BiuFrame vs Havaworks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BiuFrame
Easily send your favorite photos and short videos to a connected digital frame. Share cherished memories instantly with family and friends, keeping loved ones updated on life's moments.
- Connect to WiFi digital photo frame
- Send photos and short videos
- Share memories instantly
- Remote photo transfer
- Family photo sharing
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Through your smartphone, select your favorite photos and send them to the connected photo frame. Your photos will be displayed on the "Biu Frame" digital photo frame immediately, allowing family and friends to share the favorite memories you have captured.Owning "Biu Frame" makes it easier for you to share every time!Use Biu Frame:• Add the "Biu Frame" WiFi digital photo frame with the specific ID of the photo frame• Send photos and short videos to the frame• Transfer your favourite photos from around the world to your loved ones. Let your family know about your child's development.
Havaworks
Control and manage your smart home devices from anywhere. Automate device operations based on various conditions like location, time, and weather. Integrate with smart speakers for voice control and share access with family.
- Remote device control
- Automated device operations
- Voice control integration
- Device sharing with family
- Multi-condition automation
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A smart device control and management application that helps you easily link to smart devices for intelligent control. -Good device control experience, you can control your home devices anytime, anywhere -Powerful equipment automation control capabilities, which can allow equipment to operate automatically based on multiple conditions such as location, time, weather, equipment status, etc., bidding farewell to the manual era -Easily connect to home smart speakers and play with the device through voice control -Share devices with family and friends, enjoy smart life together
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BiuFrame at 12.0 against Havaworks's 14.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
Havaworks holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of BiuFrame's written reviews are positive against 22% of Havaworks's.
BiuFrame ships an update every 2 months, Havaworks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BiuFrame | Havaworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (80 ratings) | 2.2 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 22.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Xi'an Shenju Zhilian Network Technology Co., Ltd | Ecodot Trading Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
BiuFrame
Havaworks
User reviews
BiuFrame
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 👍 Simple and straightforward app
- 👍 Good for sharing photos remotely
- 👍 Works fine for some users
- 👍 Can delete photos on frame
Room to improve
- 😞 Subscription required after 2 years
- 😞 Deceptive pricing/hidden fees
- 😞 Cannot delete individual photos via app
- 😞 App interface is worst
- 😞 Videos not supported or limited support
Havaworks
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and pairing
- 👍 Functional for basic on/off
- 👍 Scene automation is amazing
- 👍 Visually appealing and easy to use
- 👍 Works how it should
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashing frequently
- 🐛 Temperature control issues
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 🐛 Limited scheduling functionality
- 🐛 Unchangeable temperature units
Bugs and requests
BiuFrame
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cannot send photos
- Frame not connecting to network
- Service ended unexpectedly
- Photos not appearing on frame
- App crashes or freezes
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- Weather not updating
- Cannot find Frame ID
- Videos not playing or playing partially
- Photos getting cut off
- Constant login issues
- App not communicating with frame
- Vertical photos displayed as horizontal
- Rome, Italy not available for weather
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to delete individual photos via app
- Ability to view uploaded library on app
- Improved video support
- Option to change slideshow transitions
- Clearer indication of selected frame when sending photos
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- Tracking of already sent photos
- Ability to crop or edit photos in app
- List of supported frames
- Ability to send photos from frame to phone
Havaworks
Reported bugs
30 issues- App suddenly crashing
- Cannot manage temperature
- Only way to control temperature is in eco mode
- App won't connect
- App only works to cut heater on and off
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- Cannot get app to turn on heater
- App disconnects frequently
- Thermostat doesn't read correct temperature
- Cannot get Fahrenheit indicator to hold
- Non-stop screeching unless on Eco mode
- App requires mandatory login
- Device doesn't connect
- Always disconnects
- Constantly disconnecting
- Wi-Fi going offline means app stops functioning
- Temperature control doesn't work
- App insists on Celsius for outside temp
- Cannot switch light color via Google Home
- Light color defaults to blue when turned on
- Automations don't work
- Some controls are finicky and confusing
- Heaters default to 77F and cannot be changed
- Scheduling commands time out
- Mute always turns itself off
- Alexa icon missing from app
- Cannot change mode or target temperature
- Annoying on/off sound cannot be turned off
- Resets to original mode and settings after being turned off
- Barely functional on modern iPhones
- Lacks features
Requested features
9 requests- Add ability to specify mode in scheduling
- Implement Siri Shortcuts integration
- Improve scheduling functionality
- Add automation and advanced functions
- Allow switching light color via Google Home
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- Fix temperature unit display issue
- Add customer service number
- Improve app UX
- Make app instructions clearer
In-app purchases
BiuFrame
No in-app purchases
Havaworks
No in-app purchases
