# BG Home vs E

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.

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 1.5. 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.

## The numbers

| Metric | BG Home | E |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bg-home/id1449578712/reviews)** | [1.5 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/e-smart-cloud/id1534165949/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 5 | **6** |
| Positive reviews | **43.2% of reviews** | 8.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 228 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Luceco plc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1449578711) | [Kaspars Markvarts](https://appshunter.io/developer/1462572948) |

## What reviewers say

### BG Home

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bg-home/id1449578712)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great features
- 👍 Excellent product
- 👍 Fantastic

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Connection issues
- 🐛 Unreliable app
- 🐛 Difficult to set up
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🐛 Clunky interface

**Reported bugs**

- Inability to change timer settings
- App crashes
- Connectivity issues
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- Sunrise/sunset timer option
- Power metering
- Improved timer functionality
- Matter protocol support
- Modernized GUI


### E

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/e-smart-cloud/id1534165949)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*