Elgato Smart Power vs Meross
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elgato Smart Power
This app helps you manage your portable battery by sending timely refill reminders and integrating with your calendar. It provides detailed information about your battery and allows you to locate it by playing a sound.
- Automatic PowerMinder notifications
- Calendar integration for reminders
- Detailed battery information display
- Locate battery via sound playback
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Portable batteries are supposed to be lifesavers. With Elgato Smart Power and automatic PowerMinder notifications, you can finally rest assured that you won’t run out of power when you need it most. • PowerMinders: automatic notifications when it’s time to refill. • Calendar integration: get reminders to take it along on a busy day. • Get detailed information right on your iPad or iPhone. • Find Elgato Smart Power by letting it play a sound. How does it work? This app requires Elgato Smart Power, an app-empowered high-end portable battery. Learn more about Elgato Smart Power at www.elgato.com/smartpower What do you need? • Elgato Smart Power • iPhone 4S or later, iPod touch (5th generation), iPad mini or iPad (3rd generation or later) • iOS 7 or later
Meross
Control and manage a wide range of smart home devices remotely. Set schedules, create custom scenes, and integrate with voice assistants for automated control. Access troubleshooting guides, firmware updates, and community forums for support.
- Remote device control
- Custom schedules and scenes
- Voice assistant integration
- Firmware updates
- In-app hardware guides
- Consumer forum
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Meross app can help you set up and manage smart WiFi bulb, plug, switch, garage door opener, thermostat, air purifier, sensor, humidifier and so on. Meross app offers you special value that other platform apps can not offer such as in-app hardware guide and troubleshooting, in-app setup guide and dedicated troubleshooting, firmware update, cloud service maintenance notice, digital user manual, consumer forum, and new product release information. With Meross app, you can 1. Turn on and off your devices remotely from anywhere with internet. 2. Set schedules and scenes for your devices so that they can run automatically as you wish. 3. Link your devices to your voice assistant platform. 4. Check and update your devices to the latest firmware. 5. Share great product experience with others and discuss about how to use products in Forum. 6. Find information about special offer and new product release. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meross at 77% against Elgato Smart Power's 0%. Meross also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Elgato Smart Power's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Meross sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Elgato Smart Power asks for nothing beyond the download.
Elgato Smart Power holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meross has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Elgato Smart Power's written reviews are positive against 77% of Meross's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Elgato Smart Power ships an update every 2 months, Meross every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elgato Smart Power | Meross |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eve Systems GmbH | Chengdu Meross Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Elgato Smart Power
Meross
Bugs and requests
Elgato Smart Power
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Meross
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unreliable garage door status reporting
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16 updates
- Inconsistent device discovery and pairing
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more smart home platforms
- Improve app interface and allow for more customization
- Enhance scheduling and automation features
- Provide more detailed energy consumption reporting
In-app purchases
Elgato Smart Power
No in-app purchases
Meross
- 10 SMS for a month$0.991 Month
- 优惠测试-月$1.991 Month
- 优惠测试-年$1.991 Year
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- 优惠测试-周$1.997 Days
- 30 SMS for a month1 Month trial$2.491 Month
- 100 SMS for a month$6.991 Month
- 30 SMS$3.49
- 100 SMS$9.99
Questions
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