit|Smart Home Remote3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Remote for HomeKit3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Control air conditioners$7.997 Days
  • Adjust smart lamps for color$9.997 Days
  • HomeKit Remote for Smart Home$19.991 Year
  • HomeKit Remote Control$29.991 Year
  • HomeKit Controller・Smart Home$39.991 Year
5 purchases

Smart Things

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly Special$5.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Remote Control for HomeKit free?
Remote Control for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Things free?
Smart Things is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remote Control for HomeKit or Smart Things?
Remote Control for HomeKit is rated higher. Remote Control for HomeKit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Smart Things averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Remote Control for HomeKit or Smart Things have ads?
Neither Remote Control for HomeKit nor Smart Things shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Control for HomeKit or Smart Things?
Remote Control for HomeKit ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Things weekly. Most recently, Remote Control for HomeKit was updated on November 13, 2026 and Smart Things on November 13, 2026.

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