Comparison

HomeDash vs calQuery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HomeDash

Manage your smart home devices with customizable dashboards and intuitive controls. Organize scenes, control multiple devices at once, and create new scenes quickly. Enjoy a reliable and user-friendly experience for all your HomeKit and Matter needs.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboards
  • Organized scenes in folders
  • Efficient device management
  • Quick scene creation
  • Group control
  • Spotlight integration
Features
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· No subscription. So far free updates for over 10 years · Thousands of happy customers worldwide HomeDash: The Ultimate HomeKit and Matter App Discover the most beautiful and intuitive way to manage your HomeKit and Matter devices with HomeDash. Designed with a clear focus on user experience, stability, and performance, HomeDash is your complete solution for all HomeKit needs. Key Features: · Customizable Dashboards: Create visually appealing dashboards for effortless device control. · User-Friendly Interface: Quickly access all essential functions with our easy-to-navigate UI. · Organized Scenes: Manage scenes conveniently in folders for better organization. · Efficient Device Management: Apply settings from one device (e.g., a lightbulb) to multiple devices of the same kind with ease. · Quick Scene Creation: Capture current light settings to create new scenes swiftly. · Group Control: Simultaneously control all devices in a group for seamless operation. · Spotlight Integration: Activate scenes directly from Spotlight search for faster access. · Custom Siri Names: Replace accessory names with service names (aka Siri-names) for personalized control. Why Choose HomeDash? · Proven Reliability: Continuously developed for over 10 years with regular updates. · Long-Term Value: Even users from 10 years ago still receive free updates, ensuring ongoing improvements and new features. Enhance your smart home experience with HomeDash, where simplicity meets powerful functionality. Download now and take control of your HomeKit and Matter devices like never before.

About

calQuery

Easily search your iPhone or iPad calendar for past events. Results can be sorted by date, location, or alphabetically. Tapping a result opens the corresponding day in your native calendar app.

Highlights
  • Search past calendar events
  • Sort results by date, location, alphabet
  • Open events in native calendar
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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With calQuery you can search the calendar of your iPhone of iPad. Unlike the search function of the calendar app, even long past events are found. The search results can be sorted by date, location and alphabet. By selecting a result, the corresponding day is displayed in the calendar app.

Screenshots

HomeDash4 screens
calQuery3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: calQuery at Free against HomeDash's $14.99. calQuery also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.6). HomeDash's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (208 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

calQuery is free to download; HomeDash costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

calQuery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomeDash has 208 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeDash ships an update every 10 days, calQuery every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HomeDash versus calQuery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeDashcalQuery
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (208 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings208 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerinbrillio UG (haftungsbeschrankt)Uwe Holtkamp

Customer experience

HomeDash

All ratings208 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative14.4%

calQuery

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HomeDash

No in-app purchases

None

calQuery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HomeDash free?
HomeDash costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is calQuery free?
calQuery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HomeDash or calQuery?
calQuery is rated higher. HomeDash averages 4.5 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while calQuery averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HomeDash or calQuery have ads?
Neither HomeDash nor calQuery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeDash or calQuery?
HomeDash ships an update every 10 days, and calQuery every 9 months. Most recently, HomeDash was updated on October 16, 2026 and calQuery on October 11, 2026.

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