Comparison

Konnected Smart Home vs Helmarr

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

Head to head
About

Konnected Smart Home

This utility app helps set up and manage smart home devices, integrating existing wired security systems and garage door openers with popular automation platforms. It aids in discovery, configuration, debugging, and updating your smart home hardware.

Highlights
  • Integrates wired alarm systems
  • Connects garage door openers
  • Supports SmartThings, Alexa, Home Assistant, Hubitat, HomeSeer, Control4
  • Device setup and discovery
  • Configuration and debugging
  • Firmware updates
Features
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Konnected makes hardwired technology smarter! Our Alarm Panel revives your wired alarm system by integrating an old pre-wired home security system with popular home automation platforms including SmartThings, Alexa, Home Assistant, Hubitat, HomeSeer and Control4. Our new smart Garage Door Opener accessories do the same with your existing garage door opener. This app assists with setup, discovery, configuration, debugging and updating your Konnected devices. Now supports Konnected's new Garage Door Opener!

About

Helmarr

Manage all your self-hosted services from a single, native iOS interface. Seamlessly integrate and control applications like Sonarr, Radarr, and Unraid with advanced features and customization.

Highlights
  • Unified experience for multiple services
  • Smart multi-network connectivity
  • Deep customization options
  • Home screen widgets
  • Unraid control
  • Push notifications
  • SSH & SFTP access
  • Download management
Features
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Helmarr provides a unified, native iOS interface for your self-hosted services. Stop relying on responsive web UIs and manage your entire stack in an app where your services actually work hand-in-hand. Currently supported: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Unraid, SSH (+SFTP), Tautulli, Jellystat, Overseerr, Jellyseerr, Seerr, qBt, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Wizarr, Prowlarr, Transmission, Deluge. Key Features: - A Truly Unified Experience: Your stack shouldn't feel like separate silos. Helmarr brings Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Seerr, and Tautulli together. Browse your library, approve requests, and view active streams in one seamless interface. - Smart Connectivity: Full multi-network support allows you to define primary and fallback hosts. Helmarr automatically switches between your LAN IP and WAN/DNS address depending on where you are. - Make It Your Own: Deep customization options let you tweak the app to your liking. Change accent colors, rearrange your tab bar, and set custom headers to match your personal aesthetic. - Home Screen Widgets: Keep an eye on your download queue, upcoming releases, or server stats at a glance without even opening the app. - Unraid Control: Real-time monitoring of Shares, Parity status, Disks, and Warnings. Start/Stop Docker containers and VMs instantly. - Push Notifications: Stay in the loop with configurable alerts for grabs, successful imports, and critical health checks. - Terminal & Vitals: Full SSH & SFTP access with live resource monitoring (CPU/RAM/Net). Manage processes and containers via command line. - Download Management: Remote control for SABnzbd and NZBGet. Pause, resume, reorder queues, and set speed limits on the fly. - Release Browser: Don't just rely on automation—search, filter, and manually grab specific releases with ease. - Onboarding: Generate and manage user invites via Wizarr. Website: https://helmarr.com/ Terms of Service: https://helmarr.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://helmarr.com/privacy

Screenshots

Konnected Smart Home3 screens
Helmarr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Helmarr at 76% against Konnected Smart Home's 29%. Helmarr also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Konnected Smart Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Helmarr sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Konnected Smart Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Helmarr holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 193 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Konnected Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 76% of Helmarr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Konnected Smart Home ships an update monthly, Helmarr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Konnected Smart Home versus Helmarr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKonnected Smart HomeHelmarr
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (43 ratings)4.7 (193 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43193 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonnected, Inc.Florian Ernst

Customer experience

Konnected Smart Home

All ratings43 ratings
Positive30.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative67.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative64.7%

Helmarr

All ratings172 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative16.6%

In-app purchases

None

Konnected Smart Home

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

Helmarr

Subscriptions3
  • Helmarr Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Ultra Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Helmarr Pro Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time16
  • Bazarr$3.99
  • Deluge$4.99
  • Plex$4.99
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  • Transmission$4.99
  • NZBGet$4.99
  • Lidarr$4.99
  • Unraid$4.99
  • SABnzbd$4.99
  • Tautulli$4.99
  • Sonarr$4.99
  • Radarr$4.99
  • Seerr$4.99
  • qBt$4.99
  • Prowlarr$4.99
  • Helmarr Pro - Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime Pro$34.99

Questions

Is Konnected Smart Home free?
Konnected Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helmarr free?
Helmarr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Konnected Smart Home or Helmarr?
Helmarr is rated higher. Konnected Smart Home averages 2.4 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Helmarr averages 4.7 from 193 ratings.
Do Konnected Smart Home or Helmarr have ads?
Neither Konnected Smart Home nor Helmarr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Konnected Smart Home or Helmarr?
Konnected Smart Home ships an update monthly, and Helmarr weekly. Most recently, Konnected Smart Home was updated on October 24, 2026 and Helmarr on October 30, 2026.

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