Comparison

Zipato vs Automations for Home Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Zipato

Control and manage your smart home devices, including security alarms, thermostats, lighting, and video monitoring. Create custom automations and schedules for a personalized living experience. Integrates with a wide range of smart home standards and devices.

Highlights
  • Device management for multiple systems
  • Professional security alarm features
  • Customizable smart thermostat control
  • Video intercom and monitoring
  • Lights and power management
  • Advanced automation rules and geofencing
  • Fully customizable dashboard
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Some features of Zipato APP: Device manager > creating and managing multiple Systems > managing servers and configuring multi-server Systems > integrating Systems into other Systems as SubSystems > pairing, configuring and monitoring devices based on different standards > support for Z-wave, KNX, ModBus, EnOcean, ULE, Zigbee, PhIlips Hue, Sonos... Professional Security Alarm > multi-partitions, cross zoning, user roles > intruder, smoke, water leak, CO detection and alerts Smart thermostat > create you own thermostat by using system devices, > multiple zones, schedulers... > integration with other popular thermostats based on supported standards Video Intercom > DoorPhone for entrance control > video and Voice enabled > integration with Zipato SIP server and other popular SIP servers Lights and power management > dimming, switching, rgbw, consumption monitoring > motor controls for curtains, roller shutter and valves > IR control for A/C and AV devices > door locks control with access codes management Video monitoring > IP cameras live view > event based recording and messaging > multi-camera monitoring views > timeline and Gallery views for watching recorded video and snapshots Automation > mobile rule creator for creating simple rules > geofencing for creating rules based on mobile user’s location > customizable scheduler with advanced configuration options > scenarios and grouping of devices > integration with rules made by online Rule Creator Dashboard > fully customizable > create containers with device widgets by type, room, scene or custom > scrollable or listed container views > special home page info widgets for easier monitoring > powerful but intuitive widgets with multiple controlling options for all System devices > vertical and landscape mode supported for tablets Knowledge base > News and Announcements with latest information about the platform > Articles with demo videos about specific functions --- note --- For using Zipato APP it’s necessary to have at least one Zipato controller, preferably Zipabox2 or Zipatile2. — note for existing zipato users --- This Zipato APP is based on Zipato v3 backend. Zipato v3 is the whole new Zipato backend and each System needs to be made from scratch. To use this APP with your current controller, it is necessary to unregister your existing controller from the Zipato v2 environment and register it within a System in Zipato v3 environment through this APP.

About

Automations for Home Assistant

Design intricate automations for your smart home using a simple drag-and-drop interface. Easily set up triggers, conditions, and actions to bring your smart home ideas to life. Requires an existing Home Assistant installation.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop automation canvas
  • Create triggers, conditions, and actions
  • Search and filter automations
  • Tablet support
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Effortlessly create complex automations with just a few taps and bring your ideas to reality through a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface.   * Create triggers, conditions, and actions.   * Search and filter through your automatons * Available for tablet Please note that this app requires an existing Home Assistant installation.

Screenshots

Zipato4 screens
Automations for Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Automations for Home Assistant at 2.5 against Zipato's 1.0. Automations for Home Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 9%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Automations for Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Zipato's written reviews are positive against 38% of Automations for Home Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zipato ships an update every 2 months, Automations for Home Assistant every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zipato versus Automations for Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZipatoAutomations for Home Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)2.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTri plus grupaFebriq BV

Customer experience

Zipato

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%

Automations for Home Assistant

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Zipato

No in-app purchases

None

Automations for Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zipato free?
Zipato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Automations for Home Assistant free?
Automations for Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zipato or Automations for Home Assistant?
Automations for Home Assistant is rated higher. Zipato averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Automations for Home Assistant averages 2.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Zipato or Automations for Home Assistant have ads?
Neither Zipato nor Automations for Home Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zipato or Automations for Home Assistant?
Zipato ships an update every 2 months, and Automations for Home Assistant every 5 days. Most recently, Zipato was updated on October 26, 2026 and Automations for Home Assistant on October 17, 2026.

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