BG Home vs E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BG Home
Control and automate your smart home devices with custom timers, scenes, and delays. Secure your settings with a parental lock and share access with household members. Integrate with voice assistants for hands-free operation.
- Device automation with timers and scenes
- Parental lock for settings
- Household member sharing
- Voice control via Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
- Geolocation and weather-based automation
- IFTTT integration
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Automate your devices with timers, scenes, delays and random operation, and protect your settings with the parental lock function whilst sharing control with others in your household. The smart home integrations with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT and Siri Shortcuts allow you to operate your BG Smart devices using your voice, and set up automated actions based on geolocation, weather and more for a truly smart solution.
E
Control your smart electric fireplace with this app. It connects to your Evonicfires Halo or Traditional range, allowing for easy operation and management of your fireplace's features.
- Smart fireplace control
- IOT connectivity
- Halo range compatible
- Traditional range compatible
- Electric fire management
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Evonicfires E-smart app for smart (IOT) electric fire range of Halo and Traditional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BG Home at 5.0 against E's 1.6. BG Home also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 3%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
BG Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of BG Home's written reviews are positive against 3% of E's.
BG Home ships an update every 2 months, E every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BG Home | E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 1.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 2.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luceco plc | Kaspars Markvarts |
Customer experience
BG Home
E
Bugs and requests
BG Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to change timer settings
- App crashes
- Connectivity issues
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Sunrise/sunset timer option
- Power metering
- Improved timer functionality
- Matter protocol support
- Modernized GUI
E
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BG Home
No in-app purchases
E
No in-app purchases
