Comparison

Home Assistant vs OpenCARWINGS

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

OpenCARWINGS

Control your electric vehicle remotely. Monitor battery status, driving range, and vehicle location. Manage climate control, charging, and set timers for convenience.

Highlights
  • View battery charge and driving range
  • Track vehicle location
  • Send destinations to car navigation
  • Remote climate control (A/C)
  • Remote charging control
  • Set remote timers
Features
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OpenCARWINGS brings back remote control functions to cars like Nissan LEAF, e-NV200. With the mobile app you can conveniently control the application. With the app you can: - View battery charge and driving range - View vehicle's location and send destinations to car's navigation system - Turn on and off the air conditioning remotely - Start charging the car - Set remote timers for charge start and A/C - More functionality coming later! OpenCARWINGS is an open source project, its repository can be found here: https://github.com/developerfromjokela/opencarwings

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
OpenCARWINGS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Home Assistant at 4.1K against OpenCARWINGS's 1. Home Assistant also leads on device support (4 vs 2). OpenCARWINGS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

OpenCARWINGS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, OpenCARWINGS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Home Assistant versus OpenCARWINGS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantOpenCARWINGS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB7 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncRuben Mkrtumyan

Customer experience

Home Assistant

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

OpenCARWINGS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

OpenCARWINGS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenCARWINGS free?
OpenCARWINGS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Assistant or OpenCARWINGS?
OpenCARWINGS is rated higher. Home Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while OpenCARWINGS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Home Assistant or OpenCARWINGS have ads?
Neither Home Assistant nor OpenCARWINGS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or OpenCARWINGS?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and OpenCARWINGS fortnightly. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on November 6, 2026 and OpenCARWINGS on November 5, 2026.

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