Comparison

SwitchBee vs X Smart By EVSE

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

X Smart By EVSE

Control and monitor your smart EV charger remotely using your phone. View real-time charging status, track your charging history, and schedule charging sessions. Manage multiple charging stations and their load balancing.

Highlights
  • Tap to start charging
  • Remote monitoring and control
  • Real-time charging status updates
  • Charging history and trends
  • Schedule charging sessions
  • Manage multiple charging stations
  • Load balancing configuration
Features
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Tap your phone to start charging. Monitor & control smart charging remotely. Get real-time updates about your charging status. See your charging history and trends. See your charger's state. Schedule charging, Setting charginger current. Configure & manage multiple charging stations, And manage their load balancing.

Screenshots

SwitchBee1 screens
X Smart By EVSE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SwitchBee at 11.0 against X Smart By EVSE's 13.0. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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, X Smart By EVSE every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SwitchBee versus X Smart By EVSE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitchBeeX Smart By EVSE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwitchBeeShenzhen Xincheng Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

SwitchBee

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

X Smart By EVSE

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

SwitchBee

No in-app purchases

None

X Smart By EVSE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SwitchBee free?
SwitchBee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X Smart By EVSE free?
X Smart By EVSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SwitchBee or X Smart By EVSE have ads?
Neither SwitchBee nor X Smart By EVSE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwitchBee or X Smart By EVSE?
SwitchBee ships an update every 2 weeks, and X Smart By EVSE every 3 weeks. Most recently, SwitchBee was updated on October 14, 2026 and X Smart By EVSE on November 3, 2026.

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