e vs Home + Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e
Manage and monitor your home or office security, fire detection, and smart home systems from a single cloud platform. Receive real-time notifications, control devices, and view live video feeds remotely.
- Centralized system management
- Intrusion and fire detection control
- Video surveillance monitoring
- Smart home device management
- Real-time event notifications
- Graphic map system control
- InstaVision video verification
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e-Connect is a service for systems centralization, management and supervision that combines in a single cloud platform EL.MO intrusion and fire detection, home management systems and e-Vision® video surveillance systems. e-Connect makes it possible to control intrusion and fire detection systems status (home, office, holiday houses, etc.), receive notifications, manage systems through graphic maps, enable/disable devices (ex. detectors), display images of video surveillance systems, and manage domotic systems such as irrigation and lighting systems. Find out about e-Connect at http://e-connect.elmospa.com The service usage requires the intervention of EL.MO. qualified and authorized security systems installers who are to create a system account, that is, a user profile enabled for the management of compatible EL.MO. intrusion detection control units and/or e-Vision PRO series DVRs/NVRs. Some functions will be available only for accounts set by installers registered to the platform with multi-level structure. What can e-Connect manage? - EL.MO. intrusion detection systems based on Villeggio, PREGIO, HERCOLA, ETR G2, TITANIA, NET and TACÓRA control units. - DVRs, NVRs and IP cameras of e-Vision PRO series. - Domotic systems associated to EL.MO. units e-Connect can also manage several systems through a single account simultaneously: home, office, holiday houses. What can e-Connect do? Using smartphones and tablets it is possible to control systems status, receive notifications (also referred to InstaVision video verification for an immediate video monitoring upon events occurrence), enable/disable intrusion detection devices, display CCTV systems images (live both single and multichannel, and playback) or manage domotic systems. With regard to the chronothermostat, it will be possible to adjust the temperature and control its working mode from a remote site. InstaVision Video Verification InstaVision is a new e-Connect function for video verification that optimizes the synergy between EL.MO. intrusion and fire detection systems and CCTV e-Vision® PRO systems. It allows receiving real time notifications about one of its security systems and verify its condition immediately. When an event occurs (ex. intrusion attempt) InstaVision allows displaying live images, images recorded at the exact time of the event, and images recorded a few seconds before the occurrence of the event directly from e-Connect app. Such function enables to control whether the event is a false alarm or a true intrusion or fire event in which case a prompt intervention will be possible. Images are not recorded to third-party servers, but directly to users DVRs and NVRs so to reduce to zero personal data breach risks and to shorten dramatically system response time. How is e-Connect interface? e-Connect features a complete but intuitive control panel. Main icons provide a quick view of the system status, while a convenient side menu grants an easy browsing of e-Connect menu pages. Systems interactive graphic maps allow managing devices and retrieve cameras images view. How is power combined with security? e-Connect features a Cloud Server structure that includes all control units connected to the network. The use of SSL communication protocol combined with certificates issued by international Certification Authority bodies grants an outstanding security level. Easy setup and P2P The configuration of e-Connect app and its association to security equipment such as control units and NVRs/DVRs is an easy operation also thanks to P2P connection to EL.MO. proprietary server. For web browser version, visit http://connect.elmospa.com website. e-Connect app performs a regular automatic check of the purchase licence validity; in case of errors, please download the most recent version available on App Store.
Home + Project
Design and configure home automation systems with this tool for installers. Remotely manage and update entrance panels, change system parameters, and update address books. Save time by replicating and sharing projects easily.
- Design home automation systems
- Configure home automation systems
- Remotely manage entrance panels
- Update entrance panels digitally
- Change system parameters
- Update address book
- Replicate and share projects
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he Home + Project application is a dedicated working tool for installers to design and configure home automation systems using a smartphone or tablet. Feel free to choose the server that best suits your installation needs: BT-F460 or Classe 300EOS WN. Thanks to Home + Project, you can also remotely configure, manage, and update the Linea 5000 entrance panel digitally using a smartphone or PC, quickly and without the need for physical configurators. Changing system parameters, updating the address book, and downloading the new entrance panel configuration, either remotely or on-site via Bluetooth connection, has never been easier. Take advantage of all the available features that help you save time while easily replicating and sharing your projects. Stay tuned for the continuous evolution of the app, which will keep releasing new functionalities and improvements to always guarantee the best user experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Home + Project at Free against e's $3.99. Home + Project also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0). e's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 19%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On update cadence, 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
Home + Project is free to download; e costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Home + Project holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: e has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of e's written reviews are positive against 19% of Home + Project's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
e ships an update every 6 weeks, Home + Project every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e | Home + Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better | 19.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EL.MO. SPA | BTicino SpA |
Customer experience
e
Home + Project
In-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
Home + Project
No in-app purchases









