Comparison

Home Assistant vs Proscenic

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

Proscenic

Control your robot vacuum cleaner remotely from anywhere. Start, stop, schedule cleaning, and manually maneuver your device. Monitor its status and ensure your floors are always clean.

Highlights
  • Remote start/stop
  • Schedule cleaning times
  • Manual robot movement
  • Check robot status
  • Control from anywhere
Features
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Proscenic robot vacuum cleaner is designed for floor sweeping, vacuum and mopping. The Proscenic app can help you control your Proscenic robot vacuum cleaner anywhere. With the app, you can 1. Start and stop your Proscenic robot. 2. Set up schedule for your Proscenic robot. 3. Move your Proscenic robot manually. 4. Check the Proscenic robot's status. Register your Proscenic robot account, and control your Proscenic robot anywhere, anytime. Note: Proscenic robot vacuum cleaner needs to access Internet by using 2.4G wifi.To control the Proscenic robot, your mobile phone also needs to access Internet.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Proscenic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Assistant at 4.7 against Proscenic's 1.0. Home Assistant also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 13%) and ratings volume (4K vs 9). Proscenic's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 13% of Proscenic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Proscenic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home Assistant versus Proscenic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantProscenic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better1.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.48.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncProscenic Science and technology 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%

Proscenic

All ratings9 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Proscenic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Proscenic free?
Proscenic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or Proscenic?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Proscenic averages 1.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or Proscenic have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Proscenic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Proscenic?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Proscenic monthly. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 26, 2026 and Proscenic on October 24, 2026.

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