openHAB vs PepperTools Cloud Office
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
openHAB
This app acts as a companion to an open-source home automation system, allowing users to control and integrate various smart home devices. It offers remote access, enhanced notifications, and a customizable interface for managing your smart home ecosystem.
- Seamless integration with openHAB UI
- Remote control via openHAB Cloud
- Enhanced push notifications
- Apple Watch companion app
- Natively supports iPhone and iPad
- Connects to over 3000 devices
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The official companion application for openHAB - an open source home automation system. The open Home Automation Bus (openHAB) project aims at providing a universal integration platform for connecting home automation technologies into a single intelligent system. With more than 3000 things that openHAB can connect to, there’s virtually nothing that can’t be integrated. Its advanced rules based architecture allows complete automation using several popular scripting languages (Java Script, Ruby, Python, Java, RDSL, and more ) as well as visual rule designers using either drag and drop interfaces or simple “If / Then” forms. The new openHAB UI allows users to easily build beautiful interfaces customized to their needs. openHAB is designed to be absolutely vendor-neutral as well as hardware/protocol-agnostic. Key Features: * Integrates seamlessly with your own openHAB UI (Main UI or sitemaps) * Control everything on your openHAB server directly or remotely through the free openHAB Cloud service (https://myopenhab.org) * Enhanced push notifications with media from openHAB Cloud and the openHAB cloud binding * Apple Watch companion app * Natively supports both iPhone and iPad Make openHAB the central integration and control point of your Smart Home. You will find openHAB at http://www.openhab.org/ openHAB has over 450 add-ons, supporting over 3000 things, some of which include: Aiphone, Amazon Dash Button, Amazon Echo Control, AmpliFi, AndroidTV, Anker, Apple HomeKit, Arlo, August, Belkin, Blink, Bosch Smart Home, Bose SoundTouch, Brinks, Chamberlain, Chromecast, Cree, D-Link, Daikin, Denon / Marantz, Dynaudio, Ecobee, Electrolux, Eero, Fibaro, Foscam, Freebox, Gardena, Google Home, Hisense, Honeywell, Honeywell Home, Hue, iRobot, JBL, Jablotron Alarm, Kaleidescape, Kenwood, KNX, Kodi, Kuka, Kwikset, LIFX, LG, Linksys, Logitech, Lutron, Matter, Miele Cloud, Miele@home, Moen, Nanoleaf, Neato, Netatmo, Nest, Nortek, Nuki, Osram, Philips Hue, Pioneer, Plex, Powermax, Rako, Ring, Ring Alarm, Roku, Samsung Smartthings, Sennheiser, Sensibo, Shelly, Siemens, SimpliSafe, Smarthome, Smartmeter, Smartthings, Sonos, Sony, Spotify, Squeezebox, Tado, Technics, Tesla, TP-Link Smart Home, TRÅDFRI, Unifi, Velux, Vera, Verisure, Vizio, Volumio, Wemo, Whirlpool, Wink, Xiaomi, Yamaha Musiccast, Yamaha Receiver, Yeelight, Zigbee, Z-Wave and 400 more popular technologies….
PepperTools Cloud Office
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PepperTools Office Cloud is the mobile companion app for the office1.cloud accounting and business management platform. The app is designed for self-employed professionals and small businesses working in the field who want to access their business data during customer visits. Features - Master data on the go: Access customers, suppliers and articles from your office1.cloud account. - Document overview: Quotes, orders, delivery notes, invoices, credit notes and partial invoices for your customers at a glance. - CRM activities on site: Record notes, meeting outcomes and follow-up tasks directly at the customer. Entries appear on the customer record in the cloud platform and are available for further processing back in the office. - Reminder function: Scheduled follow-up activities are shown at the chosen time so no task is forgotten. - Multilingual: Available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian and Turkish. Security - Optional login with two-factor authentication (2FA/TOTP). - Encrypted data transmission between the app and the cloud platform. - Strict tenant separation: each account only sees its own data. Requirements An active, paid subscription on office1.cloud is required to use the app. The subscription is purchased and managed exclusively on the office1.cloud platform, not within the app. Without an active subscription, login is not possible. Note This app complements the office1.cloud web platform but does not replace it. Functions such as accounting, DATEV/tax advisor exports, shop integrations and document management (DMS) remain available on the cloud platform. Privacy policy and terms of use are available on office1.cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: openHAB at every 3 weeks against PepperTools Cloud Office's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
openHAB ships an update every 3 weeks, PepperTools Cloud Office every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | openHAB | PepperTools Cloud Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | openHAB Foundation e.V. | Charles Imilkowski |
In-app purchases
openHAB
No in-app purchases
PepperTools Cloud Office
No in-app purchases
Questions
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