Comparison

Home Assistant vs AFERIY Classic

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 smart home devices from anywhere with this open-source solution. Automate routines, monitor your home's status, and integrate thousands of devices for enhanced privacy and sustainability.

Highlights
  • Control thousands of smart devices
  • Automate home routines
  • Discover and configure new devices
  • Securely share location for automation
  • Receive home status notifications
  • Build custom widgets
  • Integrate with voice assistants
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

AFERIY Classic

Monitor and control your power station for efficient energy management. Track battery levels, adjust charging, and schedule usage to reduce electricity costs and maximize renewable energy use.

Highlights
  • Real-time battery monitoring
  • Intelligent charging power adjustment
  • Scheduled charging times
  • Remote switch control
  • Energy usage efficiency
  • Renewable energy maximization
Features
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Smartly manage your AFERIY power station to make your energy usage more efficient! You can monitor the battery level and charge/discharge status in real-time, intelligently adjust the input power for charging, and schedule charging times. Additionally, you can remotely control the on/off status of various switches on the power station. With our app, you can maximize the use of renewable energy and effectively reduce your electricity costs.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
AFERIY Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Assistant at 54% against AFERIY Classic's 9%. Home Assistant also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4K vs 7). 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 7, 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 9% of AFERIY Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, AFERIY Classic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Assistant versus AFERIY Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantAFERIY Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better1.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB39 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperNabu Casa, Inc深圳市沃德丰科技有限公司

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

AFERIY Classic

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

AFERIY Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AFERIY Classic free?
AFERIY Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or AFERIY Classic?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4K ratings, while AFERIY Classic averages 1.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or AFERIY Classic have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor AFERIY Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or AFERIY Classic?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and AFERIY Classic every 6 weeks. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on November 2, 2026 and AFERIY Classic on October 30, 2026.

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