Comparison

Home Assistant vs Philips OneBlade

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

Philips OneBlade

Enhance your grooming with expert advice, how-to videos, and AR beard styling. Get personalized blade replacement reminders and real-time guidance for connected devices. This app is designed for users of the Philips OneBlade.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality beard styling
  • Personalized blade replacement advice
  • Real-time grooming guidance
  • How-to videos
  • Grooming history tracking
  • Support access
Features
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Transform your personal care routine with OneBlade from Philips Philips OneBlade app is the new name for the Daily Care app. Offering the same great features, the new name was chosen to emphasize our passion for OneBlade. Take your personal care routine to the next level, with expert advice, handy how-to videos, augmented reality beard styling, personalized blade replacement advice, and real-time guidance (for connected devices only). If you use OneBlade, this is the only grooming app you’ll ever need. Featuring: Real-time speed guidance for an optimized grooming session: Get real-time guidance to improve your grooming and styling technique with your Bluetooth OneBlade 360. Track your shaving and grooming history over time to see how you are performing and get personalized advice. Reminders to ensure you’re always ready: Be notified when the blade of your OneBlade needs to be replaced, so you’re always ready to trim or shave. Step-by-step guidance for effortless styling: With augmented reality guiding your OneBlade, and handy tips along the way, it’s never been easier to create the perfect beard or mustache. Augmented reality to help you choose: Try on a range of beard and mustache styles using realistic AR, and find your perfect style before you start growing it. Easy access to support: Whether you need a how-to video to get you started, the user manual to find out more about your device, or access to our Consumer Care team, you can do it all on this app.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Philips OneBlade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Home Assistant at every 10 days against Philips OneBlade's every 2 months. Home Assistant also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (54% vs 35%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Home Assistant against 4.8 for Philips OneBlade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.9K and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Home Assistant's written reviews are positive against 35% of Philips OneBlade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Philips OneBlade every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Assistant versus Philips OneBlade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantPhilips OneBlade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings)4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better35.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better2.2K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncPhilips

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

Philips OneBlade

All ratings2,216 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative59.4%

Bugs and requests

Home Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Philips OneBlade

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes on loading screen
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems
  • App features not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • More content and tutorials for women
  • Replacement parts availability
  • Improved app stability and connectivity

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Philips OneBlade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Philips OneBlade free?
Philips OneBlade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or Philips OneBlade?
Philips OneBlade is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Philips OneBlade averages 4.8 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Home Assistant or Philips OneBlade have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Philips OneBlade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Philips OneBlade?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Philips OneBlade every 2 months. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on September 23, 2026 and Philips OneBlade on September 24, 2026.

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