Comparison

essentials Smart Home vs Blumagine

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

Head to head

essentials Smart Home

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.01 ratingsView app →

About

essentials Smart Home

Control your smart home devices from your smartphone. Easily add new devices and create custom scenes with just a few taps.

Highlights

Smartphone control
Add new devices
Create smart home scenes
Comfortable device management

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The essentials smart home app allows you to control all your essentials smart home devices comfortably with your smartphone. Teach in new devices quickly and create whole smart home sceneries with only a few clicks.

About

Blumagine

Features

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Blumagine ist ein kleines Bayreuther StartUp, dass im Herzens von Oberfranken seinen Sitz hat. Besonders Spaß haben wir, wenn wir Ihnen das Leben erleichern können. Diese App bietet Ihnen Zugriff auf das Ticketsystem und meldet Ihnen Systemausfälle.

Screenshots

essentials Smart Home4 screens

Blumagine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blumagine at every 3 months against essentials Smart Home's every 9 months. 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

essentials Smart Home ships an update every 9 months, Blumagine every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

essentials Smart Home versus Blumagine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	essentials Smart Home	Blumagine
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 9 months	Every 3 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	13.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	192 MB	52 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Möhlenhoff GmbH	Blumagine UG (haftungsbeschrankt)

In-app purchases

None

essentials Smart Home

No in-app purchases

None

Blumagine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is essentials Smart Home free?

essentials Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Blumagine free?

Blumagine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do essentials Smart Home or Blumagine have ads?

Neither essentials Smart Home nor Blumagine shows ads.

Which is updated more often, essentials Smart Home or Blumagine?

essentials Smart Home ships an update every 9 months, and Blumagine every 3 months. Most recently, essentials Smart Home was updated on October 11, 2026 and Blumagine on October 17, 2026.