Smart Home vs Omada Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Home
Connect and control Samsung home appliances remotely via your smartphone. Monitor appliance status, adjust settings, and access customer support from anywhere.
- Connect Samsung appliances
- Remote monitoring
- Device control
- Appliance status check
- Customer support access
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Samsung Smart Home application enables users to easily connect with various Samsung home appliances, including refrigerator, washer, air conditioner, oven, vacuum vacuum and more through your smartphones. With Samsung Smart Home, you can monitor and control Samsung home appliances on the go and enjoy useful services including status check, device control, home view, and customer support. Samsung Smart Home supports iOS 8.0 and above.
Omada Guard
Monitor and manage security devices like IP cameras and NVRs remotely. View live or recorded footage, receive instant alerts for detected events, and configure your devices with ease. Offers smart detection for humans, vehicles, and pets.
- Remote device management
- Live and recorded footage viewing
- Instant security alerts
- Smart detection (human, vehicle, pet)
- Step-by-step installation guide
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The Omada Guard app integrates with Omada Central for managing security devices like IPCs and NVRs while enabling seamless switching with Omada Network for unified security management. Easily add, configure, monitor, and control connected devices. Create an account, add IP cameras, and access live or recorded footage anytime. Instant alerts notify you of detected targets and anomalies. Key Features • View your camera feed anytime, anywhere. • Watch live video and play back instantly. • A step-by-step installation guide makes setup a breeze. • Smart detection (human & vehicle detection/pet detection/perimeter defense) and instant notifications ensure your business is secure and worry-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Omada Guard at 100% against Smart Home's 5%. Omada Guard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3). Smart Home's advantage is ratings volume (944 vs 8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Omada Guard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Home has 944 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of Omada Guard's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Home | Omada Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (944 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 944 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | TP-Link Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Home
Omada Guard
Bugs and requests
Smart Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on startup
- Fails to detect and connect to appliances
- Loses connection to appliances randomly
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic connection to appliances without pressing buttons
- Integration with smart home platforms (e.g. HomeKit)
- Scheduling and automation options
- Improved error reporting and troubleshooting
Omada Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart Home
No in-app purchases
Omada Guard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smart Home free?
Is Omada Guard free?
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