Houself vs DefaultVPN
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!
DefaultVPN
This is a free, open-source VPN client that requires a separate VPN configuration key to function. It prioritizes user privacy by storing all data locally on the device and not collecting or transmitting personal information.
- Free open-source VPN client
- Requires VPN configuration key
- No personal data collection
- Local data storage
- Privacy-focused
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Default VPN is a free open-source VPN client. It is not a ready-made VPN service. To use it, a VPN configuration in the form of a key is required. Default VPN does not collect or transmit personal data. All data entered by users is stored locally on the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DefaultVPN at every 4 weeks against Houself's every 8 months. DefaultVPN also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 14%). Houself's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Houself ships an update every 8 months, DefaultVPN every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Houself | DefaultVPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 weeks — 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 | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DNS Retail, LLC. | AMNEZIA UNIPESSOAL LDA |
Customer experience
Houself
DefaultVPN
In-app purchases
Houself
No in-app purchases
DefaultVPN
No in-app purchases
