Comparison

Home vs Innr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multi-camera view
  • Adaptive temperature control
  • Guest access
  • Activity history
  • Voice control with Siri
  • Widgets for quick access
  • HomeKit Secure Video
Features
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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.

About

Innr

Transform your home with intelligent lighting. Control all your lights from one place, create custom schedules, and choose from a spectrum of colors. Automate your lighting for enhanced comfort and convenience.

Highlights
  • Single-screen home control
  • Customizable lighting routines
  • Color selection
  • Light automation
  • Sunrise effect
  • Voice control integration
Features
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Enjoy the comfort of smart lighting with the Innr smart lights and the Innr app. Amazing features: • Control your home from a single screen • Routines for perfect lighting all day • Pick your favourite colours • Automate your lights for more comfort • Wake up with a sunrise effect • Dynamic effects for special moments • Quick presets for home & garden • Add Siri shortcuts for voice control • Control with Alexa and Hey Google • Give access to family members. The comfort of smart lighting with Innr.

Screenshots

Home4 screens
Innr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home at 2.2 against Innr's 1.6. Home also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 8) and review sentiment (12% vs 3%). Innr's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Home holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home has 6.9K ratings behind it against 8, 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 3% of Innr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home ships an update every 5 months, Innr every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Home versus Innr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeInnr
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (6.9K ratings) — better1.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews12.3% of reviews — better3.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6.9K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple Inc.Innr Lighting B.V.

Customer experience

Home

All ratings6,859 ratings
Positive26.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative68.1%
Written reviews2,223 reviews
Positive12.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative81.6%

Innr

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive3.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative93.1%

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

Innr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home

No in-app purchases

None

Innr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home free?
Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Innr free?
Innr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home or Innr?
Home is rated higher. Home averages 2.2 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Innr averages 1.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Home or Innr have ads?
Neither Home nor Innr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home or Innr?
Home ships an update every 5 months, and Innr every 2 months. Most recently, Home was updated on October 25, 2026 and Innr on October 23, 2026.

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