Comparison

Module View vs Home Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Module View

Control your home automation system with a custom interface. Synchronize designs from Module Studio and manage your smart home devices from your Apple device. Offers a complete and free user interface for the Neocontrol Module system.

Highlights
  • Customizable home automation interface
  • Synchronizes with Module Studio
  • Control Neocontrol Module system
  • iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad support
  • Easy and fast setup
Features
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The Module View provides a free and complete home automation user interface to control the Neocontrol Module system. This application synchronizes the user interfaces created with Module Studio and shows these user interfaces in the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices. Create you own user interface to you Neocontrol home automation and control your home with your Apple Device. Easy and fast! The Module View provides the same resources availble in others plataforms by the Neocontrol softwares.

About

Home Assistant

Control your entire smart home from one app, locally and privately. Automate devices, receive notifications, and manage your home's data securely. Integrates with thousands of smart devices and open standards.

Highlights
  • Control entire home from one app
  • Discover and configure new devices
  • Automate device actions
  • Local data privacy
  • Connect to open standards (Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter)
  • Remote access via Home Assistant Cloud
  • Location-based automation
Features
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The Home Assistant Companion app allows you to access your Home Assistant instance on the go. Home Assistant is the smart home solution focused on privacy, choice, and sustainability. It runs locally in your home via a device like the Home Assistant Green or Raspberry Pi. This app connects to all the most powerful features of Home Assistant, - One app to control the whole home - Home Assistant is compatible with the biggest brands in the smart home, connecting to thousands of smart devices and services. - Discover automatically and quickly configure new devices - such as Philips Hue, Sonos, and IKEA Tradfri. - Automate everything - Make all the devices in your home work in harmony - have your lights dim when you start watching a movie, or turn off your heat when you’re away from home. - Keep your home’s data in the home - use it privately to see past trends and averages. - Connect to open standards with hardware add-ons - including Z-Wave, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, and Bluetooth. - Connect anywhere - If you would like to access this app while away from home, the most secure and simple way to get started is Home Assistant Cloud. The app unlocks your smartphone or tablet as a home automation tool. - Securely share your location, using it to automate heating, security, and so much more. - Get notifications on what's happening in your home, from detecting leaks to doors left open, you have full control over what it tells you. - Carplay functionality lets you open a garage or disable the security system from the dash of your car. - Build your own widgets to control any device in your home with a tap. - Integrate Home Assistant's functionality into Shortcuts, for example have your phone’s morning alarm turn on the coffee machine. - Apple Watch compatibility can show your home's temperature on a watch face or quickly activate devices. - Text or talk to your local voice assistant on your device. - Mac compatibility allows you to control your home from your desktop, but also to share data to build automation, like having your streaming lights turn on when your camera is active. Join the over 1 million users and empower your home with better privacy, choice and sustainability. Compatible with: Airthings, Amazon Alexa, Amcrest, Apple HomeKit, Apple TV, ASUSWRT, August, Belink WeMo, Bluetooth, Bose SoundTouch, Broadlink, BTHome, deCONZ, Denon, Devolo, DLNA, Ecobee, Ecovacs, Ecowitt, Elgato, EZVIZ, Fritz, Fully Kiosk, GoodWe, Govee, Growatt, Hikvision, Hive, Home Connect, Homematic, HomeWizard, Honeywell, iCloud, IFTTT, IKEA Tradfri, Insteon, Jellyfin, LG Smart TVs, LIFX, Logitech Harmony, Lutron Caseta, Magic Home, Matter, MotionEye, MQTT, MusicCast, Nanoleaf, Netatmo, Nuki, OctoPrint, ONVIF, Opower, Overkiz, OwnTracks, Panasonic Viera, Philips Hue, Pi-hole, Plex, Reolink, Ring, Roborock, Roku, Samsung TVs, Sense, Sensiba, Shelly, SmartThings, SolarEdge, Sonarr, Sonos, Sony Bravia, Spotify, Steam, SwitchBot, Synology, Tado, Tasmota, Tesla Wall, Thread, Tile, TP-Link Smart Home, Tuya, UniFi, UPnP, Verisure, Vizio, Wallbox, WebRTC, WiZ, WLED, Xbox, Xiaomi BLE, Yale, Yeelight, YoLink, Z-Wave, Zigbe

Screenshots

Module View4 screens
Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Assistant at 54% against Module View's 0%. Home Assistant also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (4K vs 14). Module View's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Module View's written reviews are positive against 54% of Home Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Module View ships an update every 6 weeks, Home Assistant every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Module View versus Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModule ViewHome Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (14 ratings)4.7 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews54.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB229 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeocontrolNabu Casa, Inc

Customer experience

Module View

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Home Assistant

All ratings4,010 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews514 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.2%

In-app purchases

None

Module View

No in-app purchases

None

Home Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Module View free?
Module View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Assistant free?
Home Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Module View or Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is rated higher. Module View averages 3.3 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Home Assistant averages 4.7 from 4K ratings.
Do Module View or Home Assistant have ads?
Neither Module View nor Home Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Module View or Home Assistant?
Module View ships an update every 6 weeks, and Home Assistant every 10 days. Most recently, Module View was updated on October 23, 2026 and Home Assistant on October 29, 2026.

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