SmartScale vs Hearth for HomeKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartScale
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Hearth for HomeKit
Transform an unused iPad or iPhone into a dedicated smart home dashboard. Control lights, thermostats, and more, with customizable displays and screensaver options. Offers a free version with core features and an optional one-time purchase for advanced functionality.
- HomeKit accessory control by room
- Room status monitoring (temperature, humidity)
- Customizable backgrounds and interface themes
- Low-distraction screensaver with clock styles
- Presence sensor integration for wake-up
- Apple Music playback controls
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Turn an unused iPad—or an iPhone—into a calm, always-ready HomeKit dashboard. Hearth works directly with the homes, rooms, and accessories already configured in the Apple Home app. It brings the status and controls you use most into an interface designed for a wall-mounted display, kitchen counter, or bedside stand. Hearth Free remains usable without a subscription. See your home at a glance • Browse and control HomeKit lights, thermostats, curtains, and other compatible accessories by room • Check room temperature, humidity, and sensor status at a glance • Choose Celsius or Fahrenheit • See and control Apple Music playback from the dashboard Made for an always-on display • Use a built-in gradient or your own photo as the room background • Choose a light, dark, or background-matched interface • Enter a low-distraction screensaver when idle • Adjust dashboard and screensaver brightness separately • Choose digital, analog, or minimal clock styles • Configure Auto-Sleep, Night Mode, and OLED burn-in protection • Use a HomeKit presence sensor—or experimental, on-device camera detection while Hearth is visible—to wake when someone arrives Focused, direct control • Control individual lights or light groups already set up in the Apple Home app • Set thermostat target temperatures and operating modes • Control curtains, blinds, and other compatible opening accessories • Choose which control cards, sensors, and active devices appear in each room Free and Pro Hearth Free includes one active room, core accessory controls, room status, built-in gradients, basic display settings, and the digital screensaver. Hearth Pro unlocks every room and zone in the current home, custom photo backgrounds, adaptive appearance, additional screensaver styles, OLED protection, Night Mode, Presence Wake, active-device selection, and iCloud settings sync. Choose Lifetime Pro as a one-time purchase, or Pro Monthly as an auto-renewing monthly subscription with a one-month free trial for eligible customers. Before you start • Hearth requires a HomeKit home and compatible accessories already configured in the Apple Home app • The iPhone dashboard supports portrait and landscape • Apple Music playback controls require an active Apple Music subscription • Presence Wake can use a compatible sensor from the Apple Home app; experimental camera detection works only while Hearth is visible and processes frames on device • Night Mode shows black content at minimum brightness; it does not turn off the physical backlight on an LCD iPad • Use Apple's Guided Access to turn the device into a dedicated household control panel Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartScale at none against Hearth for HomeKit's 1. SmartScale also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Hearth for HomeKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmartScale asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SmartScale | Hearth for HomeKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fuzhou Emax Electronic Co.,Ltd | Jiacheng Jiang |
In-app purchases
SmartScale
No in-app purchases
Hearth for HomeKit
- Hearth Lifetime Pro$29.99
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