Housegard Note vs Gardia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Housegard Note
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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.
Gardia
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1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Housegard Note at every 3 months against Gardia's every 21 months. Housegard Note also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Housegard Note ships an update every 3 months, Gardia every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Housegard Note | Gardia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GPBM Nordic AB | Gardia AS |
In-app purchases
Housegard Note
No in-app purchases
Gardia
No in-app purchases
