Home Assistant vs Yore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Yore
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Yore counts the days. Forward and back. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Deadlines. Sober streaks. Trips. Yore counts to them - and from them - with a clean, photo-first design that turns each event into something you actually want to look at. THE HERO NUMBER Every event becomes a giant, ultra-light number on your home screen. No clutter. No noise. Just the count. PHOTO BACKGROUNDS Tap once to add a photo. Yore finds the face or focal point and crops the image to sit beautifully behind your day count. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE • Home screen: Small, Medium, Large • Lock screen: Rectangular, Circular, Inline • Long-press any widget to pick exactly which event it tracks THEMES Five hand-tuned themes - Light, Dark, Sand, Ocean, Mono. Pick the one that fits your mood and Yore paints the entire app to match. iCLOUD SYNC Your events follow you across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Backed up automatically through your own iCloud account. POSTCARD SHARE Long-press any event and tap Share to generate a 4:5 editorial postcard - perfect for Instagram or sending to the person who shares the date. PREMIUM Free Yore tracks one event with the Light theme. Yore Premium unlocks unlimited events, every theme, photo backgrounds, and every widget size. Available as a weekly or annual subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions renew at the end of each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no recurring billing. Privacy Policy: https://yagl.app/yore/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Home Assistant at none against Yore's 3. Home Assistant also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Yore sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Home Assistant | Yore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nabu Casa, Inc | Hleb Rastsisheuski |
In-app purchases
Home Assistant
No in-app purchases
Yore
- Premium access for a week$0.997 Days
- Premium access for a year$7.991 Year
- Lifetime premium access$14.99









