Comparison

Home Assistant vs GarbageNight

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

GarbageNight

Never forget trash day again with this app. It helps you track your garbage and recycling pickup schedule, sending timely reminders so your bins are always ready. Avoid overflowing trash with this simple, convenient tool.

Highlights
  • Input pickup schedules
  • View weekly pickups
  • Weekly reminders
  • Supports various schedules
  • Home Screen widget
  • Siri integration
Features
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We’ve all done it. You can't remember, is it recycling or garbage this week, so you'll shuffle outside to see if hopefully one of your neighbors remembered. Or you spaced it and forgot it was trash night. The next morning, you’re rolling the can out to the curb — hopefully it’s not too late! But alas, as you tear out there in your robe and slippers, in the distance you see the garbage truck heading off into the day, and you realize how long a week can been when trash starts piling up. Well, no more! This quirky iOS app is your sidekick for mastering the art of garbage day, making sure you never miss a beat or a bin.  Key features: - Easily input your pickup schedule - See what goes out this week at a glance - Weekly reminders - Supports weekly and every other week schedules - Home Screen widget - Siri shortcut, "Hey, Siri" integration

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
GarbageNight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GarbageNight at 100% against Home Assistant's 54%. GarbageNight also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Home Assistant's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Home Assistant is free to download; GarbageNight costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, GarbageNight every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Assistant versus GarbageNight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantGarbageNight
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB2 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncSteven Quinn

Customer experience

Home Assistant

All ratings4,037 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews516 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative37.0%

GarbageNight

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

GarbageNight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GarbageNight free?
GarbageNight costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Assistant or GarbageNight have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor GarbageNight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or GarbageNight?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and GarbageNight every 4 days. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on November 1, 2026 and GarbageNight on October 24, 2026.

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