OBOS vs Futurehome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBOS
Access your membership card and benefits, track your membership status, and apply for housing. Easily update your contact information and manage your housing applications.
- Digital membership card
- Access member benefits and campaigns
- Favorite member benefits
- Track membership status
- Apply for housing
- Update contact information
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Gjør som nærmere 300 000 andre OBOS-medlemmer: Last ned OBOS-appen – helt gratis! * Alltid tilgang til medlemsbeviset og medlemsnummeret ditt i appen. * Tilgang til alle medlemsfordeler i et oversiktlig oppsett, og tilgang til alle kampanjer og konkurranser. * Mulighet for å favorisere medlemsfordelene du bruker oftest. * Hold oversikt over medlemskapet ditt, som betalingsstatus og ansiennitet. * Meld forkjøp på drømmeboligen din i appen. Du kan i tillegg trekke forkjøpet ditt og favorisere forkjøpsboliger. * Oppdater enkelt kontaktinfoen din ved endringer av bostedsadresse, telefonnummer og e-postadresse.
Futurehome
Control your smart home devices, including lights and climate, with a user-friendly dashboard. Create custom automations and manage access for multiple users. Receive real-time notifications and review event timelines for a seamless smart living experience.
- Fast loading speed and excellent performance
- Z-wave and Zigbee Smarthub compatibility
- User-friendly dashboard
- Customizable automations and rules
- Simple room navigation
- Light and climate control
- Multi-user and household management
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Key features - Very fast loading speed and excellent performance for a smooth smart home experience - Works together with Futurehome’s new Z-wave and Zigbee Smarthub, so that you can add even more of your favorite products and functions - Simple and user-friendly dashboard to control your home - Automations: Create simple rules to make your life easier. Increase the lighting to two lights when the sun goes down is one example. The possibilities are endless, and we continue to add new features all the time - Simple room navigation, so that you won’t get lost in the app Easy light control Connect the lights in your home to and you will be able to adjust the lighting and mood. Automate the lights based on motion or according to the time of day. When you leave home, go to bed or go on vacation, you can turn off all the lights with one simple click. Climate control The automatic temperature adjustment features ensure optimal comfort and energy efficiency in your home. The system uses sensors to adjust itself and to maintain your desired temperature day and night. This is so that you can be as energy efficient as possible, without sacrificing any comfort. Combined with rules and automations, the possibilities are endless. Modes and shortcuts The Futurehome app allows you to easily switch modes, including whether you are home or away, when it’s night, or when you’re on vacation. You are in complete control of what you would like to happen in your home when you switch modes. At night when you go to bed, you can by turning on night mode instantly turn off all the lights, and even turn down the heating to let your home save energy for you. Users and households Access to your Futurehome and its functions can be granted to as many users as you please. As the owner or administrator of your Futurehome site, you are free to invite new users as you wish. Futurehome users can access multiple households from the same app and easily switch between them. If the notifications are turned on, you can receive updates from all sites regardless of which one you are currently using. Timeline and push notifications In the timeline interface, you can see a detailed time-stamped breakdown of all important events that have taken place in your home. All important events are also sent by push notifications to your mobile device and logged on the timeline. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Futurehome at 100% against OBOS's 0%. Futurehome also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). OBOS's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Futurehome holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of OBOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Futurehome's.
OBOS ships an update every 5 days, Futurehome monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBOS | Futurehome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OBOS | Futurehome AS |
Customer experience
OBOS
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In-app purchases
OBOS
No in-app purchases
Futurehome
No in-app purchases








