Home Assistant vs eufy Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
eufy Life
This app helps you monitor and improve your health by automatically syncing data from compatible smart devices. It offers a simple setup process and integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking of your wellness metrics.
- Automatic health data syncing
- User-friendly device pairing
- Apple Health integration
- Body composition tracking (weight, BMI, body fat)
- Secure data privacy options
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The EufyLife app is dedicated to improving your health. We’ve blended technology and convenience into an easy-to-use app that automatically syncs your health data. HOW THE APP WORKS A EufyLife account is needed to use this app. You only need to provide an email address and registration takes two steps and only a minute to complete. To get started, download EufyLife to your mobile device and register your email address to create an account. HOW TO PAIR DEVICES Eufy products are designed to be user friendly. Pairing devices is as simple as enabling Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth on your mobile device, turning on the Eufy product, and following the on-screen instructions to complete pairing. That's it! HealthKit The EufyLife App will synchronize the records after each weighing (Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index, Height, Lean Body Mass, Weight) to Apple Health. Since the privacy of your health data is very important, EufyLife has an entry point where you can choose to sync your data to Apple Health. No data will be synced to a third party until you choose it. Eufy’s BodySense line of health and wellness-focused products are currently available for use with EufyLife: Smart Scale. CONNECT WITH US • Email: support@eufylife.com • Website: eufylife.com • Facebook: @EufyOfficial
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Verdict
Home Assistant and eufy Life both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 31% of eufy Life's. eufy Life's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 4K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Home Assistant against 4.8 for eufy Life. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4K and 17K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 31% of eufy Life's.
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, eufy Life every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Assistant | eufy Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews — better | 30.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nabu Casa, Inc | Power Mobile Life LLC |
Customer experience
Home Assistant
eufy Life
Bugs and requests
Home Assistant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
eufy Life
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues after app updates
- Unmatched user measurements
- Disappearing weight history
- Incorrect calorie tracking
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Customizable user profiles
- Export data functionality
- Improved weight trend graphs
- Apple Watch integration
In-app purchases
Home Assistant
No in-app purchases
eufy Life
No in-app purchases
Questions
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