Hohm vs BOB Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hohm
Control your home's comfort, convenience, and security remotely with this smart automation app. Design a living space that responds to your commands, manage multiple devices, and create custom scenes for a more efficient and enjoyable home experience.
- Remote control of home appliances
- Customizable scene creation
- Control multiple devices simultaneously
- Voice control via Alexa and Google Home
- Interworking of smart devices
- Device sharing among family members
- Real-time safety alerts
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With Hohm smart automation solutions you can design a living space that that obeys your every command. Now control your comfort, convenience and pleasure from any room in your house or any place on the planet. Hohm’s competence in automation spans products like Fans, Luminaire, Switches and other evolving solutions. Using state-of-the-art mobile app and voice control, you can enjoy your home experience to the fullest and make your life more comfortable, more efficient and more secure. • Remotely Control Home Appliances from Anywhere in world with Hohm app. • Create your customized scenes and hence make your life more convenient. • Add and control multiple devices at once with one App • Voice Control via Alexa and Google Home. • Interworking of multiple smart devices. Devices automatically start/stop working based on temperature, location and time. • Easily share devices among family members • Receive real- time alerts to ensure safety • Easily and quickly connect Hohm app to devices.
BOB Tools
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hohm at none against BOB Tools's 3. Hohm also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). BOB Tools's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months). On price, ads 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. BOB Tools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hohm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hohm ships an update every 16 months, BOB Tools weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hohm | BOB Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polycab India Limited | BOB Tools LLP |
In-app purchases
Hohm
No in-app purchases
BOB Tools
- Personal$4.991 Month
- Advanced$24.991 Month
- Business$74.991 Month
