Comparison

SwitchBee vs Smartvill

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

Smartvill

Features
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Answer and open the door for your visitor, manage the security, SmartHome and irrigation, all from Smartvill App

Screenshots

SwitchBee1 screens
Smartvill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SwitchBee at every 2 weeks against Smartvill's every 12 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, Smartvill every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SwitchBee versus Smartvill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitchBeeSmartvill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB229 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSwitchBeeophir reuveni

In-app purchases

None

SwitchBee

No in-app purchases

None

Smartvill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwitchBee free?
SwitchBee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smartvill free?
Smartvill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwitchBee or Smartvill have ads?
Neither SwitchBee nor Smartvill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwitchBee or Smartvill?
SwitchBee ships an update every 2 weeks, and Smartvill every 12 months. Most recently, SwitchBee was updated on October 14, 2026 and Smartvill on October 14, 2026.

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