HomeDash vs calQuery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeDash
Manage your HomeKit and Matter devices with customizable dashboards and an intuitive interface. Organize scenes, control groups of devices, and activate scenes via Spotlight search. Enjoy a stable and reliable smart home experience with long-term free updates.
- Customizable Dashboards
- User-Friendly Interface
- Organized Scenes in Folders
- Efficient Device Management
- Quick Scene Creation
- Group Control
- Spotlight Integration
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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.
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.
- Search past calendar events
- Sort results by date, location, alphabet
- Open events in native calendar
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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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.
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Verdict
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 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (208 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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
calQuery is free to download; HomeDash costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
HomeDash ships an update every 2 weeks, calQuery every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeDash | calQuery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (208 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | inbrillio UG (haftungsbeschrankt) | Uwe Holtkamp |
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HomeDash
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In-app purchases
HomeDash
No in-app purchases
calQuery
No in-app purchases
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