Pert vs JR Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pert
Control your lights and electronic devices remotely using a smart Wi-Fi enabled device and its companion smartphone app. Manage devices individually or in groups, schedule actions, and monitor power usage from anywhere in the world. The app ensures security with two-level authentication.
- Remote control of lights and electronics
- Dimming and scheduling capabilities
- Power usage monitoring
- Device grouping (home, office, rooms)
- Two-level authentication for security
- Control from anywhere via Wi-Fi or 3G
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Pert is a smart Wi-Fi enabled device that lets you control your lights and electronic devices from your smartphone, anywhere, anytime. With the touch of one button you can turn off every light/Fan in your home, Dim each light, schedule the lights and monitor power usage for each outlet The Pert App communicates via W-Fi or 3G to keep you connected while at home, at the office or anywhere in the world. The Pert App talks directly to your Pert device installed inside the Switch Board. You can create Groups like home, office and sub groups like kitchen, bedroom and conference room with pert. Add most used switches into one group and you can control all on them on a single dashboard. Pert is incredibly secure and it requires two level authentication to gain access. On the first level, you have to enter the Wifi - Password to configure pert and on the second level, you have to enter the password you created to control switches. Note :- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
JR Home
Control your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Set up custom scenes and automations for convenience. Receive real-time notifications and monitor your home's status.
- Remote device control
- Smart scene creation
- Home automation
- Real-time notifications
- Device sharing
- Real-time monitoring
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Use JR Home App to control smart home devices. Create your own smart home with smart scenes and home automation. 1. Remotely control your smart home devices anytime, anyplace 2. JR Home for all devices and all family members. You can also share individual devices with individual family members. 3. Real-time notifications and real-time monitoring
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JR Home at 5.0 against Pert's 1.0. Pert's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JR Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Pert ships an update every 3 weeks, JR Home every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pert | JR Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Switch Soft Technologies Pvt Ltd | Vishal Tejani |
Customer experience
Pert
JR Home
In-app purchases
Pert
No in-app purchases
JR Home
No in-app purchases
