Comparison

Home Assistant vs KERUI 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

KERUI SMART

Control your home appliances remotely using this application, compatible with KERUI Alarmed hardware. Manage your devices from anywhere with an internet connection. Ensures product quality through strict checks from design to production.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Compatible with KERUI Alarmed hardware
  • Networked device management
  • Anywhere access
  • Quality control
Features
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KERUI Smart application must comply with the KERUI Alarmed hardware used together to complete control of home appliances. As long as your phone can be networked, you can control your appliances anywhere. Shenzhen Secrui Electronic Co., Ltd. is a burglar alarm host of production and research and development in high-tech enterprise, founded in 2001. Product from design to production process R & D, quality inspection every aspect we have strict checks to ensure product quality. Technology to create value, quality cast eternal. Scientific testing methods and improve the production process, allowing for long-term performance and quality in the domestic counterparts in the lead.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
KERUI SMART3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Assistant at 54% against KERUI SMART's 8%. Home Assistant also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4K vs 2). KERUI SMART'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 2, 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 8% of KERUI SMART's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Assistant versus KERUI SMART: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantKERUI SMART
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.48.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, Inc传林 方

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

KERUI SMART

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative58.3%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

KERUI SMART

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KERUI SMART free?
KERUI SMART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or KERUI SMART?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while KERUI SMART averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or KERUI SMART have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor KERUI SMART shows ads.

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