Minoston vs HOOBS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minoston
Connect your body fat scale data to Apple Health to track key health metrics like BMI, weight, and fat percentage. Get a comprehensive view of your well-being by syncing directly with your device.
- Integrates with HealthKit
- Syncs body fat scale data
- Tracks BMI, weight, and fat percentage
- Stores data in Apple Health body measurements
- Provides a comprehensive health picture
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Minoston has integrated with HealthKit. It allows you to seamlessly connect your health records using the body fat scale to Apple Health, where BMI, weight, height, fat percentage, and more can be found in Apple Health's body measurements, giving you a clear and comprehensive picture of your health. You'll need to enable health privacy permissions for Minston.
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: Minoston at 4.7 against HOOBS's 1.2. Minoston also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 11%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). HOOBS's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). 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.
Minoston holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Minoston's written reviews are positive against 11% of HOOBS's.
Minoston ships an update every 9 months, HOOBS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minoston | HOOBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (61 ratings) — better | 1.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jiangbo Nie | HOOBS Inc |
Customer experience
Minoston
HOOBS
In-app purchases
Minoston
No in-app purchases
HOOBS
No in-app purchases
