HomGar vs BBSolar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomGar
Manage your home and garden with a smart system. Remotely control appliances, schedule irrigation for your lawn, and set timers for various functions. Share device access with family members for seamless control.
- Remote appliance control
- Scheduled irrigation
- Simultaneous device control
- Timer functions
- Device sharing
- Easy device connection
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HomGar, smart system for home and garden! 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Irrigation control: easy to set irrigation sheduled，nurture beatiful lawns of your garden. 3. Simultaneously control: multiple devices can be controlled with one App 4. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 5. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 6. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
BBSolar
Manage and set up smart devices with this app. It provides in-app guides for setup and troubleshooting, firmware updates, and digital user manuals.
- In-app hardware guide
- In-app setup guide
- Troubleshooting assistance
- Firmware updates
- Cloud service maintenance notices
- Digital user manual
- New product information
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BBSolar app can help you set up and manage smart device. BBSolar app offers you special value that other platform apps can not offer such as in-app hardware guide and troubleshooting, in-app setup guide and dedicated troubleshooting, firmware update, cloud service maintenance notice, digital user manual, and new product release information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BBSolar at 100% against HomGar's 22%. BBSolar also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). HomGar's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 15) and device support. On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BBSolar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomGar has 77 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of HomGar's written reviews are positive against 100% of BBSolar's.
| Parameter | HomGar | BBSolar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (77 ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fujian Baldr Technology Co.,Ltd. | HOMESMART HK LIMITED |
Customer experience
HomGar
BBSolar
In-app purchases
HomGar
No in-app purchases
BBSolar
No in-app purchases
