Hubitat Elevation vs iQua2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hubitat Elevation
Control your smart home devices from anywhere with this mobile application. Customize your home screen for quick access to favorites, manage lights, locks, and thermostats, and automate tasks using geofencing. Receive push notifications for important events and monitor your home's security remotely.
- Customizable home screen
- Remote device management
- Grid-based dashboards
- Geofencing presence detection
- Push notifications and alert history
- Remote home monitoring
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App: Seamless Smart Home Control Welcome to the future of smart home management. With the Hubitat Elevation Mobile App, you can effortlessly control your connected devices, whether you're at home or on the go. Simplify your experience, enhance automation, and enjoy the convenience of mobile control. Key Features: - Home: Customize your home screen to quickly access notifications and favorite devices for instant control. - Devices: Manage lights, locks, thermostats, and more from anywhere. Our app supports a vast range of devices from various manufacturers. - Dashboards: Enjoy a user-friendly, grid-based interface that offers quick access and easy customization for all your smart devices. - Geofence: Use your phone as a presence sensor. Enable geofencing to automate tasks based on your arrival or departure. - Notifications: Get push notifications for events and view alert history directly in the app. - Monitoring: Remotely monitor your home and manage security modes effortlessly with the Hubitat Safety Monitor app. Discover the difference with Hubitat Elevation and take control of your smart home like never before!
iQua2
Monitor and manage your Wi-Fi connected water treatment systems and water usage remotely. Get system insights like daily usage, flow rate, and salt levels. Receive alerts for unusual water flow or usage.
- Monitor water usage (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
- Track current water flow rate
- View salt levels and days remaining
- Remotely control water system (on/off)
- Schedule system regenerations
- Receive custom water usage alerts
- Receive low salt alerts
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The iQua2 water management tool makes it possible to monitor and manage your Wi-Fi connected water treatment systems and water usage via smartphone or tablet. A simple and secure online dashboard provides system information at a glance, such as: - Average daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly home water usage - Home water used today - Current home water flow rate - Number of days until the salt is empty - Home water turned on or off You can launch a regeneration and adjust your settings from anywhere! The iQua2 water management tool can be programmed to send alerts via text or email - Continual water flow in your home alert - Excessive water usage alert - Low salt alert - And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iQua2 at 4.8 against Hubitat Elevation's 4.1. iQua2 also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 24%). Hubitat Elevation's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
iQua2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 979 and 666 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Hubitat Elevation's written reviews are positive against 38% of iQua2's.
Hubitat Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, iQua2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hubitat Elevation | iQua2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (979 ratings) | 4.8 (666 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 979 — better | 666 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hubitat, Inc. | EcoWater Systems LLC |
Customer experience
Hubitat Elevation
iQua2
Bugs and requests
Hubitat Elevation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on selecting hub
- Home screen not updating
- Unable to add devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Restore old app functionality
- Better customization options
iQua2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hubitat Elevation
No in-app purchases
iQua2
No in-app purchases
