Refoss vs RHOME
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refoss
Control and manage your home automation devices remotely. Schedule device operations, monitor their status, and integrate with voice assistants for hands-free control. Enjoy peace of mind knowing your electronics are managed efficiently.
- Remote on/off control
- Automated work plans
- Voice assistant integration
- Device status monitoring
- Manage smart plugs
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Refoss mainly focuses on home automation gadgets. Currently, there are products such as smart plug on the market. Customers can plug the device on it and easily manage the following functions through the Refoss app: 1. Turn on/off electronic devices anytime, anywhere through the Refoss app. 2. Create an on/off work plan to let the equipment work automatically according to the plan. 3. Link your Refoss smart devices to voice assistant, you can easily control the device with your voice. 4. View the on/off status of connected devices from anywhere for peace of mind.
RHOME
Control your lawn mowing robot remotely from your phone. Start, pause, schedule mowing, and recharge your robot. Track its progress, location, and build a real-time map of your lawn.
- Remote robot control
- Real-time progress tracking
- Location monitoring
- Mowing scheduling
- Automatic recharging
- Map building
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R HOME Smart APP is a software used to remotely control the lawn mowing robot, which can remotely operate the lawn mower in real time from your cell phone, so that the lawn mower can be started, paused, booked for mowing, recharged and so on. Through APP, you can view the mowing work progress and location of the mowing robot in real time, you can build a real map with one click, and you can disconnect to detect the specific location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Refoss at 88% against RHOME's 8%. Refoss also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). 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.
Refoss holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refoss has 144 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Refoss's written reviews are positive against 8% of RHOME's.
Refoss ships an update every 5 weeks, RHOME every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refoss | RHOME |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (144 ratings) — better | 1.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FLEXBEE HK LIMITED | Shenzhen Muchen Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Refoss
RHOME
Bugs and requests
Refoss
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently loses login credentials
- Incorrect door status reporting
- Failure to connect and control devices
- Outdated app version not allowing new features
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set different electricity rates based on time of day and day of week
- More detailed energy consumption data (hourly/minute-level)
- Apple Watch app
- CarPlay integration
- Ability to pause/stop door operation mid-cycle
RHOME
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Refoss
No in-app purchases
RHOME
No in-app purchases
