Home Control vs Finder Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home Control
Remotely manage your HomePLC® home automation system from anywhere in the world. Control lights, thermostats, cameras, security systems, and more. Create custom scenarios and monitor system logs and alarms.
- Remote control of HomePLC® systems
- Control lights, thermostats, blinds, cameras
- Manage security systems
- Create custom automation scenarios
- Monitor system logs and alarms
- Control multiple home systems
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Home Control permette di controllare il tuo sistema di Home & Building Automation HomePLC®, utilizzando la connessione WiFi o dati per connetterti da ogni parte del mondo. Home Control controlla luci, termoregolatori ambiente, tapparelle, telecamere, sistemi antintrusione, programmatori settimanali e altri generi di automazioni. Sono disponibili diverse funzionalità che permettono di ampliare le potenzialità del sistema domotico HomePLC®, come la possibilità da parte dell’utente di creare, modificare ed eseguire scenari personalizzati, il pannello log di sistema ed il servizio per monitorare gli allarmi dell’impianto. Puoi controllare più impianti dalla stessa applicazione, con una comoda pagina iniziale di scelta. Se vuoi conoscere di più su Home Control visita www.hbe-system.com Per usare Home Control è necessario installare il processore domotico XServer distribuito da HBE System. Visita www.hbe-system.com/shop Vuoi provare Home Control in modalità DEMO? Scarica l’app, apri il menù di impostazioni del dispositivo, scorri fino a trovare la voce Home Control e segui le istruzioni per come configurare il sistema DEMO. Il sistema DEMO è un sistema reale e funzionante.
Finder Toolbox
Easily program Finder devices using your smartphone via NFC. Access technical data sheets, stay updated on news, and program various time switches, energy meters, and monitoring relays.
- NFC device programming
- Access technical data sheets
- Program time switches
- Program energy meters
- Program monitoring relays
- Stay updated on news
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FINDER Toolbox allows an easy programming of Finder devices with your smartphone also via NFC (Near Field Communication). Help us serve you better. Use the form at https://www.findernet.com/en/worldwide/contact/app_assistance to send us your suggestions or report any problems. FINDER Toolbox provides all technical data sheets and informs you about all news! With FINDER Toolbox you can program: Type 12.B2 Annual astro time switch Type 7M.38: Bi-directional multi-functional energy meter Type 7M.24: Bi-directional single-phase energy meter with LCD display Type 70.51: Electronic current monitoring relay Type 12.51: Digital time switch, Daily/Weekly programming Type 12.81: Digital astro-switch Type 12.61: Digital weekly time switch, 1 pole Type 12.62: Digital weekly time switch, 2 pole Type 12.A1: Weekly Astro time switch 1 pole Type 12.A2: Weekly Astro time switch 2 pole Type 12.A4: Weekly Astro time switch with PWM / 0-10V analogue output Type 84.02: SMARTimer multifunction with display, 2 channels Type 80.01 NFC: 16 A modular timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Control at 83% against Finder Toolbox's 25%. Home Control also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Finder Toolbox's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Finder Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Home Control's written reviews are positive against 25% of Finder Toolbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Home Control ships an update every 4 months, Finder Toolbox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home Control | Finder Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Boschini | Finder S.p.A. |
Customer experience
Home Control
Finder Toolbox
In-app purchases
Home Control
No in-app purchases
Finder Toolbox
No in-app purchases
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