Comparison

HomeScan for HomeKit vs HomeButtons for HomeKit

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

Head to head
About

HomeScan for HomeKit

Diagnose and enhance the performance of your Bluetooth HomeKit devices. Optimize accessory placement to reduce latency and signal interference, ensuring a more responsive smart home experience. Features include signal strength analysis, historical graphing, and an Apple Watch app for on-the-go diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Improve HomeKit accessory signal strength
  • Diagnose signal issues and latency
  • Graph signal strength over time
  • Use with HomePod or Apple TV
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go use
  • Audible signal strength readouts
Features
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Diagnose signal issues and improve responsiveness of your Bluetooth based HomeKit devices with HomeScan. • Improve your HomeKit accessories signal strength Use HomeScan to optimally place your Bluetooth accessories within your home, reducing latency issues and signal interference. Peak and average signal strength allow you to diagnose existing devices, while the graph shows you signal strength over a set period of time. • Use it with your HomePod or Apple TV Simply place your device on your HomeKit Hub, choose the accessory you wish to diagnose then watch the signal strength shown on the display. • Take it on the go with the Apple Watch app Take the signal strength meter on the go with the included Apple Watch app to find the best location to put that door sensor. • Audible readouts for ease of use HomeScan can call out the current signal strength audibly to guide you through placing your device.

About

HomeButtons for HomeKit

Quickly toggle HomeKit accessories and scenes from your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Customize your controls to show only your most used items for faster access to lights, shutters, and more.

Highlights
  • Quickly toggle accessories
  • Activate favorite scenes
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
  • CarPlay integration
  • iCloud sync
  • Universal purchase
Features
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HomeButtons makes it quick & easy to toggle all of your HomeKit accessories & scenes. Whilst the built-in Home app provides this functionality, HomeButtons was designed to make it much quicker to quickly activate a scene or toggle an accessory’s state. It is fully configurable so you only see your most used accessories & scenes. HomeButtons contains these great features: ACCESSORIES Add the accessories you use most to enable you to quickly toggle lights on & off, shutters opened & closed and more. As long as the accessory has a toggle-type mechanism, it is supported by HomeButtons. Accessories you add are split by room and sorted alphabetically so they are easy to find. SCENES Set the scene with your most frequently used scenes. No more trying to guess where in the grid you can find your scene, the scenes you add are all sorted alphabetically. WIDGETS Control your accessories & scenes from the Home Screen, Lock Screen or Control Center with support for widgets. Widgets are interactive and support the same quick selection methods as the main app to control your home. APPLE WATCH The HomeButtons app for Apple Watch makes it super quick & easy to control your accessories and set the scene from your wrist. It’s quick to update and is fully configurable too. CARPLAY Open doors, turn on lights or set a scene when arriving home with the HomeButtons for CarPlay app. Set accessories & scenes in Settings > CarPlay on your iPhone. ICLOUD SYNC Added accessories & scenes sync over iCloud so you can access them from your other Apple devices. UNIVERSAL PURCHASE Get this app across multiple Apple platforms with a single purchase. Your HomeButtons+ subscription works across devices too. If you like this app, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to leave a positive review! Having issues? Please get in touch: Email: support@adamfoot.dev Website: https://adamfoot.dev Please note that devices should have already been setup in the Apple Home app to use this app. Not all accessories support a toggle mechanism and will therefore not appear in HomeButtons app. Some features may require a HomeButtons+ subscription which can be purchased in the app. You can cancel at anytime. Terms: https://adamfoot.dev/terms-of-use

Screenshots

HomeScan for HomeKit4 screens
HomeButtons for HomeKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HomeButtons for HomeKit at Free against HomeScan for HomeKit's $0.99. HomeButtons for HomeKit also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (75% vs 43%). HomeScan for HomeKit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (46 vs 15). On ads 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

HomeButtons for HomeKit is free to download; HomeScan for HomeKit costs $0.99 up front. HomeButtons for HomeKit sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. HomeScan for HomeKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeButtons for HomeKit holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of HomeScan for HomeKit's written reviews are positive against 75% of HomeButtons for HomeKit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeScan for HomeKit ships an update every 4 months, HomeButtons for HomeKit fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HomeScan for HomeKit versus HomeButtons for HomeKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeScan for HomeKitHomeButtons for HomeKit
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (46 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPearce Media LimitedAdam Foot

Customer experience

HomeScan for HomeKit

All ratings46 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.6%

HomeButtons for HomeKit

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HomeScan for HomeKit

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

HomeButtons for HomeKit

Subscriptions3
  • HomeButtons+ (Weekly)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • HomeButtons+ (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • HomeButtons+ (Yearly)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
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  • HomeButtons+ (Lifetime)2 variants$19.99
  • Huge Tip$19.99

Questions

Is HomeScan for HomeKit free?
HomeScan for HomeKit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeButtons for HomeKit free?
HomeButtons for HomeKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeScan for HomeKit or HomeButtons for HomeKit?
HomeButtons for HomeKit is rated higher. HomeScan for HomeKit averages 3.2 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while HomeButtons for HomeKit averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do HomeScan for HomeKit or HomeButtons for HomeKit have ads?
Neither HomeScan for HomeKit nor HomeButtons for HomeKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeScan for HomeKit or HomeButtons for HomeKit?
HomeScan for HomeKit ships an update every 4 months, and HomeButtons for HomeKit fortnightly. Most recently, HomeScan for HomeKit was updated on September 23, 2026 and HomeButtons for HomeKit on September 23, 2026.

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