Comparison

Home Assistant vs Baseplate Brick Catalog

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

Baseplate Brick Catalog

This app helps you catalog and manage your brick collection. It allows you to convert images to brick representations, scan sets for details, and access extensive information like build instructions and market prices. Organize your sets into built, owned, or wishlist categories.

Highlights
  • Image to brick conversion
  • Set scanning with camera
  • Build instructions
  • Market price tracking
  • Collection management (built, owned, wishlist)
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Baseplate is a beautiful brick catalog and inventory app built with iOS design guidelines in mind, and supercharged with magical features. ▼ Magical Features: ⁃ Convert images to brick representations ⁃ Scan sets with your device’s camera to get further set details ▼ Extensive Information: ⁃ Themes, sets, minifigures, pieces, and more ⁃ Build instructions ⁃ Set images ⁃ Piece counts ⁃ Release dates ⁃ Age information ⁃ Market price ⁃ Set descriptions ▼ Manage Sets: ⁃ Add to built, owned, or wishlist ▼ More: ⁃ Widgets for your Home and Lock Screens ⁃ Shortcuts ⁃ Upcoming sets ⁃ Extensive sort and filter options ⁃ Search for sets by name or ID ⁃ Context Menus across the app ⁃ Variety of alt app icons ⁃ Universal app (available on iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro) Happy building! ------- Access to some of the app’s features requires a monthly/yearly subscription, or a one-off purchase. Your Baseplate subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://taphouse.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://taphouse.io/privacy Baseplate was created by fans and is not an official LEGO® product. The LEGO Group of companies does not sponsor or support Baseplate.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
Baseplate Brick Catalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Baseplate Brick Catalog at 100% against Home Assistant's 54%. Baseplate Brick Catalog also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Home Assistant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (4K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Baseplate Brick Catalog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baseplate Brick Catalog 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 2, 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 Baseplate Brick Catalog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, Baseplate Brick Catalog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home Assistant versus Baseplate Brick Catalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantBaseplate Brick Catalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncTaphouse Software LLC

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

Baseplate Brick Catalog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Baseplate Brick Catalog

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baseplate Brick Catalog free?
Baseplate Brick Catalog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or Baseplate Brick Catalog?
Baseplate Brick Catalog is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while Baseplate Brick Catalog averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or Baseplate Brick Catalog have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor Baseplate Brick Catalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or Baseplate Brick Catalog?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and Baseplate Brick Catalog every 5 days. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 26, 2026 and Baseplate Brick Catalog on October 24, 2026.

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