Ezlo Protect vs Hubitat Elevation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ezlo Protect
Manage and monitor your smart home devices, including security systems, lights, and locks, from anywhere. Create custom scenes, utilize voice control, and enjoy local mode for enhanced speed and security.
- Universal device access and control
- Convenient pre-set modes
- Customizable scenes
- Voice control integration
- Local mode for speed and security
- In-app support ticket submission
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Ezlo Protect seamlessly integrates your home security, lights, locks, HVAC, and much more, giving you total home control and protection from anywhere. UNIVERSAL ACCESS & CONTROL View, control, and interact with any connected security or smart home device from the convenience of your phone, from anywhere in the world CONVENIENT PRE-SET MODES Easily switch between preset modes like Home, Away, Night, and Vacation CUSTOMIZABLE SCENES Create your own, unique combination of smart home controls based on: Time of day, Device Interactions Cloud Services …and many more VOICE CONTROL Supports Amazon's Alexa and Apple’s Siri LOCAL MODE Ezlo Protect is not reliant on cloud access, providing for optimized speed and security SUPPORT Easily submit support tickets and check their status direclty from the app Powerful, dependable, and customizable, Ezlo Protect makes smarter property security accessible to everyone.
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: Ezlo Protect at 4.5 against Hubitat Elevation's 4.1. Ezlo Protect also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Hubitat Elevation's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 11). 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.
Ezlo Protect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hubitat Elevation has 1.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ezlo Protect ships an update every 8 days, Hubitat Elevation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ezlo Protect | Hubitat Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mios Limited | Hubitat, Inc. |
Customer experience
Ezlo Protect
Hubitat Elevation
Bugs and requests
Ezlo Protect
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
Ezlo Protect
No in-app purchases
Hubitat Elevation
No in-app purchases
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