TP vs Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TP
This cloud-based service allows you to remotely monitor your home, office, or pets through your smartphone. View live video streams from your cameras anywhere, anytime over the internet. Easily set up, add multiple cameras, and share video clips with others.
- Cloud-based video monitoring
- Remote camera access
- Live video streaming
- Quick setup and registration
- Add multiple cameras
- Video sharing
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Stay connected with your concern TP-LINK tpCamera is a cloud-based video monitoring service that makes it easy to stay connected with whatever you care most such as places, people and pets. View your cameras anywhere and anytime With TP-LINK tpCamera App installed on your smartphone, you can easily view your cameras anywhere and anytime over the Internet. For more information, go to www.tplinkcloud.com. Features 1. Quick setup and registration, register once to get setup forever 2. Add more cameras, stream live video from more locations 3. Friendly live interface, the simplest way to monitor your home or office 4. Free sharing, keep everyone informed with simple video sharing Capture the color in your life with TP-LINK tpCamera and Cloud Cameras
Smart
Easily connect and control smart home devices like bulbs, plugs, and candles. Enjoy convenient features such as scheduling, group control, and proximity-based automation directly from your iPhone or iPad.
- Connect smart bulbs, plugs, and candles
- Direct Bluetooth LE connection
- No additional gateway or hub required
- Set weekly schedules
- Control groups of devices
- Proximity-based automation
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With the Smart-Life App, you are able to connect to the smart bulb, smart plug and smart candle provided by TBS GmbH at the same time, and control these smart home products easily. …to be smart A direct connection through Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) Standard without adding additional Gateway or Hub, to the iPhone, iPad or iPod can be established within just a few seconds, and then you can enjoy your smart life with the interesting yet practical functions like setting weekly schedules, controlling a group of bulbs at the same time, using the proximity function to turn on/ off a bulb...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TP at 4.5 against Smart's 1.8. TP also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 6%) and ratings volume (823 vs 95). Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). 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.
TP holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TP has 823 ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of TP's written reviews are positive against 6% of Smart's.
TP ships an update every 3 months, Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TP | Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (823 ratings) — better | 1.8 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.1% of reviews — better | 6.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 823 — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TP-Link Systems Inc. | TBS GmbH |
Customer experience
TP
Smart
In-app purchases
TP
No in-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
