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3.9 avg rating

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Updated October 2026

HSBuddy

Antonio Vargas Garcia

🔧 Utilities

🌟 Lifestyle

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2.8😐(164 ratings)

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This app offers a redesigned home management experience with quick access to devices and scenes. It introduces new scheduling features, including sunrise/sunset offsets, and improved sensor monitoring. Enjoy faster performance for device control and scene creation.

What We Love

🚀 Faster app performance
👍 Improved user interface
🚀 Quicker device status updates
👍 Easier device programming
💡 Scheduling improvements

Room to Improve

🐛 Inconsistent device status reporting
🔍 Missing support for key devices (thermostats, cameras, etc.)
📱 Lack of iPad optimization
🔍 Reduced functionality compared to old app
🔍 Incompatibility with existing scenes and automations

Hubitat by Hubitat, Inc.

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🌟 Lifestyle

2.8😞(163 ratings)

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Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely. Set up location-based automation and receive important alerts directly to your phone. This app enhances your existing home automation system.

What We Love

🚀 Fast local control and response times
🔒 Local-first architecture with optional cloud access
💡 Highly customizable and flexible platform
📱 Geofencing and presence detection capabilities
🎯 Excellent device compatibility and integrations
👥 Active community support and help
⚡ Reliable hub hardware performance
📊 Powerful automation rules and logic engine

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
🎨 Outdated, clunky UI design (Windows 98 style)
📍 Geofencing unreliable and inconsistent
🔋 Excessive battery drain from location tracking
☁️ Cloud/remote access requires paid subscription
🔐 Keyboard blocking UI elements on login screens
📱 Poor mobile app optimization and responsiveness
🔄 App frequently logs out users
❌ Hub discovery fails on separate VLANs
⚠️ Steep learning curve for non-technical users
🔌 Duplicate device display issues
⏱️ Slow dashboard loading and refresh
📲 No native iOS integration or widgets
🚫 Missing basic features like back button

Hubitat Elevation by Hubitat, Inc.

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🌟 Lifestyle

4.1😞(979 ratings)

Free

Control your smart home devices from anywhere with this mobile application. Customize your home screen for quick access to favorites, manage lights, locks, and thermostats, and automate tasks using geofencing. Receive push notifications for important events and monitor your home's security remotely.

What We Love

🚀 Improved geofencing
👍 Snazzy new design
🚀 Faster and more reliable

Room to Improve

🐛 Crashes on startup
🐛 Dashboards won't load
🐛 Unsupported devices
👎 Clunky and unintuitive UI
🐛 Notifications not working

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