Comparison

Home Assistant vs Ludoya

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

Ludoya

This app serves as a social network and game tracker for board game enthusiasts. It allows users to connect with a global community, manage their game collections, log plays, and organize game nights.

Highlights
  • BGG account integration
  • Personalized home feed
  • Event creation and management
  • Detailed game information
  • User profile and activity tracking
  • Log game sessions
  • Game assistant tools
Features
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Ludoya is the board game platform for the table and everything around it: keep score, log your plays, sync your BGG collection and find game nights near you. KEEP SCORE AT THE TABLE - Live score sheets everyone at the table fills in from their own phone - Totals added up and the winner ranked for you, ties settled the way the rulebook says - Community kits for hundreds of games: setup steps, round guides and score sheets - Pick who goes first, keep track of the rounds, and follow a running game from your lock screen LOG EVERY PLAY - Log a play in two questions: which game, and now or already played. Scores are optional - Works offline: log at the cabin, it syncs later - Your plays sync with BoardGameGeek, and Board Game Arena games come in as plays - Tag who you played with, so they can add it to their own history YOUR PLAYS, IN NUMBERS - Win rates, play time and who you play with most, from what you log - A stats page for every game you play, and head to head against any regular opponent - Replay: an animated recap of your month or your year, made to share YOUR COLLECTION - Sync with BoardGameGeek, or build it from scratch - Owned, wishlisted and preordered games, with expansions, editions, prices and custom lists - Shelf Planner: see how your games fit your real shelves, from each box's dimensions - Share one collection with your partner, and always know who has what on loan FIND YOUR TABLE - Game nights and events near you, sorted by distance, as a list or on a map - RSVP in a tap, and see who's coming and which games they're bringing - Open tables: take the free seat, or open your own - Clubs, cafés and shops near you, with their events, game library and group chats - Tickets for board game days and conventions ORGANIZE YOUR OWN - Repeating game nights with capacity and a wait list, in your calendar - Tournaments in Swiss, cut and bracket stages, with players reporting their own tables and live standings - Campaigns that keep the world and every character across sessions BUY, SELL AND TRADE - List a game with photos, condition and price in a minute - Browse listings from players near you and chat with sellers on Ludoya - Rate each other after the deal RULES HELP - Ask the rules assistant about the games it supports, right from the play you're in CONNECTED TO YOUR HOBBY BoardGameGeek, Board Game Arena, Google sign-in, calendar export, Telegram and Discord. In 23 languages, on iOS, Android and the web.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Ludoya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Home Assistant at every 10 days against Ludoya's every 3 weeks. On price, review sentiment, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Ludoya every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Home Assistant versus Ludoya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantLudoya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncTenkai Workshop

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

Ludoya

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Ludoya

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ludoya free?
Ludoya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Assistant or Ludoya have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Ludoya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Ludoya?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Ludoya every 3 weeks. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ludoya on October 9, 2026.

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