Comparison

BG Home vs E

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

E

Control your smart electric fireplace remotely. This application allows you to manage your E-smart range of electric fires, offering convenient IoT functionality for your home.

Highlights
  • Remote control for smart electric fires
  • IoT functionality
  • Manage E-smart fire range
  • Home automation integration
Features
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Evonicfires E-smart app for smart (IOT) electric fire range of E-smart.

Screenshots

BG Home4 screens
E3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BG Home at 5.0 against E's 1.5. BG Home also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 8%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BG Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of BG Home's written reviews are positive against 8% of E's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BG Home versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBG HomeE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews — better8.1% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuceco plcKaspars Markvarts

Customer experience

BG Home

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative49.4%

E

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive8.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative83.8%

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

None

BG Home

No in-app purchases

None

E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BG Home free?
BG Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BG Home or E?
BG Home is rated higher. BG Home averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while E averages 1.5 from 6 ratings.
Do BG Home or E have ads?
Neither BG Home nor E shows ads.

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