HomeWizard vs CheckID voor DigiD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomeWizard
Control various smart home devices, including lights, thermostats, and security sensors, remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Automate actions with custom scenes and receive real-time notifications for events like doorbell presses or sensor activations.
- Remote control of lights and appliances
- IP camera integration for live feeds
- Thermostat control
- Scene creation and automation
- Awareness System notifications
- Weather sensor data and graphing
- Real-time energy consumption monitoring
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Control your home using the iPhone or iPad! The HomeWizard app requires a HomeWizard* (device). The HomeWizard connects your iPhone/iPad to existing wireless systems from various manufacturers such as KlikAanKlikUit, Cresta, TFA, Somfy and Wattcher. The HomeWizard makes it possible to control lights and other devices using your iPad or iPhone. It’s also equipped to send push notifications when your doorbell is pressed and is even capable to receive data from wireless weather station equipment or real-time energy measuring devices. The HomeWizard app can also be used to control your curtains, blinds or garage doors. The app connects with your own WiFi network for internet access and automatic firmware updates. With our HomeWizard Online service you can easily connect to your HomeWizard wherever you are, whenever you need to (www.homewizard.nl/homewizardonline). In short HomeWizard allows you to: - Toggle lights and other home appliances using wireless switches. - Add IP-camera's to view a live feed from your house, anywhere you are, with the possibility to control your lights/house at the same time. - Control your thermostat and set the right temperature in your house while driving home. - Create scenes to toggle multiple lights with the tap of a button and add timers to automate your home appliances. - Enable our easy to use ‘Awareness System’ to send notifications when surface mount contacts, motion detectors, smoke dectectors and doorbells are activated. Link these with a camera to receive a snapshot when a sensor is activated! - With 'Actions', you can control your lights on the basis of various conditions such as time and sensor activity: make sure all your lights turn on when a motion detector is activated, but only between 24.00 and 07.00 and turn them off again after 5 minutes! - Support for KlikAanKlikUit and Elro switches, dimmers, and other receivers. - Receive temperature, wind, precipitation and UV data from compatible weather sensors and plot the data in graphs. - Measure your electricity consumption in real-time or monitor the energy generated by your solar panels. - Control Somfy RTS receivers which are widely used for automated sunblinds, curtains and garage doors. *The HomeWizard Device is available for purchase at www.homewizard.nl With HomeWizard's introduction it has finally become easy, affordable and most of all, fun, to automate your home. As opposed to the Toon from Eneco, the Nuon E-manager, Tahoma from Somfy or the e-inzicht and e-thermostaat from Essent, HomeWizard is an independent platform without hidden recurring fees. It is invented, designed and produced in the Netherlands by entrepreneurs who use their product on a daily basis. You wouldn't be the first one to appreciate this difference, try it out for yourself!
CheckID voor DigiD
Assist someone with their DigiD identity verification by performing a one-time ID check using your phone's NFC reader. This app securely reads necessary document information and sends it to the requesting DigiD app without storing any personal data.
- Perform one-time ID checks
- Utilize NFC reader for document scanning
- Securely transmit data to DigiD app
- No storage of personal data
- Supports Dutch driver's licenses and ID cards
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Not everyone has a telephone with an NFC reader. With the CheckID app from DigiD you can help someone add the ID check to his or her DigiD app. The app on your phone only performs the one-time check of the ID. Your own DigiD login details are not required for this. No data is stored on your phone. More information at: https://www.digid.nl/inlogmethods/id-check DATA PROCESSING & PRIVACY With DigiD's CheckID app you can perform a one-off check of an identity document for someone else. The check is carried out by reading the chip on the Dutch driver's license or identity document using the NFC reader on your device. The CheckID app reads the document number, validity and date of birth of an identity card, or the driving license number of a driving license. This data is sent via a secure connection to the DigiD app for which the ID check is carried out. The CheckID app does not process any data from the device on which it is installed for this check. Additional terms: • The user is solely responsible for the security of his mobile device. • Updates for the CheckID app can be downloaded and installed automatically via the app store. These updates are intended to improve, expand or further develop the app and may include fixes for program errors, advanced features, new software modules or completely new versions. Without these updates, the app may not function or not function properly. • Logius reserves the right to (temporarily) stop offering the CheckID app in the app store or (temporarily) stop the operation of the app without giving reasons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HomeWizard at 60% against CheckID voor DigiD's 0%. HomeWizard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HomeWizard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of HomeWizard's written reviews are positive against 0% of CheckID voor DigiD's.
HomeWizard ships an update every 2 months, CheckID voor DigiD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomeWizard | CheckID voor DigiD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HomeWizard B.V. | Rijksoverheid |
Customer experience
HomeWizard
CheckID voor DigiD
In-app purchases
HomeWizard
No in-app purchases
CheckID voor DigiD
No in-app purchases
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