Houself vs Netcraze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Houself
Easily manage and automate your smart home devices from anywhere. Control lighting, temperature, and create custom scripts for daily tasks. Enjoy reliable operation with continuous updates.
- Smart device control
- Remote access
- Custom automation scripts
- Real-time monitoring
- Scheduled operations
- Continuous updates
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Welcome to Houself - your reliable assistant in managing a smart home! With our app, you can easily control and automate the operation of all devices in your home - anywhere, at any time. Houself is: Smart Control: Control the lighting, temperature and other aspects of your home in real time using your smartphone or tablet. Custom Scripts: Create scenarios to automate everyday tasks, such as turning on lights on a schedule or setting the temperature before you come home. Constant updating and support: The development team is constantly working to improve the application, adding new features and correcting detected errors, which ensures reliable operation of the application and a pleasant user experience. Manage your home easily and efficiently with Houself!
Netcraze
Manage your home network remotely with this app. Monitor internet usage per device or user, set access schedules, and filter content for family members. Disconnect devices instantly and receive alerts about network status.
- Remote network control
- Internet usage analysis
- Family member profiles
- Access scheduling
- Content filtering
- Device disconnection
- Event alerts
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Get full control of your home network from anywhere in the world where you have access to the Internet. - Analyse internet usage by device, user or network. - Create profiles for family members with access schedules and content filtering. - A wide range of public content filtering services are supported. - Disconnect a group of devices from the Internet with a single tap. - Stay up to date on network status with event alerts via push notifications or email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Netcraze at monthly against Houself's every 8 months. Houself's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Houself ships an update every 8 months, Netcraze monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Houself | Netcraze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (381 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 381 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DNS Retail, LLC. | Netcraze LLC |
Customer experience
Houself
Netcraze
In-app purchases
Houself
No in-app purchases
Netcraze
No in-app purchases
