Comparison

Home Assistant vs Azoula Pixels

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

Azoula Pixels

Control your smart home devices remotely and automate their actions based on environmental factors like temperature and time. Easily add, manage, and share devices with family members for a more connected and colorful living space.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Add and control multiple devices
  • Smart device interworking
  • Automated actions based on conditions
  • Device sharing with family
  • Quick app-to-device connection
Features
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Azoula Pixels makes your home colorful. - Remotely control home devices from anywhere. - Add and control devices at once with one App. - Interworking of multiple smart devices. Devices automatically start/stop working based on temperature, location and time. - Easily share devices among family members. - Easily and quickly connect App to devices.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Azoula Pixels2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Home Assistant at 4K against Azoula Pixels's 9. Home Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). Azoula Pixels's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 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

Azoula Pixels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Azoula Pixels monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Assistant versus Azoula Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantAzoula Pixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, Inc文 徐

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

Azoula Pixels

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Azoula Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Azoula Pixels free?
Azoula Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or Azoula Pixels?
Azoula Pixels is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Azoula Pixels averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or Azoula Pixels have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Azoula Pixels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Azoula Pixels?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Azoula Pixels monthly. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 26, 2026 and Azoula Pixels on October 19, 2026.

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