Comparison

Home Assistant vs ABUS SmartX

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

ABUS SmartX

Transform your smartphone into a digital key for mechatronic alarm locks. Enjoy convenient unlocking and closing via secure Bluetooth, and manage access for up to eight additional users. Ideal for groups and families needing to manage multiple locks.

Highlights
  • Smartphone as digital key
  • Secure Bluetooth unlocking
  • Access authorization sharing
  • Manage multiple locks
  • Temporary access grants
  • Group and family management
Features
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The app of the ABUS SmartX™ product series Some of our classics are now mechatronic. With our alarm locks, in addition to the high mechanical safety, we set an alarm of up to 100 dB, which has already proven itself in motorcycle safety. The lock turns your smartphone into a digital key with the help of the app. This enables your smartphone and the lock to interact and allows for convenient opening and closing of the lock without the need to have your smartphone in your hand. The lock communicates with your smartphone via a secure Bluetooth connection. As soon as you are within a 2-m radius of the lock it can be unlocked. Another useful function is access authorisation. Access authorisations can be sent to other people via SMS message. These can be managed in the app. Access rights can be granted on a permanent basis or for limited periods. Up to eight additional people can be taught in via the app. The fact that you can manage multiple locks via the app makes it ideal for groups and families. It is also possible to operate several ABUS locks at the same time from one mobile.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
ABUS SmartX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Assistant at 4.7 against ABUS SmartX's 3.0. Home Assistant also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). ABUS SmartX's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 3.9K ratings behind it against 7, 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 20% of ABUS SmartX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, ABUS SmartX every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home Assistant versus ABUS SmartX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantABUS SmartX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better3.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG

Customer experience

Home Assistant

All ratings3,861 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews498 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.6%

ABUS SmartX

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral19.5%
Negative61.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

ABUS SmartX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABUS SmartX free?
ABUS SmartX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or ABUS SmartX?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while ABUS SmartX averages 3.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or ABUS SmartX have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor ABUS SmartX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or ABUS SmartX?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and ABUS SmartX every 5 months. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on September 23, 2026 and ABUS SmartX on September 20, 2026.

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