HBN Smart vs Joinin Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HBN Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members. The app offers quick and simple device connection.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timers
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices within one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connections: easily and quickly connect App to devices
Joinin Home
Easily control your smart home appliances remotely. Turn devices on or off, adjust settings like brightness and color, and set timers directly from your smartphone. Setup is simple, connecting your smart devices to the app in a few quick steps.
- Remote appliance control
- Turn devices on/off
- Adjust brightness and color
- Set device timers
- Simple device configuration
- Rename smart devices
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Joinin Home products help you control home appliance.You can simply turn on or turn off your smart device. There’s no need to go to the switch to adjust your smart device - just use our app. After connecting Joinin Home to your smart device products in a few simple steps: (1). Download our "Joinin Home" app in App Store; (2). Register an account in our "Joinin Home" app; (3). You need to have some Joinin Home smart devices in hand; (4). Configure these devices in our "Joinin Home" app and change appropriate name for your devices which will be used in "Joinin Home Smart" skills; (5). Control the work of smart devices through the Joinin Home app, such as: brightness, color, timing (6). Now all setup is finished.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HBN Smart at 4.8 against Joinin Home's 3.3. HBN Smart also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 13%) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 67). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HBN Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HBN Smart has 3.2K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of HBN Smart's written reviews are positive against 13% of Joinin Home's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HBN Smart | Joinin Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better | 3.3 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.2K — better | 67 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CENTURY PRODUCTS INC | Hangzhou Juxing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HBN Smart
Joinin Home
Bugs and requests
HBN Smart
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Scheduled timers not working as expected
- Devices disappearing from the app
- Firmware updates causing compatibility issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more device types
- Improve scheduling and automation options
- Provide better in-app guidance and tutorials
- Integrate with smart home platforms
Joinin Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HBN Smart
No in-app purchases
Joinin Home
No in-app purchases
