Comparison

HSBuddy vs SaveFood

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

SaveFood

Features
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Stop wasting food and money. SaveFood is your smart kitchen companion that tracks everything in your fridge, freezer, and pantry so nothing ever expires unnoticed again. - TRACK YOUR FOOD WITH EASE Add items to your digital pantry in seconds. Choose between fridge, freezer, or pantry storage. SaveFood automatically estimates expiry dates by food type no manual date-hunting required. - SMART EXPIRY ALERTS Get timely push notifications before your food expires 2 days ahead, 1 day ahead, and on the expiry day itself. Never discover forgotten food rotting at the back of your fridge again. - RECIPE SUGGESTIONS FROM WHAT YOU HAVE SaveFood scans your pantry and suggests recipes using ingredients that are about to expire. Cook smarter, waste less. 20+ built-in recipes covering Italian, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Mediterranean, and American cuisines. - SMART SHOPPING LIST Build your shopping list manually or let SaveFood suggest items based on what's running low. After shopping, scan your receipt to bulk-add items to your pantry in one tap. - LIVE PANTRY DASHBOARD See your full food inventory at a glance: total items, expiring soon, and already expired grouped by freshness so you always know what to use first. WHY IT MATTERS The average household wastes hundreds of dollars in food every year. SaveFood helps you reduce waste by up to 40%, save money on groceries, cook more creatively with what you have, and contribute to a more sustainable planet. KEY FEATURES Fridge, Freezer & Pantry tracking in one app Auto expiry estimation by food type & storage location Push notifications: 2-day, 1-day, and day-of reminders Recipe suggestions prioritising your expiring ingredients Smart shopping list with auto-suggestions Receipt scan to bulk-add pantry items Colour-coded freshness badges (green / yellow / orange / red) Fully offline your data stays private on your device Download SaveFood today and take control of your kitchen.

Screenshots

HSBuddy4 screens
SaveFood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HSBuddy at none against SaveFood's 3. SaveFood's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days 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. SaveFood sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HSBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSBuddy ships an update every 2 months, SaveFood every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HSBuddy versus SaveFood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSBuddySaveFood
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio Vargas GarciaMd Al Amin

In-app purchases

None

HSBuddy

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SaveFood

Subscriptions3
  • SaveFood - Expiry Tracker$0.991 Month
  • Premium Membership$6.996 Months
  • Premium Membership$12.991 Year

Questions

Is HSBuddy free?
HSBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaveFood free?
SaveFood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HSBuddy or SaveFood have ads?
Neither HSBuddy nor SaveFood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSBuddy or SaveFood?
HSBuddy ships an update every 2 months, and SaveFood every 8 days. Most recently, HSBuddy was updated on November 2, 2026 and SaveFood on October 3, 2026.

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