Victor Pest vs Hubitat Elevation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Victor Pest
This app simplifies rodent control by sending real-time notifications for trap activity directly to your mobile device. Easily connect and manage an unlimited number of smart traps, receiving alerts for kills, low battery, and connectivity issues.
- Real-time catch notifications
- Connect unlimited traps
- Custom trap naming
- Low battery alerts
- Connectivity issue notifications
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The Victor Pest app brings rodent control to the 21st century by a brand that has been the leader for over 120 years. Rodent control is now easier than ever with catch notifications delivered straight to your mobile device. Connecting traps is simple and straight forward. Features include the ability to connect an unlimited number of traps, custom naming for each trap, notifications for kills, low battery life, and connectivity issues.
Hubitat Elevation
Control your smart home devices from anywhere with this mobile application. Customize your home screen for quick access to favorites, manage lights, locks, and thermostats, and automate tasks using geofencing. Receive push notifications for important events and monitor your home's security remotely.
- Customizable home screen
- Remote device management
- Grid-based dashboards
- Geofencing presence detection
- Push notifications and alert history
- Remote home monitoring
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App: Seamless Smart Home Control Welcome to the future of smart home management. With the Hubitat Elevation Mobile App, you can effortlessly control your connected devices, whether you're at home or on the go. Simplify your experience, enhance automation, and enjoy the convenience of mobile control. Key Features: - Home: Customize your home screen to quickly access notifications and favorite devices for instant control. - Devices: Manage lights, locks, thermostats, and more from anywhere. Our app supports a vast range of devices from various manufacturers. - Dashboards: Enjoy a user-friendly, grid-based interface that offers quick access and easy customization for all your smart devices. - Geofence: Use your phone as a presence sensor. Enable geofencing to automate tasks based on your arrival or departure. - Notifications: Get push notifications for events and view alert history directly in the app. - Monitoring: Remotely monitor your home and manage security modes effortlessly with the Hubitat Safety Monitor app. Discover the difference with Hubitat Elevation and take control of your smart home like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hubitat Elevation at 4.1 against Victor Pest's 2.3. Hubitat Elevation also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 156). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Hubitat Elevation holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hubitat Elevation has 1.2K ratings behind it against 156, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Victor Pest's written reviews are positive against 24% of Hubitat Elevation's.
Victor Pest ships an update every 5 months, Hubitat Elevation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Victor Pest | Hubitat Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (156 ratings) | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 23.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Woodstream | Hubitat, Inc. |
Customer experience
Victor Pest
Hubitat Elevation
User reviews
Victor Pest
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy connectivity
- 👍 Works great
- 🚀 Surprisingly good
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Unreliable app
- 🐛 Disconnects frequently
- 🐛 Difficult to set up
Hubitat Elevation
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Improved geofencing
- 👍 Snazzy new design
- 🚀 Faster and more reliable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on startup
- 🐛 Dashboards won't load
- 🐛 Unsupported devices
- 👎 Clunky and unintuitive UI
- 🐛 Notifications not working
Bugs and requests
Victor Pest
Reported bugs
4 issues- Trap shows as connected when offline
- App constantly logs out
- App unable to connect, shows network errors
- Incorrect kill count reporting
Requested features
5 requests- Add power indicator light
- Improve notification reliability
- Support hidden WiFi networks
- Add device test button
- Improve connection status reporting
Hubitat Elevation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on selecting hub
- Home screen not updating
- Unable to add devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Restore old app functionality
- Better customization options
In-app purchases
Victor Pest
No in-app purchases
Hubitat Elevation
No in-app purchases
