Comparison

HACS vs HA LiveKit

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

Head to head
About

HACS

Features
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海尔空调销售选型工具 项目管理 管理自建项目和下级用户的项目。 项目设计 支持室内机、室外机等机型自动选型;支持户型模版,负荷自动估算,自动套用价格,生成项目报告。 产品查询 按照系列、型式、型号关键字查询产品参数,浏览产品详细参数。

About

HA LiveKit

Features
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HA LiveKit connects Home Assistant with iPhone Live Activities. Create real-time Lock Screen and Dynamic Island activities from your Home Assistant automations, entities, and Apple Shortcuts. Use it for: • Door and window status • Washing machine progress • Robot vacuum cleaning status • Lights, plugs, and switches • Climate and temperature sensors • Energy usage • Timers and custom states HA LiveKit works with a Home Assistant custom integration and supports entity-based actions. This means your automations can use an entity ID and automatically read its friendly name, state, unit, and progress value. You can start, update, or end Live Activities from: • the HA LiveKit iOS app • Home Assistant automations • Apple Shortcuts Features: • Lock Screen Live Activities • Dynamic Island support • Home Assistant entity-based automations • Apple Shortcuts actions • Background update support • Demo mode • Diagnostics for connection and activity status • HACS custom integration for Home Assistant Requirements: • Home Assistant • HA LiveKit Home Assistant integration • iPhone with Live Activities support • Notifications and Live Activities enabled HA LiveKit is designed for Home Assistant users who want fast, glanceable smart home status on iPhone.

Screenshots

HACS3 screens
HA LiveKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HA LiveKit at weekly against HACS's every 19 months. HACS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

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

HACS ships an update every 19 months, HA LiveKit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
HACS versus HA LiveKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHACSHA LiveKit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer北京优能易创软件技术有限公司Efe Erim

In-app purchases

None

HACS

No in-app purchases

None

HA LiveKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HACS free?
HACS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HA LiveKit free?
HA LiveKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HACS or HA LiveKit have ads?
Neither HACS nor HA LiveKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HACS or HA LiveKit?
HACS ships an update every 19 months, and HA LiveKit weekly. Most recently, HACS was updated on October 25, 2026 and HA LiveKit on October 15, 2026.

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