HomeGuru vs WiZ Pro Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeGuru
Control your home's lights and appliances with this app designed for SmartLinc INSTEON controllers. View and manage configured scenes, sending on, off, or fade commands directly from your device. It offers a faster and more user-friendly experience than web interfaces.
- Control lights and appliances
- View and manage scenes
- Send on, off, and fade commands
- Automatic device support
- User-friendly interface
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If you have a SmartLinc INSTEON controller from SmartLabs (part #2412N, not an INSTEON Hub), HomeGuru is the perfect way to control your home's lights and appliances. It allows you to view a list of all configured scenes in your house, view their status and control them by sending on, off or fade commands to them. It is much quicker and friendlier than using the web interface to the device, especially if you use authentication. HomeGuru supports all the devices the SmartLinc knows about automatically, no further configuration is necessary. IMPORTANT: HomeGuru supports SmartLinc firmware version 3.0 (iPhone 2.0). It is known to work with 2.8 without device status. (To check your version, look for Firmware Version under the General Settings.) Make sure you have a supported version before purchasing. If you have communication problems with your SmartLinc, please contact us for assistance or send an error report under your controller in settings.
WiZ Pro Setup
This app assists installers with the initial setup and testing of WiZ Pro lighting products. It allows for basic control and commissioning even before Wi-Fi is available, streamlining the installation process.
- Initiate commissioning
- Perform testing
- Control lamps with accessories
- Offsite setup capabilities
- Pre-Wi-Fi control
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WiZ Pro Setup app is the latest addition to the WiZ Pro Software suite dedicated for installers. The app leverages some technical capabilities of recent WiZ Pro products in order to initiate commissioning, do some testing and even have lamps obey accessories commands for simple scenarios even before Wi-Fi is deployed, or fully offsite. Then, after the lights have connected to the Wi-Fi, they can be fully controlled using WiZ Pro Dashboard and WiZ app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomeGuru at 3.7 against WiZ Pro Setup's 1.4. HomeGuru also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 25%). WiZ Pro Setup's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HomeGuru holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WiZ Pro Setup has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of HomeGuru's written reviews are positive against 25% of WiZ Pro Setup's.
HomeGuru ships an update every 4 months, WiZ Pro Setup every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeGuru | WiZ Pro Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zenwheel | Signify Netherlands B.V. |
Customer experience
HomeGuru
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In-app purchases
HomeGuru
No in-app purchases
WiZ Pro Setup
No in-app purchases
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