Comparison

Bond Home vs Flatrock

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

Head to head

Bond Home

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 4.84K ratingsView app →

About

Bond Home

Control your Smart By Bond ceiling fans, motorized shades, and fireplaces remotely. Seamlessly integrate with popular voice assistants and home automation platforms for a connected smart home experience.

Highlights

Control Smart By Bond ceiling fans
Operate motorized shades
Manage remote-controlled fireplaces
No hub required for fans
Integrates with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
Works with home automation platforms

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

Flatrock

Features

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- Make dining reservations - View your billing statements - View member directory - And more!

Screenshots

Bond Home4 screens

Flatrock3 screens

Verdict

The call

Bond Home and Flatrock are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bond Home ships an update monthly, Flatrock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Bond Home versus Flatrock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Bond Home	Flatrock
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.8 (4K ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	94.7% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	4K — better	—
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.6	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	207 MB	30 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Olibra, LLC	Flatrock Entertainment Group LLC

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

Flatrock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bond Home

No in-app purchases

None

Flatrock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bond Home free?

Bond Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Flatrock free?

Flatrock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Bond Home or Flatrock have ads?

Neither Bond Home nor Flatrock shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Bond Home or Flatrock?

Bond Home ships an update monthly, and Flatrock every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bond Home was updated on October 23, 2026 and Flatrock on October 7, 2026.