Flame Services Browser vs Home Configurator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flame Services Browser
Discover and interact with services on your local wireless network. This utility lists available Bonjour (ZeroConf) services, displays their details, and allows you to launch compatible applications directly from the service listing.
- Discover Bonjour/ZeroConf services
- Browse services by server
- View detailed service information
- Copy service details
- Launch compatible applications
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Flame is a browser for Bonjour (also known as ZeroConf) network services. It lists the services advertised on your wireless network and you can browse them by server. When selecting a service, its advertised details are displayed. You can copy any of the service details by long-pressing a row. If an application on your iPhone or iPod touch can handle any of the advertised services, a command to open it right away is provided.
Home Configurator
Organize and view your HomeKit accessories by type, room, or zone. Easily create, rename, or delete homes, rooms, and zones for a better overview of your smart home devices.
- Organized accessory view by type
- Group accessories by room and zone
- Create, rename, and delete homes
- Filter accessories by room/zone
- Supports HomeKit-enabled accessories
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Home Configurator lets you see your HomeKit homes, accessories, rooms and zones in a more organised way. The accessories are grouped by type to give you a better overview over lights, outlets, switches and sensors. You can easily edit your homes, rooms and zones – create new ones, rename or delete them. You can also filter your accessories by room and zone. This app requires access to HomeKit and only works with HomeKit-enabled accessories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flame Services Browser at 4.9 against Home Configurator's 3.9. Flame Services Browser also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%). Home Configurator's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Flame Services Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Flame Services Browser's written reviews are positive against 50% of Home Configurator's.
Flame Services Browser ships an update every 7 months, Home Configurator every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flame Services Browser | Home Configurator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | 3.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Insam | Matthias Hochgatterer |
Customer experience
Flame Services Browser
Home Configurator
In-app purchases
Flame Services Browser
No in-app purchases
Home Configurator
No in-app purchases
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