# Home Assistant vs HSBuddy

The clearest difference is update cadence: Home Assistant at every 10 days against HSBuddy's every 2 months. Home Assistant also leads on ratings volume (4K vs 29). HSBuddy's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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 4.6 for HSBuddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 76% of HSBuddy's.

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, HSBuddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Home Assistant | HSBuddy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (4K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-assistant/id1099568401/reviews)** | [4.6 (29 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hsbuddy/id1317682478/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4K** | 29 |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | **76.5% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 261 MB | 60 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Nabu Casa, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1525301324) | [Antonio Vargas Garcia](https://appshunter.io/developer/1317682477) |

## What reviewers say

### Home Assistant

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/home-assistant/id1099568401)

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:** Siri integration, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### HSBuddy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hsbuddy/id1317682478)

Control your HomeSeer home automation system from your mobile device and Apple Watch. Manage devices, run events, view camera feeds, and create custom dashboards. Automate tasks with Siri shortcuts and widgets.

**Highlights:** Control and edit devices, Run and edit events, View camera feeds, Customizable dashboards, Siri shortcuts, Home Screen widgets, Push notifications

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Home Assistant free?

Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is HSBuddy free?

HSBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or HSBuddy?

Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while HSBuddy averages 4.6 from 29 ratings.

### Do Home Assistant or HSBuddy have ads?

Neither Home Assistant nor HSBuddy shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or HSBuddy?

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and HSBuddy every 2 months. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 20, 2026 and HSBuddy on October 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*