Comparison

Smarteefi vs HomeLab Go

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

Head to head
About

Smarteefi

Control your home appliances and lighting remotely with this app. Manage devices connected to Wi-Fi switches and power strips from anywhere, anytime. Schedule operations, set timers, and monitor usage for enhanced convenience and energy efficiency.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
  • Weekly/Daily scheduling
  • Countdown and loop timers
  • Usage monitoring
  • Push notifications
Features
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Smarteefi is a home automation app that allows user to control home appliances/lightings connected to Smarteefi Wi-Fi switches and power strip. It connects to Smarteefi cloud using home/office Wi-Fi router and can be controlled from Internet anywhere anytime using Smarteefi App and Smarteefi web portal. Smarteefi Features: Anytime Anywhere Control of home appliances/lightings from Mobile App Works with Amazon Alexa Works With Google Home Weekly/Daily Scheduling Facility Countdown Timer Loop Timer Usgae Monitoring Configurable manual override Push Notifications on Manual On/Off Allows to control appliances/lighting from multiple phones

About

HomeLab Go

Monitor and manage your Proxmox, TrueNAS, and Proxmox Backup Server infrastructure from a single, native iOS dashboard. Control VMs, containers, storage, and backups, with features like noVNC console access and Home Screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Unified dashboard for Proxmox, TrueNAS, and PBS
  • Monitor nodes, VMs, containers, and storage
  • Start, stop, and reboot VMs/containers
  • Access noVNC console for VMs
  • Manage TrueNAS ZFS snapshots and shares
  • Trigger and monitor backups
  • Home Screen widgets and notifications
Features
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Your Proxmox nodes, TrueNAS servers, and Proxmox Backup Server. One app, one dashboard. HomeLab Go is a native iOS app for monitoring and managing your homelab infrastructure. Instead of juggling separate tools or browser tabs for each platform, you get a single place to see what's running, what's healthy, and what needs attention. WHAT YOU CAN MONITOR • Proxmox VE: nodes, virtual machines, LXC containers, CPU/memory usage, and uptime • TrueNAS SCALE: storage pools, datasets, snapshots, shares, disks, SMART health, and alerts • Proxmox Backup Server: datastores, backup snapshots, verification status, and tasks WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start, stop, shutdown, reboot, and pause VMs and containers • Open a noVNC console to running VMs directly from your phone • Create and manage ZFS snapshots on TrueNAS • Manage SMB and NFS shares • Trigger and monitor backups • Start and stop TrueNAS apps • View firewall rules, task logs, and storage usage BUILT FOR HOMELABS • Self-signed certificate support with Trust-on-First-Use. No insecure SSL bypass. • Tailscale VPN support for managing your lab away from home • Home Screen widgets for Proxmox and TrueNAS status at a glance • Notifications when nodes go offline, pools degrade, or tasks complete • Biometric lock to keep your server credentials private • iPad support with split-view sidebar navigation • Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text One purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No account required.

Screenshots

Smarteefi4 screens
HomeLab Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smarteefi at Free against HomeLab Go's $4.99. Smarteefi also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). HomeLab Go's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Smarteefi is free to download; HomeLab Go costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeLab Go holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smarteefi ships an update every 3 weeks, HomeLab Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smarteefi versus HomeLab Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmarteefiHomeLab Go
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperCOREEMBEDDED TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITEDOkay Apps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Smarteefi

No in-app purchases

None

HomeLab Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smarteefi free?
Smarteefi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeLab Go free?
HomeLab Go costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smarteefi or HomeLab Go?
HomeLab Go is rated higher. Smarteefi averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HomeLab Go averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smarteefi or HomeLab Go have ads?
Neither Smarteefi nor HomeLab Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smarteefi or HomeLab Go?
Smarteefi ships an update every 3 weeks, and HomeLab Go every 2 months. Most recently, Smarteefi was updated on November 6, 2026 and HomeLab Go on October 30, 2026.

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