BAZZ Smart Home vs BEST Kitchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BAZZ Smart Home
Control your smart home devices effortlessly with this app. Manage lights, sensors, cameras, and security devices using voice commands. Group devices for simultaneous control without needing a separate hub.
- Voice control for devices
- No hub required
- Easy installation
- Control lights, sensors, cameras
- Group devices for simultaneous control
- Works with Google Home and Alexa
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Home automation has never been easier with the Bazz Smart Home devices. No hub required & easy installation. Use the Bazz Smart Home app to control your lights, sensors, cameras and more security devices by voice. You can group items and control multiple devices at once. Works with Google Home and Amazon Alexa.
BEST Kitchen
Remotely manage your smart range hood, controlling its functions and even integrating voice commands with smart home assistants. Shut down your hood without leaving your seat once cooking fumes dissipate.
- Remote range hood control
- Voice control integration (Alexa, Google Home)
- Smart home assistant compatibility
- Shut down hood remotely
- iOS 13.4+ compatibility
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Using this app with your BEST Kitchen range hood, you are able to remotely control the range hood. Shut it down once the fume is gone without having to leave the table. The app is the gateway to voice control over Alexa and Google Home. The BEST App is compatible with the following phones: iOS version 13.4 or higher. Please contact our customer support or follow the link to the help menu in your app if you experience any difficulties.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BAZZ Smart Home at 4.7 against BEST Kitchen's 2.3. BAZZ Smart Home also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (419 vs 3). BEST Kitchen's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BAZZ Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BAZZ Smart Home has 419 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of BAZZ Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of BEST Kitchen's.
BAZZ Smart Home ships an update every 5 months, BEST Kitchen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BAZZ Smart Home | BEST Kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (419 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 419 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bazz Inc | Broan-NuTone, LLC. |
Customer experience
BAZZ Smart Home
BEST Kitchen
Bugs and requests
BAZZ Smart Home
Reported bugs
15 issues- WiFi connection drops randomly and frequently
- App fails to reconnect after router changes
- Lights stuck on specific colors (blue/white)
- Motion detection triggers on distant objects
- Notifications not received after updates
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- Video playback requires manual scrolling to timestamp
- App doesn't remember credentials after updates
- Indoor chime dongle non-functional
- iPad landscape mode not supported
- Color installation defaults to white only
- Flickering lights on and off randomly
- Night vision not working on some cameras
- Cameras not recording despite settings
- iOS 17 compatibility issues
- 5GHz WiFi frequency not supported
Requested features
14 requests- Group/room control for multiple devices
- Reorderable device list in app
- Direct timestamp jump for recorded videos
- Apple Home and Siri integration
- Google Home and Alexa compatibility
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- Scene creation with customizable variables
- Two-way audio without switching modes
- Motion detection zone selection
- Adjustable motion sensitivity levels
- Apple Watch app support
- Multi-window camera view on single screen
- Simultaneous white and color light control
- Better scheduling/timer functionality
- 30-second preview video for doorbell alerts
BEST Kitchen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BAZZ Smart Home
No in-app purchases
BEST Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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