Home Zone Smart vs Foster Friendly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home Zone Smart
Manage and control your smart home devices remotely from your mobile device. Set up new devices easily, create automated schedules, and share control with family members for a seamless smart living experience.
- Remote device control
- Easy device setup
- Automated scheduling
- Device control sharing
- Smart automated features
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1. Control from anywhere: Control connected devices from anywhere with your mobile device 2. Easy setup: Add multiple devices to the app by following the simple step by step instructions 3. Set schedules: Enjoy automation by creating schedules to automatically trigger device features 4. Device sharing: option to share device control with family members 5. Smart controls: use smart settings to execute automated features between devices
Foster Friendly
This app connects foster families with businesses offering discounts, faith communities providing support, and local resources like foster closets and events. It aims to make foster families feel seen and valued by fostering community connections.
- Business discounts for foster families
- Faith community support
- Foster closet access
- Community event listings
- Trauma-aware support resources
- Location-based services
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Foster Families— the Foster Friendly App, powered by America’s Kids Belong, connects you to: • Businesses offering discounts as a way of saying thanks for your service. • Faith Communities that care about foster care with you by being trauma aware, offering ongoing support and creating awareness. • Community support specific for you like foster closets, events, and more. Foster families, you are seen and valued! Get connected! For best results, location services must be turned on within your phone. Currently available for the following states: Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Kansas, South Dakota, Indiana, Utah, Kentucky, Florida, Colorado, California.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Foster Friendly at every 5 weeks against Home Zone Smart's every 6 months. Home Zone Smart's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 33%) and ratings volume (730 vs 25). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Home Zone Smart against 4.5 for Foster Friendly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Zone Smart has 730 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Home Zone Smart's written reviews are positive against 33% of Foster Friendly's.
Home Zone Smart ships an update every 6 months, Foster Friendly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Zone Smart | Foster Friendly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (730 ratings) — better | 4.5 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 730 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TEST RITE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. | Joshua Friend |
Customer experience
Home Zone Smart
Foster Friendly
Bugs and requests
Home Zone Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not displaying accurate time
- Schedules not working properly
- Sensor not registering properly
- Unable to login or reset password
Requested features
3 requests- Audible alerts
- Multi-view in app
- Improved app support
Foster Friendly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Home Zone Smart
No in-app purchases
Foster Friendly
No in-app purchases
Questions
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