Comparison

HELD Smart Home vs R

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

Head to head
About

HELD Smart Home

Features
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HELD Beschlagtechnik GmbH, headquartered in Holb am Neckar, Germany, has always focused on the research, development, manufacturing, and installation of commercial sliding door systems. After more than forty years of experience, HELD has become the world's largest, most comprehensive, and leading global provider of sliding door systems, offering the widest range of products and solutions.

About

R

Features
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Mit dieser App kann ein Rutenbeck R - Control Plus über das Netzwerk gesteuert werden. Sie können den Zustand aller Schalteingänge, sowie aller Analogeingänge überwachen. Es lassen sich alle acht Schaltausgänge steuern und überwachen. Zuvor in dem Gerät konfigurierte Verbindungen lassen sich über die App auslösen. Die Namen der Schalteingänge, der Analogeingänge und der Schaltausgänge lassen sich über die Weboberfläche des Gerätes anpassen. Zur visuellen Darstellung, kann für jede Kachel ein Symbol festgelegt werden. Die Symbole können durch ein langes drücken, auf die jeweilige Kachel, ausgewähl werden.

Screenshots

HELD Smart Home4 screens
R4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: R at every 7 months against HELD Smart Home's every 34 months. R also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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

HELD Smart Home ships an update every 34 months, R every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
HELD Smart Home versus R: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHELD Smart HomeR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB69 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGuangdong OPK Smart Home Technology Co.,LtdWilhelm Rutenbeck GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

HELD Smart Home

No in-app purchases

None

R

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HELD Smart Home free?
HELD Smart Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is R free?
R is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HELD Smart Home or R have ads?
Neither HELD Smart Home nor R shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HELD Smart Home or R?
HELD Smart Home ships an update every 34 months, and R every 7 months. Most recently, HELD Smart Home was updated on September 15, 2026 and R on September 14, 2026.

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