Howz vs StroopTest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Howz
This app monitors daily routines in a home environment to detect changes in health and well-being for older individuals. It learns normal patterns and alerts users to anomalies, offering peace of mind for families and caregivers.
- Learns daily routines
- Detects anomalies and changes
- Activity level tracking
- Customizable alerts
- Smart meter integration
- Smart Home Kit compatibility
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Howz helps you know that an older person is safe, warm and well. Use your UK smart meter or the Howz Smart Home kit to see when they’re active at home, and get alerts if something seems unusual. See activity at a glance • Home – A simple dial shows activity through the day with night and day segments, plus a “time now” line. • Timeline – A chronological list of activity by sensor, location and time. View up to 8 days and export or share as CSV. • Activity chart – Open a full-screen chart (including in landscape) to see patterns over time, with a date picker and clear night/day bands. Alerts that matter • Routine alerts – First activity, late start, up in the night, low day or night activity, daytime check, unexpected activity. • Day, night and 24-hour alerts – Alerts for low temperature, door opened, door left open, and more. • Email and SMS – Get notified where you prefer; add your mobile number for SMS and “Last activity” by text. Share with people you trust • VIPs – Invite family or carers by email so they can see activity (with your permission). • Private mode – When it’s on, VIPs don’t see activity, so you stay in control. Devices and settings • Devices – See all sensors and devices; flip cards for battery, signal and serial number; view recent events grouped by date. • Settings – Manage your Howz site, nickname, location and time zone; set night/day times; configure alerts and VIPs; change password and account details. • Multiple sites – Add more than one site (e.g. different homes) and switch between them. Designed to be clear and easy to use • Works on iPhone and iPad, with layouts tuned for iPad. • Portrait by default; landscape for activity charts when you want a bigger view. • Local weather on Home (using your site location). • Support for iOS 14 and later. Howz is for anyone who wants peace of mind about an older person at home—whether you’re the person being supported, a family member or a carer. Admins set up and manage the site; VIPs are invited to view activity. For more information and the Howz Smart Home kit, visit howz.com.
StroopTest
This app presents a classic psychology test where you identify the color of a word, measuring your reaction time. It offers multilingual support and visualizes your performance over time with graphs.
- Color-word association test
- Reaction time measurement
- Performance graphing
- Multilingual support
- Classic psychology experiment
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When you read a word about a color your brain immediately things of the meaning. In this test it asks to select the color of the word. The time of your reaction will be measured and shown in the graph. Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Dutch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Howz at Free against StroopTest's $1.99. Howz also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). StroopTest's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Howz is free to download; StroopTest costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StroopTest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Howz ships an update every 2 months, StroopTest every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Howz | StroopTest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INTELESANT LTD | Yellow Riders |
Customer experience
Howz
StroopTest
In-app purchases
Howz
No in-app purchases
StroopTest
No in-app purchases









