Comparison

HSBuddy vs HS4Touch

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control and edit devices
  • Run and edit events
  • View camera feeds
  • Customizable dashboards
  • Siri shortcuts
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Push notifications
Features
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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

About

HS4Touch

Features
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This HS4Touch client is NOT a stand-alone app. It is designed to work in tandem with HS4Touch Designer (a commercial Windows software program). If you do not have a license for HS4Touch Designer, please install HomeSeer Mobile (our standard free app) instead. System Requirements: • Any HS4 or HS4PRO-powered HomeSeer system (including all HomeTrollers) • HomeSeer HS4Touch Designer • MyHomeSeer-Remote cloud service account (optional) Installation: • Ensure that your HomeSeer HS3 system is running • Register for a Free MyHomeSeer-Remote account and add your HomeSeer license codes to that account • Download and install the HSTouch client (this app) on your mobile device(s) • Open your IOS settings, find HSTouch and enter your MyHomeSeer username and password • Launch this app and connect using MyHomeSeer. Your system should now be accessible! • App will automatically load a default project based on the type of IOS device you are using.

Screenshots

HSBuddy4 screens
HS4Touch1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HSBuddy at every 2 months against HS4Touch's every 6 months. HS4Touch's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSBuddy ships an update every 2 months, HS4Touch every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HSBuddy versus HS4Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSBuddyHS4Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio Vargas GarciaHomeSeer

In-app purchases

None

HSBuddy

No in-app purchases

None

HS4Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HSBuddy free?
HSBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HS4Touch free?
HS4Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HSBuddy or HS4Touch have ads?
Neither HSBuddy nor HS4Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSBuddy or HS4Touch?
HSBuddy ships an update every 2 months, and HS4Touch every 6 months. Most recently, HSBuddy was updated on July 17, 2026 and HS4Touch on September 10, 2026.

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