Comparison

Housegard Note vs Mi.Control

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

Head to head
About

Housegard Note

Features
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Protect your home remotely with smart products from Housegard Note. Build your own smart home - easily and quickly with Housegard Note Housegard Note is a simple and user-friendly system that improves the security of your home. The starter pack contains smoke alarms and hubs. To this kit you can connect other smart products that are part of the Housegard Note family, such as more smoke alarms, motion detectors, water leak alarms and door sensors. You can connect up to 50 devices using the hub that connects to the internet via WiFi, 2.4 GHz. Via the app, you will then receive notifications directly to your mobile if any of the devices alarm or are triggered. Everyone in the family can be logged in at the same time and you can have several connected systems in the app, such as the home and the summer cottage.

About

Mi.Control

Features
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Mi.Control appen er et nødvendig verktøy for å konfigurere og styre produkter i Mi.Control-serien som blant annet astrodimmeren MM7692. Med appen konfigurerer man enhetene med de ulike funksjonaliteter man ønsker å benytte, eksempelvis astro ukeur med eller uten dimming, og programmerer eventuelt en ukeplan med forskjellige hendelser og nattslukking. I tillegg er det mulighet for å direkte overstyre enheter fra appen så lenge man er innenfor rekkevidden på opptil 75 meter (fri sikt), eller om lag 10m innendørs. Når man legger til nye enheter til brukerkontoen kan man navngi enhetene og legge de til i ulike rom, soner eller lokasjoner, eller markere som favoritter for å organisere enhetene på en lettforståelig måte. Alle enheter skal angis passord/PIN-kode for å sikre at uvedkommende ikke skal få tilgang til å koble seg til enhetene.

Screenshots

Housegard Note4 screens
Mi.Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mi.Control at every 3 weeks against Housegard Note's every 3 months. Housegard Note's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Housegard Note ships an update every 3 months, Mi.Control every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Housegard Note versus Mi.Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHousegard NoteMi.Control
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGPBM Nordic ABHugo Mueller GmbH & Co KG

In-app purchases

None

Housegard Note

No in-app purchases

None

Mi.Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Housegard Note free?
Housegard Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mi.Control free?
Mi.Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Housegard Note or Mi.Control have ads?
Neither Housegard Note nor Mi.Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Housegard Note or Mi.Control?
Housegard Note ships an update every 3 months, and Mi.Control every 3 weeks. Most recently, Housegard Note was updated on September 30, 2026 and Mi.Control on October 1, 2026.

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