HOOBS vs Festi
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.
Festi
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Festi is where Greek celebrations come together — for the ones you love. Find the place and the people - Browse venues, photographers, florists, music and more across Greece, on a list or a map. - Save the ones you like and ask for your date. The vendor answers in the app. - Booking through Festi costs vendors nothing: 0% commission. Send an invitation worth opening - Pick one of our designs, or create your own: upload your finished invitation and place the RSVP button on it. - Send it by email or share the link. Guests reply without an account. - Watch the replies come in, remind the ones who haven't answered, and see your headcount. Run the day - Seat everyone on a floor plan you draw with your fingers, or let auto-arrange do the first pass. - Keep a gift registry and a budget, give your helpers their tasks, and follow the timeline on the day. - Collect wishes in a Wish Book your guests write in. For vendors - Answer booking requests, keep your calendar, update your listings and photos, and message your customers — all from your phone. Plans are per event, not monthly: Plus €49, Concierge €149. Festi works in Greek and English, in light and dark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Festi at 5.0 against HOOBS's 1.1. HOOBS's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Festi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOOBS has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOOBS | Festi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HOOBS Inc | Georgios Salteris |
In-app purchases
HOOBS
No in-app purchases
Festi
No in-app purchases









