Hama Home vs Nous Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hama Home
Transform your living space into a smart home with this intuitive app. Control lights, heating, security, and more remotely via your smartphone. Automate routines for convenience and energy savings.
- Scenes and automations
- Control smart lights and bulbs
- Manage smart sockets
- Regulate heating and air conditioning
- Monitor security sensors
- Remote control and voice commands
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Welcome to your new home - simple, smart, secure With the Hama Home app, you can transform your home into a real smart home - without any hassle. Control lights, sockets, heating, sensors, or security functions conveniently via the app. Regardless of whether you live in a new build or want to retrofit your home, no additional gateway is required for most Hama Smart Home products; the Hama Smart Home Hub acts as a control centre for individual devices. All you need is your Wifi, a compatible device, and your iPhone or iPad - and you have everything under control. Intuitive to use, powerful in performance: The Hama Home app was developed from the ground up for modern and smooth control of your home. Thanks to clear structures, easy-to-understand menus and a redesigned home area, you will find your way around immediately. The most important devices, automations and status information are directly visible. You can control, customise and automate your entire smart home with just a few taps. Functions at a glance: - Scenes and automations: Create smart routines for your everyday life - Light: Control smart lamps and light bulbs - Sockets: Manage WLAN sockets and the connected devices - Heating & Air Conditioning: Precisely regulate the temperature of your radiators and control fans and air purifiers - Security: Monitor window and door contacts and motion detectors - Remote control via app and voice command: Control your smart home from anywhere in the world What makes Hama special: - Gateway-free: no additional hardware required - devices communicate directly - Simple installation via QR code: scan and get started - Future-proof: Support for Matter, Apple Home and Google Home, among others - Voice control: works with Siri, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant Multi-user capability: Several people can access the home with their own mobile devices, ideal for families Smart examples for your everyday life: - The light in the hallway switches on automatically when you come home in the evening - Sockets in the living room switch off when you leave the house - The heating adapts to your daily routine and saves energy - Secure mode is activated automatically when on holiday - Presence simulation ensures that your home is occupied even when you're not there Experience for yourself how easy the smart home can be - download Hama Home for free and get started right away.
Nous Smart
Control your home appliances remotely and simultaneously from anywhere. Set timers for automated functions and easily share device access with family members. Connect your smart devices quickly and efficiently for a smarter living experience.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timers
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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Nous Smart Home, smart life, smart living. 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere. 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App. 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions. 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members. 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nous Smart at 4.7 against Hama Home's 3.5. Nous Smart also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Nous Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Hama Home's written reviews are positive against 32% of Nous Smart's.
Hama Home ships an update every 3 months, Nous Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hama Home | Nous Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hama GmbH & Co KG | L-Trade Group Sp.z.o.o. |
Customer experience
Hama Home
Nous Smart
In-app purchases
Hama Home
No in-app purchases
Nous Smart
No in-app purchases
