Comparison

Home Assistant vs FancyLink

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

FancyLink

Manage and control your entire home lighting system with a brand-new UI and innovative smart functions. Experience a novel user interaction for a beautiful and illuminated life.

Highlights
  • Brand-new UI design
  • Novel UE interaction experience
  • Innovative smart control functions
  • Comprehensive home lighting management
  • Smart lighting for beautiful living
Features
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- A brand-new UI design. - A novel UE interaction experience - More innovative smart control functions. Smart lighting, illuminating a beautiful life.With this app, you can comprehensively manage and control your entire home lighting system, allowing you to delight in the joys of lighting.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
FancyLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Assistant at 4.7 against FancyLink's 2.0. Home Assistant also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 20%) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 6). 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 3.9K ratings behind it against 6, 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 FancyLink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, FancyLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Assistant versus FancyLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantFancyLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better2.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncShanghai Bweetech technology co., LTD

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

FancyLink

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

FancyLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FancyLink free?
FancyLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or FancyLink?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while FancyLink averages 2.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or FancyLink have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor FancyLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or FancyLink?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and FancyLink monthly. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on September 23, 2026 and FancyLink on September 16, 2026.

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