sfty vs Aqara Home
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.
Aqara Home
Manage and automate your smart home devices remotely. Control lights, monitor sensors, and create custom scenes and automations for a more convenient living experience. Supports a wide range of smart home accessories.
- Remote control of smart accessories
- Create homes and rooms
- Monitor appliance status and environmental data
- Automate actions with timers and triggers
- Create scenes for multi-device control
- Siri integration for voice control
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Aqara Home is an app for smart home automation and control. With Aqara Home, you can: 1. control Aqara accessories anywhere and anytime where there is Internet access; 2. create homes and rooms and assign accessories to the rooms; 3. control your Aqara accessories and check the status of connected appliances. For example: *adjust the brightness of lights and check the power consumption of home appliances; *monitor the temperature, humidity and air pressure; *detect water leak, and human movement; 4. create Automations to automate your home. For example: *set a timer to turn on or off an appliance connected to a smart plug; *use a Door and Window Sensor to trigger lights: turn on lights automatically when the door opens; 5. create Scenes to control multiple accessories. For example, add a Scene to turn on multiple lights and fans; 6. ask Siri to control HomeKit supported Aqara accessories and user defined Scenes; Aqara Home app supports following Aqara accessories: Aqara Hub, Smart Plug, Wireless Remote Switch, LED Light Bulb, Door and Window Sensor, Motion Sensor, Temperature and Humidity Sensor, Vibration Sensor, and Water Leak Sensor. Please see www.aqara.com for more details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aqara Home at 4.7 against sfty's 4.0. Aqara Home also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 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.
Aqara Home holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aqara Home has 7.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of sfty's written reviews are positive against 41% of Aqara Home's.
sfty ships an update every 4 months, Aqara Home every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sfty | Aqara Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 539 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sfty AS | Aqara Software Service Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
sfty
Aqara Home
Bugs and requests
sfty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Aqara Home
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on opening
- Devices disappearing from app
- Incorrect temperature/humidity readings
- Delayed or missing doorbell notifications
- Inability to delete detection zones
Requested features
5 requests- Add sunset/sunrise automation
- Improve camera timeline scrubbing
- Enable 12-hour time format
- Provide more customization options
- Improve Alexa/Google Home integration
In-app purchases
sfty
No in-app purchases
Aqara Home
No in-app purchases
