Comparison

Home Assistant vs EventTick

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

EventTick

Features
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EventTick is a countdown for the days you cannot wait for — trips, birthdays, weddings, launches, and everything in between. Name a moment, pick a date and a color, and watch days, weeks, or a live ring count down. Put it on your Home Screen so the wait stays in view without opening the app. LIVE COUNTDOWNS Eight styles: Breaking Down, Total Days, Weeks & Days, Months & Days, The Big Number, Orbit, Momentum, and Immersive. Numbers update every second. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Pin a countdown on iPhone. Check the next big day at a glance. YOUR LOOK Eight accents. Midnight or Dawn. Pin, search, and reorder the moments that matter. TWELVE LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Hebrew, and Arabic. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Your events stay on your device. Crash and usage diagnostics go to Firebase so we can keep the app stable. FREE AND PREMIUM Free includes up to 3 events, three countdown styles, four colors, two widget looks, and optional ads (banner + occasional interstitial). EventTick Premium is a one-time purchase (not a subscription): unlimited events, every style and widget look, and no ads. Restore from Settings with your Apple ID. Download EventTick and start counting down.

Screenshots

Home Assistant4 screens
EventTick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Home Assistant at none against EventTick's 1. Home Assistant also leads on ads (none vs shown). EventTick's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. EventTick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, EventTick every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Home Assistant versus EventTick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome AssistantEventTick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNabu Casa, IncLior Zukman

In-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EventTick

One-time1
  • EventTick Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EventTick free?
EventTick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home Assistant or EventTick have ads?
EventTick shows ads; Home Assistant does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Assistant or EventTick?
Home Assistant ships an update every 10 days, and EventTick every 3 days. Most recently, Home Assistant was updated on October 20, 2026 and EventTick on October 16, 2026.

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