HomeGuru vs Joint Craft
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.
Joint Craft
Monitor and control your 3D printers remotely with advanced features. Supports Bambu Lab and Klipper printers, external cameras, and offers live activity integration. Manage AMS units, create timelapses, and customize settings with ease.
- Bambu Lab and Klipper printer control
- External camera support (RTSP, MJPEG, WebRTC)
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
- AMS and AMS 2 Pro support
- Timelapse viewing and sharing
- LED and Neopixel controls
- iCloud sync for printer configurations
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Monitor and control 3D printers elegantly. Printer Compatibility: • Bambu Lab printers • Printers with Klipper External Camera Support: • RTSP • MJPEG • WebRTC Features: • Live Activity and Dynamic Island • AMS and AMS 2 Pro support • View and share Timelapses • LED and Neopixel controls • Macros, Presets and QGL • Extruder and Z offset controls • iCloud Sync printer configs Contact us: support@jointcraft.app https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Joint Craft at 4.3 against HomeGuru's 3.7. Joint Craft also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 3). HomeGuru's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment 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. Joint Craft sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HomeGuru asks for nothing beyond the download.
Joint Craft holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joint Craft has 63 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of HomeGuru's written reviews are positive against 60% of Joint Craft's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HomeGuru ships an update every 4 months, Joint Craft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeGuru | Joint Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 59.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zenwheel | Snowcraft LLC |
Customer experience
HomeGuru
Joint Craft
In-app purchases
HomeGuru
No in-app purchases
Joint Craft
- Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$15.991 Year
- Pro$29.99
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