Vida FERMAX vs Hubitat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vida FERMAX
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VIDA by FERMAX is an innovative App that manages VIDA Z-Wave home automation gateway. VIDA home automation gateway is built in with Pan. & Tilt camera, 2 way audio, speaker siren and motion sensor. This App allows you to have control and receive push notifications of all the Z-Wave devices connected to VIDA camera gateway. It also provides very easy but powerful scenes creation and control capabilities using “If-this-then-that-when” (“IFTTTW”) concept. Amazon Alexa can be easily integrated with this App and VIDA camera gateway so that you can control your smart home devices over voice. This App also provides Video Surveillance functions for VIDA camera gateway including live video, video playback and time lapse video with store camera video to SD card, NAS or Dropbox…
Hubitat
Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely. Set up location-based automation and receive important alerts directly to your phone. This app enhances your existing home automation system.
- Access Dashboards
- Monitor and control devices
- Arm/disarm Safety Monitor
- Change Modes
- Define Geofence for Presence
- Receive Push Notifications
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App is an accessory to the Hubitat Elevation home automation system. Users of Hubitat Elevation can use the Mobile App to: - Access Dashboards to monitor and control devices, arm or disarm Hubitat Safety Monitor, change Modes and more. - Define a Geofence for Mobile Presence detection based on phone location. The Geofence center defaults to your hub location but can be dragged to any location and the radius set. - Receive Push Notifications from Hubitat Elevation apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hubitat at every 2 months against Vida FERMAX's every 4 months. Hubitat also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vida FERMAX ships an update every 4 months, Hubitat every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vida FERMAX | Hubitat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.8 (163 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 163 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fermax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd | Hubitat, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Vida FERMAX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hubitat
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes on startup consistently
- Geofence detection fails to send events to hub
- Geofence shows incorrect location (off by km)
- Login screen keyboard covers continue button
- App hangs at 'Loading User Data' screen
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- Dashboard doesn't load after backgrounding
- Local LAN mode not working, stuck on cloud
- Hub discovery doesn't work on iOS
- Duplicate rooms and devices displayed
- Incorrect device status reporting
- Notifications show 'invalid token' error
- App doesn't support screen rotation
- Email verification code not received
- Presence detection broken after updates
- App unable to connect to hub after updates
- Geofence size resets to default
- What's New screen cannot be dismissed
- Layout issues with overlapping buttons on iPhone 7
Requested features
15 requests- Native iOS app with proper UI/UX design
- Dark mode option
- Widget support for quick device access
- Ability to add/discover devices from mobile app
- Automation and scene creation from app
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- iPad landscape view support
- Drag-and-drop dashboard tile customization
- Multiple geofence locations
- Motion sensor activity logging in dashboard
- Improved dashboard responsiveness and layout
- Manual IP address entry for hub connection
- SMS-based account verification
- Battery usage optimization for geofencing
- Real-time notifications with better visibility
- Detailed user manual and in-app help
In-app purchases
Vida FERMAX
No in-app purchases
Hubitat
No in-app purchases
