Comparison

Maxis vs Unifi Smart Home

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

Head to head
About

Maxis

This app offers a refreshed interface with a cleaner layout and simpler navigation for easier access to essential functions. It streamlines tasks like bill payment, data checking, and add-on management, providing a smoother daily user experience.

Highlights
  • Fresh new look and cleaner layout
  • Simpler navigation for easier access
  • Clearer and faster bill payment
  • Check data usage
  • Manage add-ons
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
Features
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Award-Winning Customer Experience at Your Fingertips - Winner of the prestigious iF Design Award 2026 for User Experience, the Maxis app is the ultimate, all-in-one digital command center designed exclusively for Maxis Postpaid, Maxis Business, and Home Fibre users. Manage your mobile lines, home internet, device contracts, and lifestyle rewards effortlessly with a cleaner layout, faster navigation, and fewer mental gymnastics. WHY USE THE MAXIS APP? 1. Multi-Line & Family Management - Are you the principal account holder? View and manage all linked supplementary family lines or Hotlink lines in one unified dashboard. Dynamically track individual data usage or allocate shared data pools with a few quick taps. 2. Easy Bill Management & E-Bills - Say goodbye to paper clutter. Easily switch to e-bills to receive statements directly in the app. Freely switch between summary or itemized bills, download past bills, track current unbilled amounts, pay bills seamlessly, and set up secure auto-debit payments instantly. 3. All-In-One Converged Ecosystem - Track more than just your phone line. Seamlessly manage your Maxis Home Fibre, Home 4G WiFi network settings, and check your ongoing mobile device contract details (Maxis Zerolution) anytime. 4. Meet Maxis AI (Your 24/7 Digital Assistant) - Get instant, conversational support without waiting in queues. Just ask Maxis AI for roaming pass recommendations, get help clarifying bill issues, check contract details, or perform Fibre troubleshooting. 5. Smooth Travelling & Roaming UI - Pre-book international data passes effortlessly before you fly, with the freedom to cancel your scheduled pass anywhere, anytime. Need an extra data injection while abroad? Easily top up with a booster pass whenever you need more data while roaming. 6. Direct Lifestyle Perks & Deals - Unlock premium localized rewards, dining vouchers, and exclusive shopping deals tailored right to your scroll. Track your past lifestyle spending instantly by navigating to View Details > Lifestyle services > Transactions. Download the Maxis App today and experience frictionless telco management, designed around you.

About

Unifi Smart Home

Features
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Make everyday life easier with Unifi Smart Home, the smart home app built for Unifi customers. Unifi Smart Home lets you take full control of your home security and automation from anywhere, at any time. Whether you're checking on your indoor or outdoor cameras, monitoring for unexpected movement, or securing your doors and windows, everything is just a tap away. Designed to work seamlessly with Unifi’s range of supported smart devices such as the Indoor Camera, Outdoor Camera, Motion Sensors, Door/Window Sensors, and Smart Hub, the app brings together comfort, security and convenience in one easy-to-use platform. Key features you’ll love: 1. Remote device control - Monitor and manage your smart cameras and sensors no matter where you are 2. Smart automation - Create custom scenes and routines triggered by motion or door/window activity 3. Easy pairing - Add and connect supported devices in just a few simple steps 4. Voice assistant support - Control your home using compatible voice assistants 5. Secure sharing - Grant access to trusted family members while keeping full control 6. Real-time alerts - Get instant notifications when motion is detected or doors/windows are triggered Simple. Seamless. Smarter living starts here with Unifi Smart Home.

Screenshots

Maxis4 screens
Unifi Smart Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Unifi Smart Home at none against Maxis's shown. Unifi Smart Home also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Maxis ships an update fortnightly, Unifi Smart Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Maxis versus Unifi Smart Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxisUnifi Smart Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (88 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings88 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB242 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxis MobileTelekom Malaysia Berhad

In-app purchases

None

Maxis

No in-app purchases

None

Unifi Smart Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maxis free?
Maxis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unifi Smart Home free?
Unifi Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maxis or Unifi Smart Home have ads?
Maxis shows ads; Unifi Smart Home does not.
Which is updated more often, Maxis or Unifi Smart Home?
Maxis ships an update fortnightly, and Unifi Smart Home every 3 weeks. Most recently, Maxis was updated on November 11, 2026 and Unifi Smart Home on October 30, 2026.

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