Legrand Home vs HOOBS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Legrand Home
Control your smart lighting accessories from a single app, compatible with Apple HomeKit. Adjust lights remotely, set schedules, and create custom scenes using voice commands with Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant.
- HomeKit accessory control
- Remote access
- Voice command integration (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant)
- Scene creation
- Automated scheduling
- Device grouping
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Legrand Home Smart Lighting is easy to install and even easier to use. Fully enabled to interface with Apple HomeKit, you can seamlessly connect and control all your favorite HomeKit accessories from a singular app on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. Or, when your phone is out of reach, simply tell Siri, Alexa, or the Google Assistant to adjust the lights for you. Control your accessories at home or while you're away. Rest easy knowing that your family and home are safe and secure. Set scenes, automate lights to your schedule, and group devices with any iOS device using the Apple Home or Legrand home apps. We are here to help. Contact us at technical.support-hs@legrand.us and we will be ready to help!
HOOBS
Connect smart home devices from various brands and technologies to your preferred ecosystem. Control all your accessories, regardless of their original platform, from a single, unified app for a truly integrated smart home experience.
- Connects accessories to Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa
- Supports Nest, Ring, Arlo, and hundreds more brands
- Works with Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth devices
- Unified control from a single app
- Seamless smart home integration
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HOOBS™ makes your smart accessories compatible with your favorite ecosystem. Whether you prefer Apple Homekit™, Google Home™, or Amazon Alexa™, you’re unlikely to find compatible accessories and services that all work together nicely under one roof. HOOBS™ is the missing link in your smart home ecosystem, bringing together devices from leading brands like Nest, Ring, Arlo, and hundreds more into Apple HomeKit. No matter what technology your devices use – Zigbee, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth – HOOBS creates a seamless connection for effortless control from a single app. Experience the convenience of true smart home integration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HOOBS at every 5 days against Legrand Home's every 2 months. HOOBS also leads on review sentiment (11% vs 0%). Legrand Home's advantage is rating (1.4 vs 1.1) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Legrand Home holds the better App Store score, 1.4 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Legrand Home's written reviews are positive against 11% of HOOBS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Legrand Home ships an update every 2 months, HOOBS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Legrand Home | HOOBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (36 ratings) — better | 1.1 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Legrand, Inc. | HOOBS Inc |
Customer experience
Legrand Home
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In-app purchases
Legrand Home
No in-app purchases
HOOBS
No in-app purchases
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