Black+Decker Home vs EQK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black+Decker Home
Effortlessly manage your smart home devices, including lights, thermostats, and robot vacuums, from anywhere. Organize your home, automate tasks based on conditions, and personalize controls for convenience and energy savings.
- Home and room organization
- Automated task execution
- Voice command control
- Energy saving features
- Robot vacuum scheduling
- Device notifications
- Easy device setup
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Power through your day with our new BLACK+DECKER® HOME App. We redesigned the way you can effortlessly manage your lights, thermostat, robot vacuums, and other aspects of your daily life from anywhere with your mobile device. HOME MANAGEMENT Organize your app by creating your Home and adding devices to specific rooms in your Home. Add multiple Homes with different devices at other locations. AUTOMATE Execute commands automatically according to conditions such as the weather, device status, and time. PERSONALIZE Control devices with one tap or by using an AI-Enabled Speaker through voice commands. Create conditions for situations, such as: Bedtime, Vacation, etc. SAVE ENERGY Control your lights and thermostat from your mobile device. CLEAN Start cleaning with the tap of a button or set automatic cleaning schedules. NOTIFY Receive notifications and monitor alarms in the Message Center. SIMPLIFY Easily add your devices with our Scan option or add manually. SHARE Share your BLACK+DECKER Home with others, and even add them to your Home.
EQK
Control various types of air conditioners remotely with this smart app. Enhance your living space for a more comfortable, intelligent, and stylish lifestyle.
- Integrates various air conditioner types
- Portable AC control
- Dehumidifier control
- Mini-split AC control
- Window AC control
- Enhances living comfort
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EQK is a smart app that integrates various types of air conditioners, such as portable air conditioner, dehumifier, mini split air conditioner, thru the wall air conditioner, window air conditioner, unitary unit, etc. It can make you live a more comfortable, smarter and more tasteful life. What are you waiting for? Download and use it now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Black+Decker Home at 3.4 against EQK's 1.5. Black+Decker Home also leads on review sentiment (15% vs 0%). EQK's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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.
Black+Decker Home holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Black+Decker Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of EQK's.
Black+Decker Home ships an update every 13 months, EQK every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black+Decker Home | EQK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (54 ratings) — better | 1.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | GEEK TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. |
Customer experience
Black+Decker Home
EQK
In-app purchases
Black+Decker Home
No in-app purchases
EQK
No in-app purchases
