Log Browser vs HSBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Log Browser
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- Log Your WEB Browsing. Log Browser record your web browsing. Prove your behavior. Features - - Log WEB Browsing data - Check with 3D Model Types of stored data - - Gyro Data(pitch,roll) - Web URL - Device Orientation - Scrolling(Dragging) - GPS(by Pro ver.) *Collected data is not transferred to the outside.
HSBuddy
Control your HomeSeer home automation system from your mobile device and Apple Watch. Manage devices, run events, view camera feeds, and create custom dashboards. Automate tasks with Siri shortcuts and widgets.
- Control and edit devices
- Run and edit events
- View camera feeds
- Customizable dashboards
- Siri shortcuts
- Home Screen widgets
- Push notifications
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HSBuddy is a free application for iOS® that turns your mobile device into the ultimate companion for your HomeSeer® home automation system. With the included Apple Watch companion app you can take control of your home from your wrist! Certain features require an additional HomeSeer controller plug-in which you can install from the plug-in manager in your HomeSeer configuration pages. Look for HSBuddy under the User Interfaces section. Complement your home automation experience and use HSBuddy to: • Control and edit devices • Run and edit events • View history of device state changes * • View images from your home cameras ** • Create your own customized dashboards • Speed up your daily automation tasks » Create Siri shortcuts » Place Widgets for your Home Screen • Send push-notifications to your devices as part of your server events • Browse your HomeSeer server logs * • Enable geo-location on the app and location-based events * • Automatically switch between local-WiFi and remote connectivity to your server based on your location. • Connect to multiple HomeSeer servers and switch quickly between them • Use Smart Tags to quickly control a device or run an event by tapping a tag with your phone *Requires installing the free HSBuddy HomeSeer controller plug-in **Compatible with some existing HomeSeer controller camera plug-ins To use this app you need a running instance of HomeSeer. To find out more, visit http://www.homeseer.com For more information and troubleshooting help, go to http://hsbuddy.avglabs.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HSBuddy at none against Log Browser's 1. Log Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Log Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HSBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Log Browser ships an update every 2 weeks, HSBuddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Log Browser | HSBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Airwire products. | Antonio Vargas Garcia |
In-app purchases
Log Browser
- Pro Version$2.99
HSBuddy
No in-app purchases
