sfty vs My Home Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
sfty
This app enhances personal safety by allowing users to share their location with a trusted network. It also features an emergency alarm and integrates with a smart smoke detector for comprehensive home security.
- Location sharing with trusted contacts
- Personal emergency alarm
- Motion detection alerts
- Room temperature monitoring
- Relative air humidity monitoring
- WiFi connectivity for smart detector
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Sfty is both a free personal safety app and the main companion of sfty Sense - the WiFi connected smoke detector for apartments. You choose who should be part of your safety network - so they can be notified if something happens. Sfty Sense features: Interconnected, optical smoke detector Supports building wide installation for apartment buildings; warning everyone if a dangerous situation occurs Motion detection and alerts Monitoring of room temperature Monitoring of relative air humidity Connects to your WiFi Free features for all users of the app Follow Me Share your movements with all users so they can keep an eye on you as you go on an adventure or make your way home Help Me Personal alarm that can be triggered with the press of a button Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
My Home Controller
Control your home's security system, lights, locks, and thermostats remotely. View security cameras and manage energy consumption for a more comfortable and efficient lifestyle. This app offers local control within Wi-Fi range.
- Remote security system control
- Control Z-wave enabled devices
- View system cameras
- Manage lights, locks, and thermostats
- Energy saving features
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The Honeywell My Home Controller iOS app allows homeowners to control the system anywhere on premises within their Wi-Fi coverage areas. The app provides local control of the security system, and if so equipped, control of Z-wave enabled lights, locks, thermostats, and more. It also adds the ability to view system cameras from your device. And it’s a terrific way to help you save money on your energy and utility bills, conserve resources and live a more comfortable, efficient lifestyle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: sfty at 4.0 against My Home Controller's 2.8. My Home Controller's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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.
sfty holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Home Controller has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of sfty's written reviews are positive against 38% of My Home Controller's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sfty | My Home Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.8 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sfty AS | Resideo Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
sfty
My Home Controller
In-app purchases
sfty
No in-app purchases
My Home Controller
No in-app purchases
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