Comparison

Bond Home vs COLTON

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

Head to head
About

Bond Home

Control your Smart By Bond devices, including ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces, remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for convenient smart home management.

Highlights
  • Control ceiling fans
  • Operate motorized shades
  • Manage fireplaces
  • Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google, Siri)
  • Home automation platform compatibility
  • Remote device control
Features
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Bond Home is a leading platform for Smart By Bond ceiling fans (no hub required), remote-controlled motorized shades, ceiling fans and fireplaces (Bond Bridge is required). Bond Home connects your devices with Amazon Alexa, Google assistant, Siri and other popular home automation platforms.

About

COLTON

Features
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Nestled in the aromatic embrace of the forest beneath the awe-inspiring Texas stars, COLTON is emerging in Montgomery County TX. New generations of Texans will set down their roots here, blending the pursuit of opportunity with a respect for the familiar. With every detail infused with that trademark of grit and pride, your new home will reflect the true essence of this great state whether you were born here or made your way as fast as you could.

Screenshots

Bond Home4 screens
COLTON1 screens

Verdict

The call

Bond Home and COLTON are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bond Home versus COLTON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBond HomeCOLTON
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlibra, LLCAlosant

Bugs and requests

Bond Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Remotes going out of sync
  • Alexa integration issues
  • Unreliable device control

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to rearrange device tiles
  • Real-time device status updates
  • Improved group/scene management
  • Expanded device type compatibility
  • Enhanced scheduling and automation options
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  • Customizable button/command mapping

COLTON

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bond Home

No in-app purchases

None

COLTON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bond Home free?
Bond Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COLTON free?
COLTON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bond Home or COLTON have ads?
Neither Bond Home nor COLTON shows ads.

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