Pocket Salsa vs Home Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Salsa
Learn salsa dancing with over 120 video lessons. Master dance combinations, find the rhythm, and get inspired by professional dancers. Perfect for beginners and social dancers looking to improve their skills.
- 120+ video dance lessons
- Easy-to-follow instruction
- Learn dance combinations
- Find the salsa beat
- Inspired by social dancers
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* Highest Rated Salsa Dance app on App Store * Selected as "App Store Essentials - Date Night" by Apple * Reviewed by the NY Times, iMore and AppCentral TV! Learn to dance salsa in minutes with over 120 easy to follow video dance lessons provided by the instructors of Addicted2Salsa! From reviewing great looking dance combinations, to learning to find the salsa dance beat and becoming inspired by watching some of the best social dancers in the world - this app is for you! You can learn more about Addicted2Salsa by visiting (https://www.addicted2salsa.com/).
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Home Assistant at Free against Pocket Salsa's $9.99. Home Assistant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). Pocket Salsa's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 54%) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On rating, ads and device support 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
Home Assistant is free to download; Pocket Salsa costs $9.99 up front. Pocket Salsa sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Home Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pocket Salsa against 4.7 for Home Assistant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Assistant has 4K ratings behind it against 563, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Pocket Salsa's written reviews are positive against 54% of Home Assistant's.
Pocket Salsa ships an update every 4 weeks, Home Assistant every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Salsa | Home Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (563 ratings) — better | 4.7 (4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 54.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 563 | 4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | addicted2salsa LLC | Nabu Casa, Inc |
Customer experience
Pocket Salsa
Home Assistant
Bugs and requests
Pocket Salsa
Reported bugs
2 issues- Videos not downloading properly
- Crashes or freezes on startup
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to mark/track learned moves
- Slow motion playback option
- More content for on-2 salsa style
- Categorization/organization improvements
Home Assistant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Salsa
- Cola-Flick Pack$0.99
- CombOver Bounce Pack$0.99
- Flick Flare Pack$0.99
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- Funky Turns Pack$0.99
Home Assistant
No in-app purchases









