Eltex Home
★ 3.5What it actually doesEltex smart device management app: turn lights and appliances on/off, automate by schedule and sensors, monitor cameras and security sensors, but suffers from instability, complex interface, and connection issues.
Actually does
- ✓Smart home control80% of reviews
- ✓Automation60% of reviews
- ✓Управление освещением30% of reviews
- ✓Мониторинг безопасности и датчики охраны40% of reviews
- ✓Просмотр и запись с камер(bonus)30% of reviews
- ✓Push Notifications20% of reviews
- ✓Управление ИК-пультом(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Облачный видеоархив(bonus)10% of reviews
Common complaints
- ✗Instability, app crashes, connection loss35% of mentions
«Constant instability, doesn't work again for no reason. Access error. Devices disappeared from the app»
- ✗Complex and unintuitive settings interface20% of mentions
«Well, if my hands were clumsy or, worse yet - my head!.. But I write utilities at work myself... And here - I just can't get the logic! The interface doesn't feel intuitive!»
- ✗Updates break functionality20% of mentions
«I updated and after that no smart plug worked, no matter how much I tried and reinstalled the app»
- ✗Difficulty finding and connecting devices25% of mentions
«Can't find my router, just suggestions to buy»
- ✗Limitations in scenario logic (no OR conditions, separate on/off scenarios)15% of mentions
«The schedule is set Monday through Friday, but the heater turned on Saturday! Why do I have to set on and off with separate scenarios?»
What people praise
- ★Event-based recording and cloud video archive
«Event recording mode works as I wanted. After the update, free cloud video archive recording is available»
- ★Convenient automation by schedule and sensors
«Event recording mode works as I wanted. After the update, the app got even better. It's convenient to manage devices and set up automation scenes»
- ★Remote device control
«Forgot to turn off the kitchen light? Turn it off without getting up from the couch or when you're already at work»
- ★Performance improvement in newer versions
«Started running faster after the update. The app got even better after the update»
- ★Growing set of supported devices
«Didn't return your IR remote even though there's not a single air conditioner remote in the database. I hope the remote database will be expanded soon»