Z vs Hubitat Elevation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z
Manage and monitor your smart home devices from anywhere. Organize your system on a personalized home screen for quick access to essential controls. Requires Z-Box ID and cloud services for remote functionality.
- Remote smart home access
- Device organization and monitoring
- Customizable home screen
- Z-Box ID integration
- Cloud service support
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Enjoy easy access to your smart home, wherever you are. Organize and monitor the devices in your Z-Box hub. Create a custom home screen with the most important parts of your system at your fingertips. Please note that you will need to sign up for Z-Box ID and enable cloud services for remote access.
Hubitat Elevation
Control your smart home devices from anywhere with this mobile application. Customize your home screen for quick access to favorites, manage lights, locks, and thermostats, and automate tasks using geofencing. Receive push notifications for important events and monitor your home's security remotely.
- Customizable home screen
- Remote device management
- Grid-based dashboards
- Geofencing presence detection
- Push notifications and alert history
- Remote home monitoring
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App: Seamless Smart Home Control Welcome to the future of smart home management. With the Hubitat Elevation Mobile App, you can effortlessly control your connected devices, whether you're at home or on the go. Simplify your experience, enhance automation, and enjoy the convenience of mobile control. Key Features: - Home: Customize your home screen to quickly access notifications and favorite devices for instant control. - Devices: Manage lights, locks, thermostats, and more from anywhere. Our app supports a vast range of devices from various manufacturers. - Dashboards: Enjoy a user-friendly, grid-based interface that offers quick access and easy customization for all your smart devices. - Geofence: Use your phone as a presence sensor. Enable geofencing to automate tasks based on your arrival or departure. - Notifications: Get push notifications for events and view alert history directly in the app. - Monitoring: Remotely monitor your home and manage security modes effortlessly with the Hubitat Safety Monitor app. Discover the difference with Hubitat Elevation and take control of your smart home like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hubitat Elevation at 4.1 against Z's 2.6. Hubitat Elevation also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (979 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hubitat Elevation holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hubitat Elevation has 979 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Z's written reviews are positive against 24% of Hubitat Elevation's.
Z ships an update every 8 months, Hubitat Elevation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z | Hubitat Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (979 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 23.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 979 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lorenz High Definition LLC | Hubitat, Inc. |
Customer experience
Z
Hubitat Elevation
Bugs and requests
Z
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hubitat Elevation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on selecting hub
- Home screen not updating
- Unable to add devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Restore old app functionality
- Better customization options
In-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
Hubitat Elevation
No in-app purchases
