Comparison

HSBuddy vs Sterling Ranch

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

Sterling Ranch

Features
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We’re intentionally creating a community where joy resides. When we think back to our original vision for this land and the wonderful home it would become for generations to come we can’t help but feel immense gratitude for what it has become. As we see yesterday’s strangers becoming today’s best friends over a cup of coffee or a game of corn hole, we smile in awe as we remember our original intention. This place … our place … a beautiful home to many … and many more who will come.

Screenshots

HSBuddy4 screens
Sterling Ranch1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sterling Ranch at every 3 weeks against HSBuddy's every 2 months. HSBuddy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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, Sterling Ranch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HSBuddy versus Sterling Ranch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSBuddySterling Ranch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio Vargas GarciaAlosant

In-app purchases

None

HSBuddy

No in-app purchases

None

Sterling Ranch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HSBuddy free?
HSBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sterling Ranch free?
Sterling Ranch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HSBuddy or Sterling Ranch have ads?
Neither HSBuddy nor Sterling Ranch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSBuddy or Sterling Ranch?
HSBuddy ships an update every 2 months, and Sterling Ranch every 3 weeks. Most recently, HSBuddy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sterling Ranch on October 7, 2026.

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