HOOBS vs DFC@Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOOBS
Connect smart home devices from various brands and technologies to your preferred ecosystem. Control all your accessories, regardless of their original platform, from a single, unified app for a truly integrated smart home experience.
- Connects accessories to Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa
- Supports Nest, Ring, Arlo, and hundreds more brands
- Works with Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth devices
- Unified control from a single app
- Seamless smart home integration
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HOOBS™ makes your smart accessories compatible with your favorite ecosystem. Whether you prefer Apple Homekit™, Google Home™, or Amazon Alexa™, you’re unlikely to find compatible accessories and services that all work together nicely under one roof. HOOBS™ is the missing link in your smart home ecosystem, bringing together devices from leading brands like Nest, Ring, Arlo, and hundreds more into Apple HomeKit. No matter what technology your devices use – Zigbee, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth – HOOBS creates a seamless connection for effortless control from a single app. Experience the convenience of true smart home integration.
DFC@Home
This platform connects with compatible smart faucets and steam systems. It allows remote activation, personalized control profiles, and integration with voice assistants for a customized experience.
- Remote product activation
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Assistant)
- Personalized control profiles
- Custom task containers with VoiceIQ™
- Manage steam systems
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*A compatible connected Delta® or Brizo® product is required to effectively use this app* DFC@Home™ is a powerful platform that integrates with connected Brizo® and Delta® products. Depending on which product(s) you own, you can customize your controls within the app, and start your products remotely. App Features: - Control your Delta and Brizo products with your Amazon Alexa® or Google® Assistant voice assistants - Start your products remotely via the mobile app. - Program, manage and personalize profiles for your steam system. - Create custom containers for your most frequent tasks with VoiceIQ™ technology Compatible Products: - Brizo VoiceIQ® Faucets - Brizo Mystix™ Transcendent Steam Systems - Delta VoiceIQ® Faucets - Delta SteamScape™ Deluxe Steam Systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DFC@Home at 4.3 against HOOBS's 1.2. DFC@Home also leads on ratings volume (111 vs 25). HOOBS's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). 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.
DFC@Home holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 111 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of HOOBS's written reviews are positive against 0% of DFC@Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HOOBS ships an update every 5 days, DFC@Home every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOOBS | DFC@Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (25 ratings) | 4.3 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 374 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOOBS Inc | DELTA FAUCET COMPANY |
Customer experience
HOOBS
DFC@Home
In-app purchases
HOOBS
No in-app purchases
DFC@Home
No in-app purchases
