Morepork vs Sky Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morepork
Control your home security system remotely from your smartphone. Arm or disarm your system, receive alerts for triggered sensors, and view photos or live video feeds to monitor your home.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Sensor trigger alerts
- Photo/video verification
- Live video monitoring
- Smoke alarm alerts
- Share app access
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Morepork is a smart home security system from ADT Security (New Zealand), giving you on-the-spot control of your security system from your smartphone. The Morepork app is the remote control for your Morepork, allowing you to keep an eye on the things you love when you’re away from home. You can arm and disarm your system, receive an alert if a sensor is triggered and see a photo of what tripped the sensor or ‘peek in’ via the video camera or image sensor at any time. What’s great about the Morepork app ● Arm and disarm your Morepork from anywhere ● See at a glance if your security system is set ● Check if doors and windows are open ● See a photo when an image sensor is triggered ● Watch a video clip of the trigger event ● ‘Peek in’ any time with a still photo or live video feed ● Receive alerts about what’s happening at home ● Share access to the app with others in your household Other ways to use your Morepork app ● Get smoke alarm alerts straight to your phone ● Get an alert if you’ve left the garage door open ● Be notified when your child’s home safe from school ● Keep an eye on kids or pets – who’s getting up to mischief ● Check who’s coming and going – babysitters, tradespeople, housekeepers Get Morepork today at morepork.nz – it’s the smarter, simple way to look after the things you love.
Sky Smart Home
Monitor your home remotely with live HD video feeds from your front door. Securely store video clips for 30 days and share important moments. The app offers easy setup with step-by-step guidance.
- Live HD video streaming
- Cloud video storage (30 days)
- Shareable video clips
- Remote doorbell answering
- Step-by-step setup guide
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Welcome to Sky Smart Home, where you can feel close to home while you’re away. Watch all the action from your front door, live, and get everything you need in one simple package. Your privacy? Protected. Your clips? Secured. Your questions? Answered. And you’ll be set up before you know it, with step-by-step instructions in the Sky Smart Home app. What can I do in the Sky Smart Home app? Quick hello: Answer the door, even when you’re out. See it live: See all the moments from your front door, in crystal-clear HD. Saved for later: Your videos stay in the Cloud for 30 days. Worth sharing: Save clips and share them with anyone. Don’t have Sky Smart Home yet? Head to Sky.com to find out more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Morepork at 5.0 against Sky Smart Home's 4.0. Morepork also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 13%) and device support (4 vs 2). Sky Smart Home's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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.
Morepork holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Morepork's written reviews are positive against 13% of Sky Smart Home's.
Morepork ships an update every 2 months, Sky Smart Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morepork | Sky Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 12.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADT Security Australia | Sky UK Limited |
Customer experience
Morepork
Sky Smart Home
Bugs and requests
Morepork
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sky Smart Home
Reported bugs
15 issues- Error 401 code preventing app access
- Login access denied without password entry option
- Firmware update failures rendering app unusable
- App won't open - constant error messages
- Camera stuck on pink screen during setup
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- Indoor camera won't connect to WiFi
- Doorbell won't update firmware
- Auto-arm function not working after updates
- Video playback shows black screen despite stored footage
- Motion detection alerts but no recording
- App loses connection and locks up during updates
- Sensors disconnect and become unresponsive
- Chime won't pair with doorbell
- App takes excessive time to connect to cameras
- Settings screen appears with no add device option
Requested features
15 requests- Landscape full-screen video viewing mode
- Separate notification types for doorbell vs motion detection
- Phone ring alert instead of beep for doorbell
- Customizable notification sounds
- Portable/wireless chime option
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- SD card support for continuous recording
- Ability to set recording duration (not just 15 seconds)
- Two-way audio that works smoothly
- Adjustable camera quality and IR settings
- Dark mode for app
- Alexa integration
- Ability to purchase additional sensors
- Auto-arm that works reliably without opening app
- Better battery charge indicator for doorbell
- Adjustable water sensor sensitivity
In-app purchases
Morepork
No in-app purchases
Sky Smart Home
No in-app purchases







