Comparison

Smartha App vs openHAB

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

Head to head
About

Smartha App

Unify control of diverse smart home systems from a single application. Manage devices, view real-time data, and create custom layouts and routines for a personalized smart home experience. Supports multiple gateways and offers push notifications for alerts.

Highlights
  • Control multiple smart home systems
  • Real-time device data
  • Groundplan status display
  • Geofencing capabilities
  • Customizable views and designs
  • Routine creation and execution
  • Push notifications
Features
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The Smartha App is a cross-platform application developed by EASY SmartHome GmbH with the aim of enabling the uniform control of separately used smart home systems from various manufacturers. The following gateways are currently supported: - Smart Home Automation smartha - Homematic CCU1, CCU2 and CCU3 - Homematic IP Access Point - Philips Hue - RaspberryMatic - Homegear Features: - Control multiple systems and control gateways - Device data in real time - Status display with groundplan mode - Geofencing - Create custom views - Layout devices based on your needs - Create individual designs - Use your own pictures as icons - Create and execute routines - Receive push notifications - Login with fingerprint and password - User administration - Import app backups across devices - Add camera streams

About

openHAB

This app acts as a companion to an open-source home automation system, allowing users to control and integrate various smart home devices. It offers remote access, enhanced notifications, and a customizable interface for managing your smart home ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Seamless integration with openHAB UI
  • Remote control via openHAB Cloud
  • Enhanced push notifications
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Natively supports iPhone and iPad
  • Connects to over 3000 devices
Features
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The official companion application for openHAB - an open source home automation system. The open Home Automation Bus (openHAB) project aims at providing a universal integration platform for connecting home automation technologies into a single intelligent system. With more than 3000 things that openHAB can connect to, there’s virtually nothing that can’t be integrated. Its advanced rules based architecture allows complete automation using several popular scripting languages (Java Script, Ruby, Python, Java, RDSL, and more ) as well as visual rule designers using either drag and drop interfaces or simple “If / Then” forms. The new openHAB UI allows users to easily build beautiful interfaces customized to their needs. openHAB is designed to be absolutely vendor-neutral as well as hardware/protocol-agnostic. Key Features: * Integrates seamlessly with your own openHAB UI (Main UI or sitemaps) * Control everything on your openHAB server directly or remotely through the free openHAB Cloud service (https://myopenhab.org) * Enhanced push notifications with media from openHAB Cloud and the openHAB cloud binding * Apple Watch companion app * Natively supports both iPhone and iPad Make openHAB the central integration and control point of your Smart Home. You will find openHAB at http://www.openhab.org/ openHAB has over 450 add-ons, supporting over 3000 things, some of which include: Aiphone, Amazon Dash Button, Amazon Echo Control, AmpliFi, AndroidTV, Anker, Apple HomeKit, Arlo, August, Belkin, Blink, Bosch Smart Home, Bose SoundTouch, Brinks, Chamberlain, Chromecast, Cree, D-Link, Daikin, Denon / Marantz, Dynaudio, Ecobee, Electrolux, Eero, Fibaro, Foscam, Freebox, Gardena, Google Home, Hisense, Honeywell, Honeywell Home, Hue, iRobot, JBL, Jablotron Alarm, Kaleidescape, Kenwood, KNX, Kodi, Kuka, Kwikset, LIFX, LG, Linksys, Logitech, Lutron, Matter, Miele Cloud, Miele@home, Moen, Nanoleaf, Neato, Netatmo, Nest, Nortek, Nuki, Osram, Philips Hue, Pioneer, Plex, Powermax, Rako, Ring, Ring Alarm, Roku, Samsung Smartthings, Sennheiser, Sensibo, Shelly, Siemens, SimpliSafe, Smarthome, Smartmeter, Smartthings, Sonos, Sony, Spotify, Squeezebox, Tado, Technics, Tesla, TP-Link Smart Home, TRÅDFRI, Unifi, Velux, Vera, Verisure, Vizio, Volumio, Wemo, Whirlpool, Wink, Xiaomi, Yamaha Musiccast, Yamaha Receiver, Yeelight, Zigbee, Z-Wave and 400 more popular technologies….

Screenshots

Smartha App4 screens
openHAB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smartha App at 85% against openHAB's 33%. openHAB's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Smartha App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. openHAB asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartha App ships an update every 2 months, openHAB every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smartha App versus openHAB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartha AppopenHAB
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEASY SmartHome GmbHopenHAB Foundation e.V.

Customer experience

Smartha App

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%

openHAB

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smartha App

One-time1
  • Unlimited$22.99
None

openHAB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartha App free?
Smartha App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is openHAB free?
openHAB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smartha App or openHAB have ads?
Neither Smartha App nor openHAB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartha App or openHAB?
Smartha App ships an update every 2 months, and openHAB every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smartha App was updated on September 18, 2026 and openHAB on August 22, 2026.

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