homes.co.nz vs SmartVu Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
homes.co.nz
Discover and research New Zealand properties for sale, rent, or off-market. Access free property information, including estimates, sales history, and council data. Claim your home to track its value and find agents to help you buy or sell.
- Property search (sale, rent, off-market)
- Free property information
- HomesEstimates
- Recent sales data
- Council data
- Claim and track home value
- Find real estate agents
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Your go-to house hunting app with free property information to inspire you to- dream; explore, buy, sell, or rent. Be the expert and make smarter property decisions. Get HomesEstimates, recent sales and council data for most New Zealand properties, all for free. With 1.8 million New Zealand homes on one platform, you can use the app to; inspire, dream, explore, buy, sell, or rent. Research properties - on sale, for rent, or even off-market. If you own it, claim it - claim your home to keep track of your homes’ value Find an agent to list your property and much more. About homes.co.nz Thousands of Kiwi Homeowners use insights from homes.co.nz to help make their property decisions easier. We’re New Zealand’s first full-service property portal, eager to share free property information that is beautifully simple to consume. We’re pioneers, innovators and passionate about helping people on their property journey.. Stop by and explore www.homes.co.nz
SmartVu Home
Manage your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. This app allows you to add and control multiple devices, integrate them for automated actions, and share access with family members. Receive real-time alerts for peace of mind.
- Remote device control
- Multi-device management
- Voice control integration
- Device interlinking and automation
- Family device sharing
- Real-time alerts
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• Control smart home appliances remotely from anywhere • Add and control multiple devices at once with one App • Voice control via Amazon Echo and Google Assistant • Interlinking of multiple smart devices. Automatically start/stop devices based on temperature, location and time. • Share devices with family members • Receive real-time alerts • Easily and quickly connect SmartVU Home devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartVu Home at 5.0 against homes.co.nz's 2.0. SmartVu Home also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 12%) and ads (none vs shown). homes.co.nz's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartVu Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of homes.co.nz's written reviews are positive against 50% of SmartVu Home's.
homes.co.nz ships an update every 6 weeks, SmartVu Home every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | homes.co.nz | SmartVu Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trade Me Limited | Dish TV Technologies Ltd |
Customer experience
homes.co.nz
SmartVu Home
Bugs and requests
homes.co.nz
Reported bugs
28 issues- App keeps closing
- Auth issues
- Favourites button doesn't work
- Search function only shows Auckland
- Half screen cut off by Dynamic Island
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- Cannot zoom
- Cannot click 'back' without defaulting
- Need to kill app to get back out
- Cannot mark property as favourite
- Cannot remove property as favourite
- Uses old data
- Property disappears
- Cannot click to see details
- App crashes on launch
- App crashes when trying to start
- App crashes instantly
- App crashes on iPad Air
- Unable to login
- Information cannot be loaded
- Filtering bug
- Auction homes displayed incorrectly
- App will not open
- Map keeps changing to flyover view
- Unclaim button missing
- Faint markings on iPhone version 2
- Map resolution issues
- House numbers on map removed
- Street view option removed
Requested features
15 requests- Fix back button
- Work on Dynamic Island compatibility
- Fix favourites button
- Improve search function
- Enable zoom
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- Fix back button functionality
- Update app
- Fix Dynamic Island/notch issues
- Make sign up optional
- Improve filtering
- Fix satellite map overview
- Stop map changing to flyover view
- Improve editing/unclaiming process
- Improve map resolution
- Allow zoom on photos
SmartVu Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
homes.co.nz
No in-app purchases
SmartVu Home
No in-app purchases
