Comparison

Metronet vs Home + Project

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

Head to head
About

Metronet

Monitor and manage your home security system remotely. Receive real-time alerts, control devices via an interactive map, and view surveillance cameras. Automate lighting, heating, and irrigation for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • System status monitoring
  • Real-time event notifications
  • Interactive graphic maps for device control
  • Home automation (lighting, heating, irrigation)
  • Video surveillance camera viewing
  • Centralized management via cloud server
Features
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ONLINE PREVIEW Control the status of your system: power supply, battery, alarms. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS Receive real time notifications for each event. GRAPHIC MAPS Enable or disable devices directly touching icons on the map. INTUITIVE ICONS Enable and disable different areas of your home. HOME AUTOMATION Control lighting, heating, irrigation. VIDEOSURVEILLANCE With Metronet, you can view your video surveillance system cameras directly from your smartphone or tablet. MORE POWER TO SECURITY IESS takes advantage of a solid, last generation Cloud Server to be able to incorporate and manage a large number of control units connected via Wi-Fi (for compatible models), LAN Ethernet and GSM. Compared to integrated Web Server solutions, Metronet allows for the centralized management of performance-heavy functions, unburdening the control units and making their computing power available for other functions, including their main purpose: to guarantee security. SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM The use of SSL communication protocols, combined with certificates issued by a world-famous certification authority, provides a safety profile at the same level of the solutions adopted by the activities of remote banking. In order to use the multilevel service (METRONET and METRONETCLUB), the panel must be registered to the platform by an authorized IESS installer. Some advanced features are only available for accounts created by installers who sign up for the METRONETCLUB platform.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Metronet4 screens
Home + Project4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Home + Project at Free against Metronet's $3.99. Metronet's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 19%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Home + Project is free to download; Metronet costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metronet ships an update every 6 weeks, Home + Project every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Metronet versus Home + Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetronetHome + Project
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better19.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIESS S.r.l.BTicino SpA

Customer experience

Metronet

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral26.0%
Negative24.0%

Home + Project

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral19.4%
Negative61.3%

In-app purchases

None

Metronet

No in-app purchases

None

Home + Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metronet free?
Metronet costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home + Project free?
Home + Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metronet or Home + Project have ads?
Neither Metronet nor Home + Project shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metronet or Home + Project?
Metronet ships an update every 6 weeks, and Home + Project every 5 weeks. Most recently, Metronet was updated on September 22, 2026 and Home + Project on September 13, 2026.

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