HDL On vs MaxBms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDL On
This utility app allows users to search for and control various network equipment, including lighting, curtains, and HVAC systems. It offers a centralized platform for managing smart home devices.
- Search network equipment
- Control lighting
- Manage curtains
- HVAC system control
- Panel equipment management
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New software HDL On will replace the use of iLfie, the current release of version 1.0 supports search network equipment and carry the following a few types of lighting, curtains, HVAC, panel equipment.
MaxBms
Control and monitor your home appliances with this free smart home application. Easily discover and add network-based smart devices, program them, and create custom scenarios for seamless device interaction.
- Control and monitor home appliances
- Search and add network-based smart devices
- Device programming
- Create logical data exchange structures
- Connect devices
- Define scenarios
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This app is free application to control and monitor home appliances. Users can easily search and find network based smart devices and add them in the app. Device programming, create a logical structure for data exchange between nodes, connecting devices to each other and defining scenarios are some features of this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MaxBms at 67% against HDL On's 14%. MaxBms also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.2). HDL On's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MaxBms holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of HDL On's written reviews are positive against 67% of MaxBms's.
HDL On ships an update every 2 weeks, MaxBms every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDL On | MaxBms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (9 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HDL Automation Co., Ltd | Hossein Vaezy |
Customer experience
HDL On
MaxBms
In-app purchases
HDL On
No in-app purchases
MaxBms
No in-app purchases
