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Monitor your home or business to get peace of mind when you are away. Get notified when motion is detected. Set up Rules to automatically record and save events right when they happen.\n\n-Look Back at Activity: Review recorded HD videos and photos to see what you missed. Download and share important video clips to let others know what happened.\n\n-Do-It-Yourself Simplicity: Expand your view by adding multiple cameras to a single account. Securely access cameras across multiple locations to keep everything safe.\n\n-LED Strips Light It Up: For cabinets, under furniture, TV’s and more, our brilliant room light strips add color and vibrancy to your home! Great for holidays or anytime these lights work to illuminate with thousands of color and temperature variations.\n\n-Smart Plug: The Smart Plug lets you control devices from anywhere, at any time. Take up less space with this in-wall option that’s ideal for your living room, kitchen, even your bedroom.\n\n-Wi-Fi Light Bulb: Easily control or dim your lights from across the room or across the country with just your voice or the Merkury Smart app. Smart bulbs have Wi-Fi built in for simple set up so you’ll never get caught in the dark again.\n\n-Control From Anywhere: Using the innovative Merkury Smart app, you can control your smart devices anytime, anywhere.","facts":{"developer_id":1177386275,"developer_url":"https://www.merkurysmart.com","first_released":"2022-11-21T08:00:00Z","support_url":"https://support.merkurysmart.com/hc/en-us","privacy_url":"https://merkuryinnovations.com/pages/privacy","website_url":"https://www.merkurysmart.com/","app_version":"3.21.0","release_notes":"This release includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and enhancements to device setup, notifications, and the overall app experience.","rating_current_version":4.71857,"rating_count_current_version":38055,"star_counts":[934,326,1433,3122,32241],"genres":["Photo & Video"],"languages":["EN","FR","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipod"],"chart":{"name":"top-free Photo & Video","position":171}},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-15T03:51:53.108Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-13T09:32:58.516Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-15T03:51:53.108Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-12T21:15:57.114Z","placed_at":"2026-10-12T17:53:55.308Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T19:35:14.120Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Companion app for Merkury smart cameras, bulbs, plugs and LED strips to view live video and control devices.","what_is":"Merkury Smart is listed in the Photo & Video genre and is free. 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