HomeGuru vs HUESSEN
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.
HUESSEN
Easily bring your photos and memories to life with this app. Connect your digital photo frame to Wi-Fi and send pictures directly to display your cherished moments.
- Connect photo frame to Wi-Fi
- Send photos directly to frame
- Display cherished memories
- Effortless photo management
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HUESSEN makes it effortless to bring your cherished photos and memories to life. Use the HUESSEN app to: -Connect your photo frame to Wi-Fi -send photos directly to your HUESSEN photo frame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HomeGuru at 64% against HUESSEN's 0%. HomeGuru also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). HUESSEN's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of HomeGuru's written reviews are positive against 0% of HUESSEN's.
HomeGuru ships an update every 4 months, HUESSEN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeGuru | HUESSEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zenwheel | Kelement International INC |
Customer experience
HomeGuru
HUESSEN
In-app purchases
HomeGuru
No in-app purchases
HUESSEN
No in-app purchases
