HomiQ Life vs Firstnum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HomiQ Life
Control your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Set schedules, create scenarios, and link devices for automated actions. Easily share access with family members to enjoy a connected living experience.
- Remote device control
- Timing and scheduling
- Scenario creation
- Device linkage
- Family sharing
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The HomiQ Life app provides convenient remote control functions, allowing users to control smart devices at home anytime, anywhere, no matter where they are. 1. Support multiple device control methods, including timing, remote, linkage, scenario, etc. Users can flexibly set according to their own needs. 2. Users can also share their devices with family members with just one click, allowing everyone to easily enjoy smart living.
Firstnum
This utility app is designed for managing device access and logins. It helps users securely log in to control their devices.
- Device login management
- Secure access control
- User authentication
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Used for logging in to manage the device
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Verdict
HomiQ Life and Firstnum both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Firstnum's written reviews are positive against 35% of HomiQ Life's. Firstnum also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). HomiQ Life's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for HomiQ Life against 3.0 for Firstnum. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HomiQ Life has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of HomiQ Life's written reviews are positive against 100% of Firstnum's.
HomiQ Life ships an update every 9 months, Firstnum every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HomiQ Life | Firstnum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (38 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Golden Vision Technology Development Co.,Ltd | ShangHai Stoneoim Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
HomiQ Life
Firstnum
In-app purchases
HomiQ Life
No in-app purchases
Firstnum
No in-app purchases
