LifeSmart vs iDoor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LifeSmart
Remotely manage smart home devices like outlets, lights, and cameras from your smartphone. Schedule device actions and monitor environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity.
- Remote control of outlets, lights, and cameras
- View live camera feed and PTZ control
- Define device schedules
- Monitor temperature, humidity, and illumination
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Control the outlet/lights/camera remote by using you smartphone. -Turn on or turn off the outlet/lights and view the current state -View the wifi camera and control the PTZ -Define schedule on the outlet/lights -View temperature/humidity/illumination NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
iDoor
Control your home's doors, windows, and appliances remotely via your phone. Monitor device status and view live camera feeds to manage your smart home environment.
- Remote device control
- Live camera monitoring
- WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
- Device status viewing
- Share device access
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In the era of the Internet of Everything, we will be able to control the doors, windows and household appliances of the home through a mobile phone and an application, and watch the status of the doors, windows and devices through the camera, opening a beautiful smart home life for us. 1. Camera: You can view the status of the device in real time through the camera and control the device. 2.WiFi Bluetooth module: You can perform remote control operations on the device, or you can connect the device Bluetooth and control the device. 3. You can also share the device to your loved ones and friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iDoor at 5.0 against LifeSmart's 2.8. iDoor also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). LifeSmart's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iDoor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LifeSmart has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LifeSmart ships an update every 3 weeks, iDoor monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LifeSmart | iDoor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LifeSmart, Inc | Quanzhou Juhui Electronic Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LifeSmart
iDoor
In-app purchases
LifeSmart
No in-app purchases
iDoor
No in-app purchases
