ēdn vs HOOBS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ēdn
Control and monitor your indoor garden with ease. Adjust settings, track plant growth, and reorder seeds and supplies directly through the app.
- Setup and control indoor garden
- Monitor plant growth
- Order seeds and supplies
- Quickly change settings
- Track plant progress
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The new ēdn app allows you to easily setup, control, and monitor your SmallGarden. Quickly change setting, track your plant growth, and even order new seeds and supplies.
HOOBS
Connect smart home devices from various brands and technologies to your preferred ecosystem. Control all your accessories, regardless of their original platform, from a single, unified app for a truly integrated smart home experience.
- Connects accessories to Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa
- Supports Nest, Ring, Arlo, and hundreds more brands
- Works with Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth devices
- Unified control from a single app
- Seamless smart home integration
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HOOBS™ makes your smart accessories compatible with your favorite ecosystem. Whether you prefer Apple Homekit™, Google Home™, or Amazon Alexa™, you’re unlikely to find compatible accessories and services that all work together nicely under one roof. HOOBS™ is the missing link in your smart home ecosystem, bringing together devices from leading brands like Nest, Ring, Arlo, and hundreds more into Apple HomeKit. No matter what technology your devices use – Zigbee, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth – HOOBS creates a seamless connection for effortless control from a single app. Experience the convenience of true smart home integration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ēdn at 2.2 against HOOBS's 1.2. ēdn also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 11%). HOOBS's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ēdn holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of ēdn's written reviews are positive against 11% of HOOBS's.
ēdn ships an update monthly, HOOBS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ēdn | HOOBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (30 ratings) — better | 1.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.3 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDN, Inc. | HOOBS Inc |
Customer experience
ēdn
HOOBS
In-app purchases
ēdn
No in-app purchases
HOOBS
No in-app purchases
