Comparison

Hubitat Elevation vs LastingNote

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen
  • Remote device management
  • Grid-based dashboards
  • Geofencing presence detection
  • Push notifications and alert history
  • Remote home monitoring
Features
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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!

About

LastingNote

This app allows you to securely compose and schedule messages, photos, and documents for loved ones to receive at a future date or if you stop checking in. It offers military-grade encryption and multiple check-in methods to ensure your important messages are delivered privately and reliably.

Highlights
  • Compose messages with attachments
  • Schedule messages for future delivery
  • Automatic delivery upon missed check-ins
  • Military-grade end-to-end encryption
  • Guardian Mode for trusted delivery authorization
  • Multiple check-in methods
  • Lifetime plan options
Features
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What would you say to the people you love if you knew they'd only read it when you're gone? LastingNote makes sure your most important messages reach the right people at the right time — automatically, securely, and privately. WRITE WHAT MATTERS Compose messages for the people who matter most. Add photos, documents, voice notes, or just your words. Schedule them for a future milestone — a birthday, graduation, or anniversary — or set them to deliver automatically if you stop checking in. HOW IT WORKS 1. Write your messages and choose your recipients 2. Set your check-in schedule 3. Check in regularly — tap the app, reply to an email, or let your computer handle it 4. If you miss your check-in window, your messages are delivered to your loved ones MILITARY-GRADE ENCRYPTION Your messages are protected with the same encryption used by security professionals — ChaCha20-Poly1305 with Argon2id key derivation. Choose between two security modes: • Guardian Mode — Maximum privacy. Your messages are end-to-end encrypted on your device, and only a Trusted Guardian you designate can authorize delivery. Not even LastingNote can read them. Cryptographically impossible to decipher without the Guardian's passcode. • Automatic Mode — Fully encrypted and guaranteed to arrive. Your messages are protected at all times and delivered automatically when needed, with no extra steps required. SCHEDULED MILESTONE MESSAGES LastingNote isn't just for emergencies. Write birthday messages for years to come. Share life advice for graduations, first jobs, or big decisions. Put into words what you feel today, so they'll know tomorrow. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • 7 ways to check in: iOS app, web, macOS menu bar, Windows tray, CLI, email reply, SMS • Encrypted attachments: photos, videos, voice notes, and documents (up to 25MB per file) • Multiple recipients per message • Customizable check-in periods and grace periods • Email and push notification reminders before your deadline • 12-word recovery phrase backup — never lose access to your messages BUILT TO LAST LastingNote is built for longevity — with lifetime plans, robust infrastructure, and the security architecture to prove we take this seriously. PRICING • Free trial to get started • Monthly, annual, and lifetime plans available • Early adopters get special founding member pricing Your words are too important to leave unsaid. Start writing your lasting messages today. Available in English and Spanish. Terms of Use: https://www.lastingnote.me/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.lastingnote.me/en/privacy

Screenshots

Hubitat Elevation4 screens
LastingNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LastingNote at 5.0 against Hubitat Elevation's 4.1. LastingNote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Hubitat Elevation's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LastingNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Hubitat Elevation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LastingNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hubitat Elevation has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hubitat Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, LastingNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hubitat Elevation versus LastingNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHubitat ElevationLastingNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHubitat, Inc.LastingNote LLC

Customer experience

Hubitat Elevation

All ratings773 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative68.4%

LastingNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LastingNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hubitat Elevation

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LastingNote

Subscriptions2
  • LastingNote Premium Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • LastingNote Premium Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • LastingNote Premium Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Hubitat Elevation free?
Hubitat Elevation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LastingNote free?
LastingNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hubitat Elevation or LastingNote?
LastingNote is rated higher. Hubitat Elevation averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while LastingNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hubitat Elevation or LastingNote have ads?
Neither Hubitat Elevation nor LastingNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hubitat Elevation or LastingNote?
Hubitat Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, and LastingNote weekly. Most recently, Hubitat Elevation was updated on November 4, 2026 and LastingNote on October 30, 2026.

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