Comparison

Home Pilot vs Well o'clock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Home Pilot

Control your smart home devices remotely, check their status, and automate them with custom routines. Personalize your dashboard for quick access to frequently used functions and group devices for simultaneous control. Integrates with voice assistants for hands-free operation.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Device status querying
  • Automated routines
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Device grouping
  • Voice assistant integration
Features
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Our Home Pilot app - your cockpit. With the intuitive Home Pilot app, you can control your Home Pilot smart home, query device statuses, and remotely control your smart devices and automate them using routines. The Premium gateway is compatible with a wide range of smart devices. In addition to all Home Pilot branded radio products, RADEMACHER brand radio products can also be integrated into the Premium gateway and can thus be operated via the Home Pilot app. Thanks to the connection to voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple Shortcuts, you can also control your smart devices using your voice. You can design the app however you like. You can store the functions and devices that are most important to you directly on the dashboard. This way, you can quickly find what you need most frequently and have everything in view at all times. Combine devices into groups and, for example, control all shutters on one side of the house together or switch off all lights at the same time in the evening. Set to receive push notifications or create custom routines for your smart devices. The Home Pilot app is free of charge and is also continually being expanded with new functions. As such, you can rest assured that your smart home will still be a perfect fit for your life, even several years from now. For more information and to view all Home Pilot Smart Home products, please visit: www.homepilot-smarthome.com

About

Well o'clock

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Well O’clock helps you fight digital distraction using a simple but powerful idea: physical reminders placed exactly where your habits happen. Each reminder is an NFC tag that you tap with your phone to instantly pause the apps that steal your attention. No gimmicks, no complicated dashboards—just a small touch that interrupts the mindless scroll and brings you back to the moment. Digital wellbeing apps fail because everything happens inside the same phone that’s distracting you. Well O’clock breaks that loop by adding a real-world trigger your brain can’t ignore. Put one NFC reminder next to your bed, another on your desk, or attach it to your keys. Each time you touch it, Well O’clock pauses the apps you’ve selected and gives you space to refocus. The result is less noise, fewer spirals of endless checking, and more time for the things that actually matter. Core features: • NFC reminders that work as physical habit interrupters • One-touch pausing of your chosen apps • Simple setup in seconds • Works anywhere—home, office, or on the go • Designed for long-term behavior change based on proven habit-forming principles Use Well O’clock to improve focus, reduce screen overuse, strengthen relationships, sleep better, and reclaim hundreds of hours every year. This is a tool for anyone who feels their phone is creeping into too many moments: parents, students, professionals, and anyone who wants a calmer mind without giving up their phone entirely. A small ritual becomes a powerful reset. Tap the reminder. Pause the noise. Be present again.

Screenshots

Home Pilot4 screens
Well o'clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Well o'clock at every 6 days against Home Pilot's every 8 months. Home Pilot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Pilot ships an update every 8 months, Well o'clock every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Home Pilot versus Well o'clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome PilotWell o'clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDELTA DORE RADEMACHER GmbHCNJ d.o.o.

In-app purchases

None

Home Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

Well o'clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Pilot free?
Home Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Well o'clock free?
Well o'clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home Pilot or Well o'clock have ads?
Neither Home Pilot nor Well o'clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Pilot or Well o'clock?
Home Pilot ships an update every 8 months, and Well o'clock every 6 days. Most recently, Home Pilot was updated on October 24, 2026 and Well o'clock on October 25, 2026.

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