Comparison

Home Linking vs Hobby Bench

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

Head to head
About

Home Linking

This application acts as a central hub for managing your smart home devices. Connect your phone to various smart hardware and control them all through a single, intuitive interface for a more connected living experience.

Highlights
  • Smart hardware hub
  • Connect phone to devices
  • Control smart gear
  • Seamless device management
Features
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HomeLinking is your household's smart hardware hub. Connect your phone to devices via the app and control all your smart gear seamlessly.

About

Hobby Bench

Features
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Hobby Bench is your personal miniature painting companion. Snap a photo of your painted mini and get instant. ANALYZE YOUR WORK: Get scored on six key painting skills: coverage, contrast, edge precision, shading depth, color balance, and cleanliness. Each analysis includes personalized improvement tips so you know exactly what to work on next. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: Build a journal of every mini you paint. Tag, annotate, and revisit past work. Watch your scores improve over time with trend charts and milestone badges. PAINT INVENTORY & RECIPES: Browse 200+ paints from Citadel, Vallejo, Army Painter, and Pro Acryl. Track which paints you own, find cross-brand equivalents, and build step-by-step paint recipes you can save as reusable templates. COLOR MATCHING: Snap a photo and Hobby Bench identifies the closest matching paints from your preferred brands. See your mini's detected color palette and get paint suggestions instantly. STUDIO INSIGHT (PRO): Unlock AI-powered coaching with detailed feedback, technique detection, style assessment, and a suggested paint recipe tailored to your mini. COMMUNITY: Share your best work, discover what others are painting, and upvote your favorites. Earn medals in weekly competitions and build your painter profile. FREE TIER • 5 analyses • 10 journal entries • Full paint database access PRO UPGRADE: • Unlimited analyses & journal entries • Studio Insight AI coaching • Recipe creation & templates • Cross-brand paint matching • Data export & import • Community medals display Not affiliated with or endorsed by any tabletop game company or paint manufacturer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Home Linking4 screens
Hobby Bench4 screens

Verdict

The call

Home Linking and Hobby Bench are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Home Linking sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Hobby Bench sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Linking ships an update every 2 months, Hobby Bench monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Home Linking versus Hobby Bench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome LinkingHobby Bench
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB73 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIDEALLUX INC.FERRAN FERNANDEZ GARRIDO

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Home Linking

One-time9
  • 7D STD PLAN (M1)$0.99
  • 7D STD PLAN (M1)2 variants$2.99
  • 7D STD PLAN (M1)$3.99
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  • 30D STD PLAN (M1)$5.99
  • 30D STD PLAN (M1)$6.99
  • 30D STD PLAN(M6)$13.99
  • 30D STD PLAN(Y1)$23.99
  • 7D STD PLAN (Y1)$29.99
  • 30D STD PLAN (Y1)$59.99
2 purchases

Hobby Bench

Subscriptions2
  • Hobby Bench Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hobby Bench Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Home Linking free?
Home Linking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hobby Bench free?
Hobby Bench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home Linking or Hobby Bench have ads?
Neither Home Linking nor Hobby Bench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Linking or Hobby Bench?
Home Linking ships an update every 2 months, and Hobby Bench monthly. Most recently, Home Linking was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hobby Bench on October 31, 2026.

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