Z vs Z
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z
This tool simplifies the setup of Z-Wave devices for your smart home. It allows you to easily add, remove, and name devices directly from your phone or tablet. Once configured, you can manage advanced settings through your HomeSeer web interface.
- Include Z-Wave devices
- Exclude Z-Wave devices
- Name Z-Wave devices
- Use with phone or tablet
- Integrates with HomeSeer
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Z-Tool+ is a Z-Wave network installation tool for use with HomeSeer home automation software and controllers. Use Z-Tool+ with your phone or tablet to "include", "exclude" and name Z-Wave devices in your home. After devices are added to your system, you can close Z-Tool+ and switch to your HomeSeer web interface to access more advanced settings and features.
Z
Control your Z-Wave smart home devices, including lights, heating, and door locks. Monitor sensors and manage multiple homes from a single interface. Supports both local and remote access.
- Control Z-Wave devices
- Manage lights, heating, door locks
- Monitor smart home sensors
- Local and remote control
- Multiple home profiles
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Z-Wave.Me app allows you to control your smart home based on Z-Wave technology. Control light, heating, door locks and monitor smart home sensors from a single app. This app is compatible with Z-Wave.Me controllers RaZberry, Z-Way and Hub version v3.0.5 and upper. Both local and remote control are supported. Add multiple profiles to control two or more homes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Z at 2.3 against Z's 1.6. Z also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Z holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Z's written reviews are positive against 20% of Z's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Z ships an update every 4 months, Z every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z | Z |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (17 ratings) — better | 1.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HomeSeer | UMNYE SISTEMY, OOO |
Customer experience
Z
Z
In-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
