Home vs Home + Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home
Manage and control all your smart home devices from one place. View multiple cameras, automate temperature and lighting, grant guest access, and receive activity history. Voice control with Siri and convenient widgets enhance your smart home experience.
- Multi-camera view
- Adaptive temperature control
- Guest access
- Activity history
- Voice control with Siri
- Widgets for quick access
- HomeKit Secure Video
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Home makes it easy to control, organize, and monitor all of your smart home accessories — right from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch. Control Your Home . Notification summaries, powered by Apple Intelligence combine related accessory notifications into a single, easy-to-read update. . Siri makes it easy to use your voice to control accessories. Say “Lock the front door,” or create a scene and say “Good night” to turn off all your lights. . Control Center gives you quick access to control your favorite accessories and scenes, with a dedicated and customizable section for additional accessories and scenes. . Home app on Apple Watch surfaces the accessories you’re most likely to need at the top for immediate access, followed by all accessories in favorites, cameras, and rooms. Cameras . Video descriptions enabled by Apple Intelligence let you quickly understand what happened in your HomeKit Secure Video camera recordings. . Camera clip search uses Apple Intelligence so you can find specific moments across your HomeKit Secure Video recordings. . 4K recording captures every detail from compatible HomeKit Secure Video cameras. . HomeKit Secure Video also provides live video, recordings, and a 10-day history from your security cameras and video doorbells, with rich notifications when people, pets, vehicles, or package deliveries are detected. . Multi-camera layout in the Home tab shows up to four cameras at once — scroll to see additional cameras, or tap into any camera for a detailed full-screen view. Climate & Comfort . Adaptive Temperature sets your thermostat to adjust when you’re on your way home, when you go to sleep, or when you’re away for an extended period of time. . Adaptive Lighting lets you set compatible lightbulbs to automatically adjust their color temperature throughout the day — warm colors in the morning, cooler tones midday, and blue light removed at night. Access & Security . Guest access provides date- and time-based access to locks, garage doors, and alarm systems for visitors. . Activity History displays recent history for climate automations, garage doors, door locks, security systems, and contact sensor events. Speakers & Home Hubs . AirPlay-enabled speakers can be added to play music throughout your home. . HomePod and Apple TV act as a home hub — letting you control accessories remotely, run automations, receive accessory notifications, and share your home with others. Energy . Energy support lets you see how much energy compatible accessories are consuming, helping you make smarter decisions about your home. . Grid Forecast uses data from your local electric grid to show when it will be running on cleaner sources, so you can plan when to charge devices or run appliances. (Contiguous US only) . Electricity usage and rate plan information are displayed for eligible customers when connecting their utility account to the Home app. (US only) Feature availability may vary by region and may require a compatible home hub, iCloud+ subscription, and/or compatible accessories. See apple.com/home/accessories for details. Apple Intelligence features require an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad and a home hub such as HomePod or Apple TV 4K running the latest operating system software. Location services need to be enabled for Home app and Home Accessories.
Home + Control
Control your home's lights and power remotely. Schedule devices to turn on/off automatically for comfort, safety, and convenience. Monitor energy usage to reduce waste and costs.
- Remote control of lights and power
- Scheduling for automation
- Energy usage monitoring
- Smart alerts for power outages
- Compatibility with voice assistants
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Legrand Home + Control is designed for: LEGRAND RADIANT WITH NETATMO AND ADORNE WITH NETATMO SMART SWITCHES & OUTLETS Manage lights and power, from anywhere, with the Legrand Home + Control app. Start with a Smart Gateway, then replace existing switches, dimmers and outlets with adorne and radiant with Netatmo Smart Switches and Outlets for full control of your lights and power. COMFORT Turn on lights from wherever you go, giving you the comfort needed to enjoy life. SAFETY Schedule lights for your arrival, or dim lights to safely navigate the house at night. CONVENIENCE Conveniently schedule lights or appliances to go on/off automatically. MORE CONTROL, LESS WASTE The Home + Control app provides incredible visibility to a home’s energy usage, helping reduce energy cost and waste. Monitor, manage, and more. Set Smart Alerts to be notified in the event of a power outage or lights left on. Legrand Home + Control is compatible with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home or Apple HomeKit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Home + Control at 4.3 against Home's 2.2. Home + Control also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 12%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Home's advantage is ratings volume (6.8K vs 138) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Home + Control holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home has 6.8K ratings behind it against 138, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Home's written reviews are positive against 43% of Home + Control's.
Home ships an update every 6 months, Home + Control monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home | Home + Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6.8K ratings) | 4.3 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 43.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 138 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple | Legrand - Netatmo – Bticino |
Customer experience
Home
Home + Control
Bugs and requests
Home
Reported bugs
5 issues- Automations not working as expected
- Devices randomly disappearing from the app
- Invitations not being received
- Camera playback issues
- Siri commands not recognized
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options
- Improved automation capabilities
- Better troubleshooting tools
- Backup and restore functionality
- Expanded device compatibility
Home + Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Home
No in-app purchases
Home + Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Home free?
Is Home + Control free?
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