Thule vs IKEA Home smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thule
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This is the official Thule app. It allows you to connect to your connected Thule product. Supported product includes: * Thule Chariot Air Purifier * Thule Epos ParkSecure * Thule Elm Connect and Thule Alfi Connect
IKEA Home smart
Automate your home with smart lighting, speakers, blinds, and air purifiers. Create custom scenes for everyday moments like waking up or leaving home, and control devices individually or in groups. Integrates with popular voice assistants for seamless control.
- Create custom scenes
- Control devices individually or in groups
- Schedule scenes
- Voice assistant integration
- Personalize rooms and products
- Remote control options
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With IKEA Home smart app and DIRIGERA hub, it's easy to create smarter everyday moments with lighting, speakers, blinds and air quality products. Picture yourself waking up as your smart lights gently rise. Your favourite songs play on the speakers and you still haven't gotten out of bed. How lovely, right? Smart products like lighting, speakers, blinds and air purifiers can make a lovely addition to your everyday life. When you improve the IQ of your home, life itself runs a bit smoother. The magic happens when you combine two or more smart products from IKEA, tell them what to do in the app and save it as a 'Scene'. A great scene is one you will use often. Think about waking up and going to bed, cooking and eating, date night and family time, or leaving and coming home. All everyday moments when we can support you with the best lighting, sound that suits your mood, and cleaner air. When it comes to control, we think of everyone, from young to old and even visitors. So while the app gives you total control to customise your smart home, our range of remotes make it easy for everyone to live with and use a smart home. In control • You can control products individually or in groups. You can turn whole rooms on and off or the whole home, all at once. • Dim and change light colours, adjust blinds, speaker volume, and much more. • Set the scenes you need and trigger them with schedules, a shortcut button or use the app. Easy to use • The home screen gives a fast overview of your whole home. Quickly control products, access rooms, or start/stop scenes. This is also where you add new products, rooms, and scenes. Organised and personal • Organising your smart products in rooms gives fast access to the products you want to control. • Personalise the app with your choice of icons, names and colours for rooms and products • Create personal scenes, for example your own combination of cosy lighting and your favourite music. Integrations • Connect to Apple Home, Amazon Alexa or Google Home to use a voice assistant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IKEA Home smart at fortnightly against Thule's monthly. Thule's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Thule ships an update monthly, IKEA Home smart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thule | IKEA Home smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 34.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thule Sweden AB | Inter IKEA Systems B.V. |
Bugs and requests
Thule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IKEA Home smart
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to remove devices
- Scenes not working as expected
- Inconsistent device discovery
- Shortcut buttons not functioning
- HomeKit integration problems
Requested features
5 requests- Gradual lighting transitions
- Sunrise/sunset automation
- Remote access functionality
- More customization options
- Improved energy monitoring
In-app purchases
Thule
No in-app purchases
IKEA Home smart
No in-app purchases









