Stud Finder゜ vs Seriously Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stud Finder゜
This application utilizes your iPhone's magnetometer to detect metal objects, helping you locate hidden studs behind walls. It's designed to quickly find wood studs concealed by drywall, plasterboard, or stucco. Performance may vary based on wall construction and phone accessories.
- Detects studs using magnetometer
- Locates metal objects
- Works through drywall, plasterboard, stucco
- Quick stud detection
- Removable case recommended for best performance
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STUD FINDER / DETECTOR This app will help you to detect studs. It uses the magnetometer to measure the magnetic field when your iPhone is placed near any metal objects. You can quickly detect wood studs hidden under walls, drywall, plasterboard or stucco. DISCLAIMER: The performance of the app is limited by the construction of the wall, presence of a phone cover and/or the material of the nails in the studs. INSTRUCTIONS: If your device has an external case then please remove it before using this app.
Seriously Home
Connect with trusted home service professionals recommended by your neighbors. This app facilitates scheduling, communication, and payments with your "Home Team" and helps you discover new pros through neighborhood referrals. Pros can offer custom deals to local communities.
- Connect with recommended Home Pros
- Build a "neighborhood team"
- Schedule, chat, and pay pros
- Share files with your Home Team
- Exchange neighbor referrals
- Pros offer custom neighborhood deals
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Connect with your Home Pros. Connect with your neighbors. Connect with your neighbors' Home Pros! Seriously Home makes it easy for neighbors to build a "neighborhood team" of pros they all trust through a network of recommendations. It provides collaboration tools to schedule, chat, pay, and share files with pros on your "Home Team". It connects you to your neighbors to exchange referrals from each other's "Home Teams". Finally, we help pros set up custom deals for the neighborhoods they serve. Better prices from trusted pros for homeowners, a powerful neighborhood referral engine for home pros. Please see our End User Licensing Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seriously Home at 100% against Stud Finder゜'s 36%. Seriously Home also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Stud Finder゜'s advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Stud Finder゜ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Seriously Home sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Seriously Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stud Finder゜ has 5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Stud Finder゜'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Seriously Home's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stud Finder゜ | Seriously Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hanja Devi | Seriously Home LLC |
Customer experience
Stud Finder゜
Seriously Home
Bugs and requests
Stud Finder゜
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant false positive stud detection
- App crashes or freezes
- Sensitivity settings not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Improved stud detection accuracy
- Better calibration options
- More intuitive user interface
- Compatibility with older devices
Seriously Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stud Finder゜
- Remove Ads$9.99
Seriously Home
- Seriously Home: Owner Basic$5.001 Month
- Seriously Home: Pro Basic$10.001 Month
- Seriously Home: Owner Premium$10.001 Month
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- Seriously Home: Pro Premium$20.001 Month
Questions
Is Stud Finder゜ free?
Is Seriously Home free?
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Do Stud Finder゜ or Seriously Home have ads?
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