HomeWhiz vs Kōbe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeWhiz
Connect and manage your smart home appliances and devices from your mobile. Automate routines, download custom programs, and receive notifications for enhanced convenience and control.
- Remote control and monitoring of smart appliances
- Automation scenario setup
- Downloadable appliance programs
- Program recommendation wizard
- Save favorite programs
- Customize program settings
- Customizable notifications
- Automatic reordering of supplies
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With HomeWhiz smart home application you can connect your smart appliances and other smart devices to your mobile device, allowing you to control and monitor them from anywhere. So many smart ways to make life better! Control & monitor your smart home appliances from anywhere. Set automation scenarios to orchestrate your home and let HomeWhiz think for your needs. Download additional programs from application and assign it to your appliance. Tell the wizard what you want and it will recommend the most suitable programmes for you. When you find that perfect programme for your smart appliance, simply save it as a favourite on HomeWhiz to recall it later. Adjust and customize some programs in detail, according to your changing needs. Receive notifications on the topics you want and change your notification settings as you wish. Place orders automatically when detergent is below critical level.
Kōbe
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Kōbe helps you become a more thoughtful partner through one small, respectful action each day. Every day, Kōbe offers one practical prompt: listen, show appreciation, reconnect, offer practical care, or repair. Suggestions adapt from your own check-ins and from preferences your partner has openly shared. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow one calm daily action • Get in-the-moment Help without typing private details • Save a small Care Plan based only on your partner’s words • Add optional special-days updates for discreet, approximate timing • Review your weekly effort and learning • Use private reminders, widgets, and manual backups BUILT FOR RESPECT Kōbe never scores your partner, diagnoses moods, or treats timing as permission. Your partner’s words and boundaries always come first: ask, don’t assume. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no Kōbe account, advertising, analytics SDK, or remote AI service. Relationship notes and check-ins stay on your device. Kōbe is free to use. Kōbe Pro adds unlimited choices, deeper adaptive learning, extended progress, a monthly heads-up, and unlimited personalized Help and Care Plan memories. Kōbe provides general relationship-wellness prompts, not medical, mental-health, or crisis advice. Kōbe Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kobe-daily.zazamiyagi.chatgpt.site/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeWhiz at none against Kōbe's 2. HomeWhiz also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Kōbe's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. Kōbe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HomeWhiz asks for nothing beyond the download.
HomeWhiz ships an update every 2 months, Kōbe weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeWhiz | Kōbe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (341 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 341 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Arcelik A.S. | S.I.T. TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD |
Bugs and requests
HomeWhiz
Reported bugs
6 issues- Account creation issues
- Inability to contact customer support
- Permanent location access requirement
- Glitchy app
- Freezing issues
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- Inability to send messages through the app
Requested features
3 requests- WiFi connectivity
- Metric to imperial unit conversion
- Notifications when cycle ends
Kōbe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HomeWhiz
No in-app purchases
Kōbe
- Kōbe Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Kōbe Pro Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year








