Comparison

Home Assistant vs Home

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

Head to head
About

Home Assistant

Control your entire smart home from one app, locally and privately. Automate devices, receive notifications, and manage your home's data securely. Integrates with thousands of smart devices and open standards.

Highlights
  • Control entire home from one app
  • Discover and configure new devices
  • Automate device actions
  • Local data privacy
  • Connect to open standards (Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter)
  • Remote access via Home Assistant Cloud
  • Location-based automation
Features
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The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to access your Home Assistant instance on the go. Home Assistant is the smart home solution focused on privacy, choice, and sustainability. It runs locally in your home via a device like the Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi. This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant, - One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services. - Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Sonos, and IKEA Tradfri. - Automate everything - Make all the devices in your home work in harmony - have your lights dim when you start watching a movie, or turn off your heat when you’re away from home. - Keep your home’s data in the home - use it privately to see past trends and averages. - Connect to open standards with hardware add-ons - including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth. - Connect anywhere - If you would like to access this app while away from home, the most secure and simple way to get started is Home Assistant Cloud. The app unlocks your smartphone or tablet as a home automation tool. - Securely share your location, using it to automate heating, security, and so much more. - Get notifications on what's happening in your home, from detecting leaks to doors left open, you have full control over what it tells you. - Carplay functionality lets you open a garage or disable the security system from the dash of your car. - Build your own widgets to control any device in your home with a tap. - Integrate Home Assistant's functionality into Shortcuts, for example have your phone’s morning alarm turn on the coffee machine. - Apple Watch compatibility can show your home's temperature on a watch face or quickly activate devices. - Text or talk to your local voice assistant on your device. - Mac compatibility allows you to control your home from your desktop, but also to share data to build automation, like having your streaming lights turn on when your camera is active. Join the over 1 million users and empower your home with better privacy, choice and sustainability. Compatible with: Airthings, Amazon Alexa, Amcrest, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, ASUSWRT, August, Belink WeMo, Bluetooth, Bose SoundTouch, Broadlink, BTHome, deCONZ, Denon, Devolo, DLNA, Ecobee, Ecovacs, Ecowitt, Elgato, EZVIZ, Fritz, Fully Kiosk, GoodWe, Govee, Growatt, Hikvision, Hive, Home Connect, Homematic, HomeWizard, Honeywell, iCloud, IFTTT, IKEA Tradfri, Insteon, Jellyfin, LG Smart TVs, LIFX, Logitech Harmony, Lutron Caseta, Magic Home, Matter, MotionEye, MQTT, MusicCast, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Nuki, OctoPrint, ONVIF, Opower, Overkiz, OwnTracks, Panasonic Viera, Philips Hue, Pi-hole, Plex, Reolink, Ring, Roborock, Roku, Samsung TVs, Sense, Sensiba, Shelly, SmartThings, SolarEdge, Sonarr, Sonos, Sony Bravia, Spotify, Steam, SwitchBot, Synology, Tado, Tasmota, Tesla Wall, Thread, Tile, TP-Link Smart Home, Tuya, UniFi, UPnP, Verisure, Vizio, Wallbox, WebRTC, WiZ, WLED, Xbox, Xiaomi BLE, Yale, Yeelight, YoLink, Z-Wave, Zigbe

About

Home

Manage and control all your smart home devices from one place. View multiple cameras, automate temperature and lighting, grant guest access, and receive activity history. Voice control with Siri and convenient widgets enhance your smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Multi-camera view
  • Adaptive temperature control
  • Guest access
  • Activity history
  • Voice control with Siri
  • Widgets for quick access
  • HomeKit Secure Video
Features
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Home makes it easy to control, organize, and monitor all of your smart home accessories — right from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch. Control Your Home . Notification summaries, powered by Apple Intelligence combine related accessory notifications into a single, easy-to-read update. . Siri makes it easy to use your voice to control accessories. Say “Lock the front door,” or create a scene and say “Good night” to turn off all your lights. . Control Center gives you quick access to control your favorite accessories and scenes, with a dedicated and customizable section for additional accessories and scenes. . Home app on Apple Watch surfaces the accessories you’re most likely to need at the top for immediate access, followed by all accessories in favorites, cameras, and rooms. Cameras . Video descriptions enabled by Apple Intelligence let you quickly understand what happened in your HomeKit Secure Video camera recordings. . Camera clip search uses Apple Intelligence so you can find specific moments across your HomeKit Secure Video recordings. . 4K recording captures every detail from compatible HomeKit Secure Video cameras. . HomeKit Secure Video also provides live video, recordings, and a 10-day history from your security cameras and video doorbells, with rich notifications when people, pets, vehicles, or package deliveries are detected. . Multi-camera layout in the Home tab shows up to four cameras at once — scroll to see additional cameras, or tap into any camera for a detailed full-screen view. Climate & Comfort . Adaptive Temperature sets your thermostat to adjust when you’re on your way home, when you go to sleep, or when you’re away for an extended period of time. . Adaptive Lighting lets you set compatible lightbulbs to automatically adjust their color temperature throughout the day — warm colors in the morning, cooler tones midday, and blue light removed at night. Access & Security . Guest access provides date- and time-based access to locks, garage doors, and alarm systems for visitors. . Activity History displays recent history for climate automations, garage doors, door locks, security systems, and contact sensor events. Speakers & Home Hubs . AirPlay-enabled speakers can be added to play music throughout your home. . HomePod and Apple TV act as a home hub — letting you control accessories remotely, run automations, receive accessory notifications, and share your home with others. Energy . Energy support lets you see how much energy compatible accessories are consuming, helping you make smarter decisions about your home. . Grid Forecast uses data from your local electric grid to show when it will be running on cleaner sources, so you can plan when to charge devices or run appliances. (Contiguous US only) . Electricity usage and rate plan information are displayed for eligible customers when connecting their utility account to the Home app. (US only) Feature availability may vary by region and may require a compatible home hub, iCloud+ subscription, and/or compatible accessories. See apple.com/home/accessories for details. Apple Intelligence features require an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad and a home hub such as HomePod or Apple TV 4K running the latest operating system software. Location services need to be enabled for Home app and Home Accessories.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Assistant at 4.7 against Home's 2.2. Home Assistant also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 12%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). Home's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 6.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 12% of Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Home every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Assistant versus Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantHome
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better2.2 (6.8K ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K6.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.410.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncApple

Customer experience

Home Assistant

All ratings3,861 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews498 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.6%

Home

All ratings6,758 ratings
Positive26.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative68.1%
Written reviews2,172 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative81.3%

Bugs and requests

Home Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Home

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Automations not working as expected
  • Devices randomly disappearing from the app
  • Invitations not being received
  • Camera playback issues
  • Siri commands not recognized

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options
  • Improved automation capabilities
  • Better troubleshooting tools
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • Expanded device compatibility

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home free?
Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or Home?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Home averages 2.2 from 6.8K ratings.
Do Home Assistant or Home have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Home?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Home every 6 months. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on September 23, 2026 and Home on September 24, 2026.

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