Comparison

Home Assistant vs iHome Smart

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

iHome Smart

Control your home appliances remotely for convenience and energy savings. Manage multiple smart devices from one app, set custom schedules, and easily share access with family members.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Add multiple smart devices
  • Flexible timed tasks
  • Share equipment with family
  • Fast networking
Features
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iHome Smart, easy to build cloud intelligent life 1. Remote control of household appliances, peace of mind, energy saving, anytime, anywhere to open to open 2. Can add a variety of home appliances, an APP control intelligent devices 3. Flexible set timed tasks, on time and accurately 4. A key to share equipment for family and friends, the family easily enjoy the intelligent life 5. Fast networking, without waiting, enjoy the speed experience Demo video Link:https://youtu.be/Fz2LtiyQ2NY

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
iHome Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Assistant at 4.7 against iHome Smart's 2.0. Home Assistant also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). iHome Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Assistant versus iHome Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantiHome Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.47.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncShenzhen Elink Smart Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Home Assistant

All ratings4,010 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews514 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.2%

iHome Smart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

iHome Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iHome Smart free?
iHome Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or iHome Smart?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while iHome Smart averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or iHome Smart have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor iHome Smart shows ads.

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