Comparison

SwitchBee vs Ossia VMS

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

Head to head
About

SwitchBee

Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely. Set up lighting and temperature scenarios, define timers, and manage your entire home from your mobile device, even while on vacation.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart home devices
  • Monitor lights and temperature
  • Create lighting and switch scenarios
  • Define timer configurations
  • Manage portable switches
  • Intuitive user interface
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An application to a unique game changer in the Automated Home domain providing revolutionary technology by “SwitchBee”. Use your iPhone, iPod or iPad as an extension to control and monitor the full line of “SwitchBee” products. In less than two hours, with no infrastructure changes you will have your Smart Home up and running controlled by the “SwitchBee” application. Control your entire house from the comfort of your bed, your couch, your car, your office and even from the sea-shore during your vacation. You will have the ability to monitor your lights, temperature, blinds/shutters all from a single, highly intuitive application. Create numerous lighting and switch scenarios for the entire set of “SwitchBee” switches and sensors existing in your house, define timer configurations to any light bulb or load and if you change your mind – no problem – the “SwitchBee” switches can be modified in seconds at any time. This application will also control “SwitchBee’s” revolutionary portable switches which can be placed in any room. Increase your power to control your affordable Smart Home anytime anywhere in the most simple and intuitive manner.

About

Ossia VMS

Features
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Ossia VMS is the mobile companion app for the powerful Ossia VMS Enterprise platform. Seamlessly connect to the Ossia VMS management server to access approved devices and channels, enabling live view, playback, and PTZ control—all at your fingertips.

Screenshots

SwitchBee1 screens
Ossia VMS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SwitchBee at every 2 weeks against Ossia VMS's every 23 months. SwitchBee also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwitchBee ships an update every 2 weeks, Ossia VMS every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SwitchBee versus Ossia VMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitchBeeOssia VMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwitchBeePROVISION-ISR LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

SwitchBee

No in-app purchases

None

Ossia VMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwitchBee free?
SwitchBee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ossia VMS free?
Ossia VMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwitchBee or Ossia VMS have ads?
Neither SwitchBee nor Ossia VMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwitchBee or Ossia VMS?
SwitchBee ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ossia VMS every 23 months. Most recently, SwitchBee was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ossia VMS on October 29, 2026.

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