Comparison

HOOBS vs Calypso

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Calypso

Features
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Calypso shows you exactly how much of your day, week, month, quarter, and year has passed — one enormous number, nothing else competing for your attention. Set your date of birth and Calypso adds one more measurement: how far through your expected life you are, laid out as a grid of every week you're likely to have. Not to unsettle you — to make the time you do have a little harder to waste by accident. WHAT'S INSIDE • One number at a time — day, week, month, quarter, year, or life — with everything else falling away beneath it as quiet hairlines • A square for every week of your life, filling in as you live them • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, so the number is there before you even open the app • A short quote about time, tapped to read larger, changing each time you open Calypso • A first-launch animation, and nothing else asking for your attention after that DESIGNED TO BE LEFT ALONE Calypso doesn't send notifications, doesn't ask you to log in, doesn't collect any data at all. It has no network connection to anything — everything it shows is calculated on your device, from a date you gave it, and nowhere else. Open it, glance at the number, get on with your day. Built for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

HOOBS4 screens
Calypso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HOOBS at 13.0 against Calypso's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HOOBS versus Calypso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOOBSCalypso
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOOBS IncGeoffrey Harte

In-app purchases

None

HOOBS

No in-app purchases

None

Calypso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOOBS free?
HOOBS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calypso free?
Calypso is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HOOBS or Calypso have ads?
Neither HOOBS nor Calypso shows ads.

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