Comparison

Home Alerts vs E Smart

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

Head to head
About

Home Alerts

Transform short-term rentals into smart homes for guests with automated check-in and device control. Enhance security with real-time alerts for motion, leaks, and more, with optional 24/7 professional monitoring.

Highlights
  • Guest-specific smart home control
  • Digital Guest Book
  • Automated check-in/out
  • Real-time security alerts
  • Unified device dashboard
  • 24/7 professional monitoring (US)
Features
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Turn your Airbnb or VRBO short-term rental into a fully connected smart home for your guests. HomeAlerts now includes a digital Guest Book, giving hosts a self check-in system that shares smart home controls, WiFi access, local tips, and house rules automatically with each new booking. FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSTS - Session-based smart home control for guests — locks, lights, thermostats, and more, active only during their stay - Self check-in without sharing your accounts or permanent codes - Guest verification through Airbnb and VRBO booking details - Digital Guest Book with WiFi, house rules, and local tips - No app download required for guests - Automatic access expiration at checkout SMART HOME SECURITY & MONITORING HomeAlerts has been protecting homes since 2019. Get real-time alerts for motion, doors, cameras, water leaks, and appliance events — delivered via push notification, SMS, or email. Professional 24/7 alarm monitoring is available to US customers, turning your existing smart devices into a full security system without a separate panel or hub. ONE DASHBOARD FOR EVERY DEVICE Unify your connected home into a single app. Monitor cameras, control lights and locks, build automations, and review alert history across brands. Works with Ring, Google Nest, Schlage, Rachio, Honeywell Home, Aqara, Moen, Flume, Meross, iAquaLink, LIFX, TP-Link, GE appliances, Samsung SmartThings, Big Ass Fans, and more. ALERT DELIVERY Push notifications, SMS, and email across iOS, iPad, and Mac. AUTOMATION TRIGGERS Motion, door, lock, appliance, water, and camera events across supported brands. HOMEALERTS SUBSCRIPTIONS INCLUDE - SMS support, increased alert capacity, and optional professional monitoring - Payment charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, manageable in your Account Settings - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period Terms of Use: https://terms.homealerts.app Privacy Policy: https://privacy.homealerts.app HomeAlerts is an independent product of Webb Apps and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Airbnb, Inc., Vrbo, Amazon Ring, Google Nest, or any other third-party brand mentioned. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About

E Smart

Control your home appliances, lighting, security, and pet care devices remotely via the internet. This app offers a stable and reliable user experience for managing your smart home ecosystem from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Lighting control
  • Home appliance management
  • Security system monitoring
  • Pet care device integration
  • Simultaneous control by 4 phones
Features
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With the development of IT industry and people's living standards improved. "Domestic intelligence" and "Electronics automation" technology has been rapidly developed, intelligent products are becoming widely used. It improves the quality of life. In the trend of industrial development, E Smart was established, it provides simple and intuitive user experience for your home appliances which is also stable and reliable. To sum it up, you can control your devices at any time, anywhere via Internet. E Smart provides lighting control, intelligent home appliances control, intelligent home security control, and intelligent pet caring device solution. In the future, we are going to provide more intelligent control solution for people. E Smart--Always smart! Functions: 1. Control devices including lighting,home appliances,home security, and pet caring device via the router. 2, 4 mobile phones can control devices simultaneously. 3, Real-time viewing, operating, and setting. 4, Device ID and password are encrypted, only access with the right ID and password can enter the operating interface.

Screenshots

Home Alerts4 screens
E Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Alerts at 4.0 against E Smart's 2.3. Home Alerts also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). E Smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 21) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.2). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

Both are free to download. Home Alerts sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. E Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Alerts holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Alerts has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Home Alerts's written reviews are positive against 50% of E Smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Alerts ships an update fortnightly, E Smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home Alerts versus E Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AlertsE Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (25 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.28.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWebb Apps建伟 田

Customer experience

Home Alerts

All ratings25 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative48.4%

E Smart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Home Alerts

Subscriptions16
  • Plus$3.991 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
Show 13 more
  • Plus2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Secure7 Days trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Secure7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Secure7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro$14.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pro1 Month trial$24.991 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Plus$39.991 Year
  • Secure7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Alert History +10$2.99
  • Alert History +20$2.99
None

E Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Alerts free?
Home Alerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E Smart free?
E Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Alerts or E Smart?
Home Alerts is rated higher. Home Alerts averages 4.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while E Smart averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Home Alerts or E Smart have ads?
Neither Home Alerts nor E Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Alerts or E Smart?
Home Alerts ships an update fortnightly, and E Smart monthly. Most recently, Home Alerts was updated on August 9, 2026 and E Smart on June 1, 2026.

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