Comparison

Home Assistant vs HomeAware ™

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

HomeAware ™

This app provides real-time awareness of family members' arrivals and departures without constant monitoring or camera feeds. It offers personalized notifications for peace of mind, ensuring loved ones arrive safely. Designed with privacy in mind, it fosters connection without intrusion.

Highlights
  • Real-time family awareness
  • Personalized arrival/departure notifications
  • Privacy-respecting design
  • No camera feed required
  • Seamless integration into family life
Features
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Who’s in your home? HomeAware can answer this question without indoor cameras, facial recognition, or biometrics. MEANINGFUL NOTIFICATIONS Most home security apps bury you in vague alerts about insignificant events. HomeAware works differently. Our system only sends you a message when something actually matters or a situation needs your attention. PresenceID™ HomeAware is powered by PresenceID™. This technology recognizes whether the people in your home or approaching your door are residents, frequent visitors, or strangers. So you know when to relax or when action is needed. VERIFIED PRESENCE FOR FASTER POLICE RESPONSE Most Americans live in a city where police will not guarantee a response to a security alarm without verified presence. HomeAware gives you the data and peace of mind needed to confirm a person is actually in your home. That verification can help first responders get to your home quickly and confidently. RESPOND ON DEMAND Scary situations don’t wait for you to review footage. HomeAware surfaces what’s happening as it happens and gives you the ability to act. ● Two-way talk ● Flashing light ● Warning siren ● Dispatch first responders ● Message other residents via SmartChat With HomeAware, you’ll never have to ask, “who’s in my home?” again.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
HomeAware ™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HomeAware ™ at 100% against Home Assistant's 54%. HomeAware ™ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Home Assistant's advantage is ratings volume (4K vs 20) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

HomeAware ™ 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 20, 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 100% of HomeAware ™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, HomeAware ™ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home Assistant versus HomeAware ™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantHomeAware ™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncUbiety Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

HomeAware ™

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

HomeAware ™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeAware ™ free?
HomeAware ™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or HomeAware ™?
HomeAware ™ is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while HomeAware ™ averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or HomeAware ™ have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor HomeAware ™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or HomeAware ™?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and HomeAware ™ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 24, 2026 and HomeAware ™ on October 21, 2026.

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