Comparison

BroadLink vs RoomSync for Home Assistant

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

Head to head
About

BroadLink

Manage all your smart home devices from one place, anywhere in the world. Control lighting, appliances, security, and more with intelligent automation and one-button scene control. Features zero-configuration setup for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Remote device management
  • Intelligent power control
  • Lighting control
  • IR and RF remote control
  • Security and sensor integration
  • Scene creation
  • Zero configuration device setup
Features
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The new BroadLink super app lets you manage all BroadLink and compatible products in your home from anywhere in the world at any time, enjoying smart life style with intelligent power control, lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, home appliances, etc. With BroadLink app, you can easily set triggers for interaction or scenes for one-button control of multiple devices. Also new FastCon technology is adopted in BroadLink app which enables you to add FastCon compatible devices without configuration process (Zero Configuration). If you have any questions, please click the "Feedback" Button in the "Help and Feedback" of the App.

About

RoomSync for Home Assistant

This app synchronizes your smart home devices between Home Assistant and Apple HomeKit. It automatically assigns accessories to rooms based on their Home Assistant areas, simplifying organization and saving manual effort.

Highlights
  • Sync Home Assistant areas to Apple HomeKit rooms
  • Preview changes before applying
  • Automatic backups and one-tap restore
  • Recognizes HomeKit Bridge accessories by identity
  • Home screen with room status
  • Bulk move accessories
  • Encrypted token storage for Home Assistant
Features
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Added your Home Assistant devices to Apple Home and they all landed in the same room? HomeKit doesn't know which room a bridged accessory belongs to, and Apple Home makes you move them one by one. RoomSync reads your Home Assistant areas and puts every Apple Home accessory in the room with the same name. One direction, no surprises: Home Assistant is the source of truth and the app never changes anything in HA. • Preview before applying: which rooms get created, renamed, and which accessories move. • Automatic backup before every change, with one-tap restore. • Recognizes HomeKit Bridge accessories by identity, not by name. Everything else is paired once, by hand. • Home screen with the state of every room: in sync, to move, to create. • Bulk move: select several accessories, from HA or not, and send them to a room together. • Home Assistant and Apple Home inventories as tiles, with icons per accessory type. • Sign in to your own Home Assistant from the app; the token is stored encrypted on the iPhone and never leaves it. • No accounts, no analytics: the app only talks to your Home Assistant and, if you write to the developer, to them. Free: preview, room mapping, backups, diagnostics and organizing 5 complete rooms, bulk move included; the rooms you organize stay free. A single one-time purchase unlocks all rooms, bulk move to any room and full room cleanup. No required subscription; monthly support is optional: it adds alternate app icons and, with Support+, the app's color, but unlocks no features. Requires Home Assistant with the HomeKit Bridge integration (or accessories already paired in Apple Home) and an iPhone on the same network. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BroadLink3 screens
RoomSync for Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RoomSync for Home Assistant at 5.0 against BroadLink's 4.3. RoomSync for Home Assistant also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). BroadLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 4). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RoomSync for Home Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BroadLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RoomSync for Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroadLink has 2.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BroadLink ships an update monthly, RoomSync for Home Assistant weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BroadLink versus RoomSync for Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroadLinkRoomSync for Home Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBroadlink Co.,LtdMANUEL RODRIGO ESCOBAR VIDES

Customer experience

BroadLink

All ratings2,574 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative35.3%

RoomSync for Home Assistant

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BroadLink

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scenes not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Devices going offline randomly
  • Alexa integration issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize button layouts
  • Integration with more smart home platforms
  • Improved scheduling and automation features
  • Temperature display in Fahrenheit
  • Backup and restore functionality

RoomSync for Home Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BroadLink

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RoomSync for Home Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Support$0.991 Month
  • Support+$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock everything$4.99

Questions

Is BroadLink free?
BroadLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoomSync for Home Assistant free?
RoomSync for Home Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BroadLink or RoomSync for Home Assistant?
RoomSync for Home Assistant is rated higher. BroadLink averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while RoomSync for Home Assistant averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BroadLink or RoomSync for Home Assistant have ads?
Neither BroadLink nor RoomSync for Home Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BroadLink or RoomSync for Home Assistant?
BroadLink ships an update monthly, and RoomSync for Home Assistant weekly. Most recently, BroadLink was updated on November 6, 2026 and RoomSync for Home Assistant on November 6, 2026.

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