Della+ vs Holmes Fans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Della+
Control smart home appliances remotely for optimal comfort and energy efficiency. Adjust settings, automate temperature based on location, and integrate with voice assistants for a seamless living experience.
- Remote appliance control
- Smart feature integration
- Energy efficiency
- Voice assistant compatibility (Alexa, Google Assistant)
- WiFi connectivity
- GeoFence temperature adjustment
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DELLA believes your home should always feel just right. Our appliances combine smart features, energy efficiency, and sleek designs to create a sustainable living environment. Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, the DELLA+ app offers complete control via your smartphone, with seamless WiFi and GeoFence functionality that adjusts temperature as you return home. With DELLA, you can dial in perfect comfort from anywhere and have your best home.
Holmes Fans
Control multiple smart fans remotely. Connect to voice assistants for hands-free operation. Adjust fan speeds and set timers with ease.
- Remote fan control
- Voice assistant integration
- Set timers
- Change fan speeds
- Control multiple fans
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Holmes Smart Fans Control multiple fans from anywhere. The Holmes Smart fan application easily connects to your favorite voice assitant for easy voice control. Set timers, change speeds and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Holmes Fans at 4.6 against Della+'s 3.6. Holmes Fans also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 9%). Della+'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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.
Holmes Fans holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 435 and 298 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Della+'s written reviews are positive against 36% of Holmes Fans's.
Della+ ships an update every 3 months, Holmes Fans every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Della+ | Holmes Fans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (435 ratings) | 4.6 (298 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.4% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 435 — better | 298 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Align Inc. (CA) | Star Elite Inc. |
Customer experience
Della+
Holmes Fans
User reviews
Della+
From 435 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Integrated seamlessly with product
- 💡 Connects to other products
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work properly
- 🐛 Can't increase temperature
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Removed features after update
- 🐛 Confusing interface
Holmes Fans
From 298 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple & easy to use
- 👍 Works well overall
- 👍 App is simple to use and optimized
- 👍 App does what it needs to do well
Room to improve
- 👎 Horrible coldness of air, little air blows
- 👎 App requires too much privacy for setup
- 👎 Needs internet connection for no apparent reason
- 👎 Scheduling design needs improvement (no auto-cutoff)
- 👎 Fan sounds like it's straining on lower speeds
Bugs and requests
Della+
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Fails to connect to devices
- Loses saved settings and configurations
- Displays incorrect or inconsistent information
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to increase temperature
- Restore removed features
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Enhance user interface and controls
- Add support for more device models
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- Provide better customer support
Holmes Fans
Reported bugs
13 issues- App requires internet connection for no apparent reason
- Fan sounds like it's straining on lower speeds
- Fan doesn't work well using IOS
- iPhone doesn't locate or connect to fan
- Cannot disable fan beep from the app
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- App refuses to connect to fan
- Bad Bluetooth connection, won't let fan connect to phone
- Wi-Fi doesn't connect
- App and Google Assistant is bugged
- App crashes when trying to link to Google Assistant
- App reroutes back to Holmes app when connecting to Google Home
- Wi-Fi connectivity requires a cloud account and does not work without internet
- Does not work with HomeAssistant
Requested features
5 requests- Add "off time" or duration option to schedules
- Allow disabling fan beep from the app
- More personalized scheduling (e.g., for pets)
- Change time selection to regular time (e.g., 9:30pm) instead of military time
- Toggle button on main page to turn off all fans at once
In-app purchases
Della+
No in-app purchases
Holmes Fans
No in-app purchases
