Comparison

Home vs QuickCast Pro

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

Head to head
About

Home

Control all your home lights with a single tap. Organize lights by room, adjust brightness and color, and customize icons for quick access. Syncs preferences across devices and supports multiple homes.

Highlights
  • One-tap light control
  • Organize lights by room
  • Adjust brightness and color
  • Customizable light icons
  • Control grouped lights individually
  • Syncs preferences via iCloud
  • Supports multiple homes
Features
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Home Lights gives you fast, one-tap control of every light in your home through a clean, compact interface. Each room is organized into a collapsible section with a grid of buttons that show every light's power state, brightness, and color at a glance. Tap a button icon to toggle a light, or tap the body of the button to open a detail panel with sliders for brightness, hue, color temperature, and saturation. Pick from 16 icons to make each button instantly recognizable, and long-press a room's badge to toggle every light in that room at once. Personalize every home. Set a unique background photo for each of your homes, with adjustable blur and separate dim levels for light and dark mode — so each home feels distinct the moment you open it. Arrange your space. Enter edit mode to drag and drop rooms into the order that matches how you actually move through your home, and rearrange lights within each room the same way. Your layout, your way. Run HomeKit scenes. Trigger any of your existing scenes — Movie Night, Good Morning, Dinner — straight from the top of the home view, with no extra setup. Talk to your lights. Use the built-in assistant, powered by on-device Apple Intelligence, to control your home in plain language: "dim the living room", "turn everything off", "make the kitchen warm white", or "run movie night". Nothing leaves your device. Grouped lights, no compromises. For grouped accessories, adjust all services together or fine-tune each one individually — without ungrouping anything in HomeKit. Switch between multiple homes from a single tap, and pull to refresh light states anytime. Your room order, light order, icon choices, and per-home backgrounds sync seamlessly across your devices via iCloud. Supports light and dark mode. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.

About

QuickCast Pro

Transform your iPhone into a wireless casting hub. Stream media, mirror your screen, and control smart TVs directly from your device. Easily share photos, videos, documents, and web links to a larger display without cables.

Highlights
  • Cast media and files to TV
  • Mirror iPhone screen to any browser
  • Control compatible smart TVs
  • Receive files from other devices
  • Multi-device casting
  • Web link casting
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful wireless casting hub — stream media to your TV, mirror your screen, control smart TVs, and receive files from any device on the same Wi-Fi network. QuickCast Pro makes big-screen sharing simple. No HDMI cable, no complicated setup. Just connect to the same Wi-Fi, scan for devices, and start casting in seconds. ◆ CAST TO TV • Photos, videos, music & files from your library • Web links — direct video/audio URLs • Documents — PDF, PPT, Word & more, auto-split into pages • Text & voice — type, paste, or speak; live-update on TV • Multi-device casting — send to several TVs at once ◆ TV REMOTE • Full remote for compatible smart TVs on your local network • D-pad, Home, Back, Menu, volume & channel controls • Media playback controls for content you're casting • Auto-detects device type and connects over LAN ◆ SCREEN MIRROR • Mirror your entire iPhone screen to any browser • Watch on TV, PC, tablet — any device with a web browser • Adjustable quality: Smooth, Standard, or HD • Optional in-app audio in the stream • Great for presentations, gaming & demos ◆ RECEIVE & TRANSFER • Turn your phone into a cast receiver on the local network • Accept media casts from other phones or PCs • LAN file transfer — open a URL in any browser to upload files • View, re-cast, or share received files instantly ◆ WHY QUICKCAST PRO • Clean, fast interface — four tabs: Cast, Remote, Receive, Mirror • Scan & discover devices on your Wi-Fi automatically • Manual IP connect when auto-scan doesn't find your TV • 10+ interface languages • Premium unlocks unlimited Cast, Remote & Receive — one-time purchase, lifetime access ◆ HOW TO USE 1. Connect iPhone and TV to the same Wi-Fi 2. Tap Scan on the Cast tab and select your device 3. Pick content — photos, files, links, or documents 4. Use Remote to control your TV; use Mirror to share your screen ◆ REQUIREMENTS • iPhone and target device on the same local network • DLNA/Cast enabled on your TV (most smart TVs support this) • Local network permission required for device discovery ◆ DISCLAIMER QuickCast Pro is an independent third-party app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any TV or device manufacturer. Compatibility depends on your device model and network setup. Download QuickCast Pro and enjoy wireless casting, mirroring, and TV control — all from your pocket.

Screenshots

Home4 screens
QuickCast Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QuickCast Pro at 44% against Home's 0%. QuickCast Pro also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). 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. QuickCast Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home ships an update every 3 months, QuickCast Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Home versus QuickCast Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeQuickCast Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabio Policarpo强 王

Customer experience

Home

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

QuickCast Pro

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Home

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickCast Pro

One-time1
  • PRO$9.99

Questions

Is Home free?
Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickCast Pro free?
QuickCast Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home or QuickCast Pro have ads?
Neither Home nor QuickCast Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home or QuickCast Pro?
Home ships an update every 3 months, and QuickCast Pro every 5 days. Most recently, Home was updated on November 4, 2026 and QuickCast Pro on October 31, 2026.

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