MALMBERGS vs Hombli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MALMBERGS
Control smart home devices remotely, manage multiple appliances from one app, and automate actions based on environmental factors. Share access with family and receive real-time home notifications.
- Remote appliance control
- Multi-device management
- Voice control integration
- Intelligent automation
- Family device sharing
- Real-time notifications
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• Remote control of household appliances, worry, save power, open whenever you want • Can add multiple appliances at the same time, one APP controls all smart devices • Support for voice control smart devices such as Amazon Echo and Google Home • Intelligent linkage to automatically run smart devices based on your location's temperature, location, and time • One-click sharing device for family and friends, the whole family can easily enjoy smart life • Receive notifications to get real-time information on your home • Quickly connect to the network, no need to wait, enjoy the speed experience
Hombli
Manage and automate your smart home devices remotely with this intuitive application. Set schedules, create custom scenarios, and control everything from your smartphone, ensuring a secure and private experience.
- Remote device control
- Device scheduling and timers
- Smart scenario creation
- Voice control integration
- Device sharing
- Secure and encrypted data
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Control your Hombli devices from anywhere in the world! With the user-friendly Hombli app, you can easily install, control, and automate any Hombli device with your smartphone. Control your devices from anywhere, set schedules and timers, set up home automation and much more. It's all possible with a single app! KEY FEATURES · Pair devices directly to your Wi-Fi-network within seconds · Remotely control devices from anywhere · Schedule your devices to operate automatically during specific hours · Create smart scenarios and execute them manually or automatically with pre-set conditions · Works with the Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Siri Shortcuts for hands-free voice control · Share control with your friends and family · Safe and private experience. Data is fully encrypted, anonymized and never shared with third parties · Our Amazon Cloud server is located in Frankfurt, Germany and complies with GDPR · The Hombli app works perfectly together with any smart home device that is powered by Tuya Learn more about our brand on www.hombli.com
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Verdict
MALMBERGS and Hombli both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of MALMBERGS's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hombli's. MALMBERGS also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hombli's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 6) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for MALMBERGS against 4.5 for Hombli. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hombli has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of MALMBERGS's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hombli's.
MALMBERGS ships an update every 8 months, Hombli every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MALMBERGS | Hombli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MALMBERGS | Hombli |
Customer experience
MALMBERGS
Hombli
In-app purchases
MALMBERGS
No in-app purchases
Hombli
No in-app purchases
