Aranet Home vs simplehuman mirror
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aranet Home
Monitor indoor air quality with a unified app for various sensor devices. Track CO2, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and radiation levels. Receive smart alerts and analyze historical data with easy-to-read charts.
- Real-time sensor data tracking
- 90-day measurement history
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Data analysis with charts
- Color-coded trend visuals
- Smart alerts and notifications
- Firmware updates
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Bring every Aranet sensor into one simple app. Aranet Home gives you a clear, real-time view of the air quality, so you always know what's happening in the air around you. Supported devices: - Aranet4 – Your indoor air quality go-to, measuring CO₂, temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. - Aranet2 – A reliable temperature and humidity sensor with long-term data storage and easy app pairing. - Aranet Radiation – Tracks ionizing radiation levels and cumulative exposure for peace of mind. - Aranet Radon Plus – A fast, portable, battery-powered radon monitor that also reads temperature and relative humidity. - Aranet Radon One – A simple, dedicated radon monitor focused on one thing and doing it well. ---------------------------- - Real-time monitoring from every connected sensor, with up to 90 days of measurement history stored for you. - Home screen widgets for an instant glance, any time. - Clear, color-coded charts to make your data easy to read at a glance. - Export your data whenever you need it. - Get notified the moment a sensor's readings enter the red zone. - Receive low-battery warnings Available in: English, German, French, Latvian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian. Whether you're tracking CO₂ levels in your bedroom, checking radon in your basement, or keeping an eye on humidity throughout your home, Aranet Home app puts all the answers in one place. Learn more about the full Aranet sensor lineup at aranet.com.
simplehuman mirror
Control and customize your smart mirror's lighting and audio features. Adjust brightness, set schedules, and access presets for an optimized experience. Connect and manage your device for personalized use.
- Adjust Tru-Lux stay-on time
- Access preset light settings
- Enable night light feature
- Schedule night shift
- Register your mirror
- Enable Alexa (Hi-Fi only)
- Adjust audio EQ (Hi-Fi only)
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Companion app for the simplehuman pro and hi-fi mirrors: -adjust tru-lux stay-on time -access preset light settings -enable night light feature -schedule night shift -register your mirror -enable Alexa (hi-fi only) -turn on proximity audio feature (hi-fi only) -adjust audio EQ (hi-fi only)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aranet Home at 84% against simplehuman mirror's 5%. Aranet Home also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (630 vs 76). simplehuman mirror's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aranet Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aranet Home has 630 ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Aranet Home's written reviews are positive against 5% of simplehuman mirror's.
Aranet Home ships an update every 2 months, simplehuman mirror every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aranet Home | simplehuman mirror |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (630 ratings) — better | 2.3 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better | 5.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 630 — better | 76 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAF Tehnika AS | simplehuman |
Customer experience
Aranet Home
simplehuman mirror
User reviews
Aranet Home
From 630 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great device and app
- 🚀 Reliable and accurate
- 📊 Helpful data visualization
- 🔌 Easy to use and setup
- 🌍 Useful for monitoring air quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🔌 Limited historical data storage
- 🌓 Lack of dark mode
- 📈 Confusing graph scaling
- 🔍 Missing advanced features
simplehuman mirror
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Easy setup (occasional)
- 💖 Mirror itself is loved
Room to improve
- ❌ App connectivity issues
- ❌ Mirror becomes useless without app
- ❌ Long-standing unresolved issues
- ❌ Poor customer support response
- ❌ App updates break functionality
Bugs and requests
Aranet Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Slow data sync and loading
- Unreliable Bluetooth connection
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch support
- Customizable alerts and notifications
- Ability to add notes to graphs
- Longer historical data storage
- Improved data export options
simplehuman mirror
Reported bugs
21 issues- Internal service error during setup
- Cannot connect mirror to WiFi
- App does not pair with phones
- Mirror won't light up or turns off quickly
- App shows 'not connected to WiFi' despite connection
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- App settings not applied to mirror
- Mirror linked to another account error
- Magic link/password reset emails not received
- App overlay on text
- App logs out users
- App doesn't recognize mirror after updates
- App doesn't save settings
- App crashes
- App doesn't recognize old accounts
- App doesn't allow registration of existing mirrors
- App doesn't display battery level
- App limits mirror on-time to 30 seconds
- App doesn't recognize mirror after update
- App doesn't allow Alexa connection
- App doesn't connect to WiFi router
- App gets stuck in connection loop
Requested features
7 requests- Fix app connectivity issues
- Restore old app features (e.g., longer auto-off times, battery level display)
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Create a new, functional app
- Allow users to control mirror on-time duration
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- Add a power button in the app
- Provide a phone number for live support
In-app purchases
Aranet Home
No in-app purchases
simplehuman mirror
No in-app purchases
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