Clever Dog vs Smartive App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clever Dog
This smart camera app enables remote video monitoring of your home. It offers features like motion detection, accident alarms, and two-way audio communication. It can also act as a smart home control center for enhanced convenience.
- Video monitoring
- Motion detection
- Accident alarm
- Full-duplex speech
- Infrared control
- Home appliance control center
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Clever Dog is a smart camera for home, which supports 3G and WiFi . With fashionable design and attractive apperance, it provides various features, such as video monitoring, motion detection, automatic accident alarm, full-duplex speech, infrared control, and etc. It can be widely used in home security, remote caring of children and elders. It also can be a Intelligent home appliances control center to provide a high standard, high efficiency of home help any time. Clever Dog -- Exclusive electronic housekeeper, make your life easier and funnier.
Smartive App
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With the Smartive app you are able to control your smart devices in one app. Note: To be able to use this app, you need to buy our smart mini server. For more info, please visit our website: https://smartive.hu
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smartive App at none against Clever Dog's 11. Smartive App also leads on ads (none vs shown). Clever Dog's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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. Clever Dog sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Smartive App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clever Dog | Smartive App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (143 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 赛蓝 | Smartive |
Bugs and requests
Clever Dog
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes after recent updates
- Inability to reset camera settings or reconnect
- Corrupted image files and playback issues
Requested features
4 requests- Option to delete specific recorded videos
- Improved motion detection and notification settings
- Support for 5G and newer wireless standards
- Better integration with smart home ecosystems
Smartive App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clever Dog
- Hsd Service(1 month)$3.99
- 7 day loop recording(1 month)$4.99
- 7 day loop recording(1 month)$5.99
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- 30 day loop recording(1 month)$8.99
- Hsd service 3month$10.99
- 30 day loop recording(1 month)$11.99
- 7 day loop recording(3month)$12.99
- 7 day loop recording(3 month)$17.99
- 7 day loop recording(12 month)$46.99
- 7 day loop recording(12 month)$59.99
- 30 day loop recording(12 month$124.99
Smartive App
No in-app purchases
